Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Workforce Advancement and Engagement Act” or “WAE Act”.
Workforce Advancement and Engagement Act
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to increase the funds available to Governors for statewide youth workforce investment activities, and statewide adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities.
Sec. 2 Governor's reserve funds
Section 128(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a)(1)) is amended—
by striking “The Governor” and inserting the following:
“(A) Governor's reserve funds—The Governor”
by striking “15 percent” and inserting “25 percent”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Portion for employer-based training—Except as otherwise provided in sections 116(f)(1)(B) and 129(a)(4)(A), if a sum reserved under subparagraph (A) from an allotted amount exceeds 15 percent of that allotted amount, the portion that exceeds 15 percent shall be used only for statewide employer-based training activities, notwithstanding sections 106(b)(7), 129(b), and 134(a).
“(C) Employer-based training activities—In this paragraph, the term employer-based training activities includes on-the-job training, customized training, or other employer-provided training activities.”