Number: RS21484
Title: Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Reauthorization of Title I Job Training Programs in the 108th Congress
Authors: Ann Lordeman, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), P.L. 105-220, the countrys chief job training legislation, authorizes several job training programs, including: Youth, Adult, and Dislocated Worker Activities; Job Corps; Youth Opportunity Grants; and programs for Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and veterans. The authorization for WIA programs expired on September 30, 2003, although annual appropriations have been continued funds for WIA through FY2005. On May 8, 2003, the House passed H.R. 1261. On November 14, 2003, the Senate amended and passed its version of H.R. 1261 after incorporating the text of S. 1627. No further action was taken. Both bills would have reauthorized the adult education and literacy programs and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Congress is expected to revisit reauthorization in the 109th Congress. This report focuses on provisions related to the Title I programs; Act (WIA): Training Programs Under Title I at a Glance.
Pages: 6
Date: January 4, 2005