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A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
Summary
- Adds a definition of "evidence-based" to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act based on statistical evidence of effectiveness from rigorous studies or research-based rationale with ongoing evaluation.
- Requires states to describe the extent to which their workforce development activities are evidence-based when submitting program descriptions.
- Requires states to describe strategies they will use to prioritize funding of evidence-based programs through funds reserved for statewide workforce development activities.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001299.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Banks, Jim (R-IN)
Actions (2)
- Mar 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. · senate
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2025
Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EVIDENCE-BASED DEFINITION.
(a) In General.—Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(72) Evidence-based.—The term ‘evidence-based’, when used with respect to an activity, service, strategy, or intervention, or content of materials, means an activity, service, strategy, or intervention, or content of materials that—
“(A) demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving participant outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on—
“(i) strong evidence from at least 1 well- designed and well-implemented experimental study;
“(ii) moderate evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi- experimental study; or
“(iii) promising evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias; or
“(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on high- quality research findings or positive evaluation that such activity, service, strategy, intervention, or content is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and
“(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, service, strategy, intervention, or content.”.
(b) Description of Evidence-Based Programs.—Section 102(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “the extent to which such activities are evidence-based,” after “of such activities,”;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) a description of any strategies the State will use to prioritize the funding of evidence-based programs through the funds reserved as described in section 128(a) and available for statewide workforce development activities.”. <all>
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