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Investing in Digital Skills Act
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objectives, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital literacy skills as a critical component of adult education and workforce development. The bill adds digital literacy skills to the defined objectives of adult education programs, which aim to help adults obtain knowledge and skills needed for employment and economic self-sufficiency. The bill expands eligible activities to include digital skills training offered in conjunction with other adult education activities and digital literacy activities for parents and family members to support their children's learning. The bill also modifies proficiency standards to include the ability to use digital technology at levels necessary to function effectively as an employee, parent, and member of society.
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- May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- May 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2025
Ms. Goodlander (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objectives, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Investing in Digital Skills Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (71) as paragraphs (15) through (72), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
“(14) Digital literacy skills.—The term ‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).”.
SEC. 3. ADULT DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.
(a) Purpose.—Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
“(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills (including digital literacy skills) necessary for employment, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation in all aspects of adult life;”; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking “and” at the end; and
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
“(iii) digital literacy skills; and”.
(b) Definitions.—Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
“(C) develop and use digital technology skills; and”;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, digital skills activities offered in conjunction with other adult education and literacy activities” after “family literacy activities”;
(3) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the following:
“(E) Digital literacy activities to enable parents or family members to develop and use digital literacy skills to support their children’s learning.”; and
(4) in paragraph (13), by striking “and solve problems,” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “solve problems and use digital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as an employee, a parent or a family member, and a member of society.”. <all>
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