Workforce Investment Act of 1998

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The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled and consolidated job training, adult education, and employment services into a coordinated workforce development system to better connect workers with employers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
labor law
administeredBy Employment and Training Administration (historically, for some functions)
surface form: Employment and Training Administration

United States Department of Labor
coordinatesWith community-based organizations
educational institutions
employers
local governments
state agencies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsProgramType adult employment and training activities
dislocated worker employment and training activities
workforce investment activities
youth activities
emphasizes customer choice
integration of services
performance accountability
universal access to core services
enactedBy 105th United States Congress
establishes American Job Centers
surface form: One-Stop Career Center system

local workforce investment boards
state workforce investment boards
focusesOn adult education
employment services
job training
workforce development
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
presidentAtEnactment Bill Clinton
primaryGoal better connect workers with employers
enhance employment and training services
improve workforce development system
streamline job training programs
provides core employment services
intensive employment services
training services
publicLawNumber Public Law 105-220
relatedTo Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (rehabilitation provisions)
surface form: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
replacedBy Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (rehabilitation provisions)
surface form: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
replacedInYear 2014
requires local workforce investment plans
state workforce investment plans
shortName WIA
signedBy Bill Clinton
subjectArea economic policy
education policy
employment policy
targetPopulation adults
dislocated workers
youth
yearEnacted 1998

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 amendedBy Workforce Investment Act of 1998
American Job Centers predecessorProgram Workforce Investment Act of 1998
this entity surface form: One-Stop Career Center system under the Workforce Investment Act
Job Training Partnership Act supersededBy Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Job Training Partnership Act repealedBy Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act relatedProgram Workforce Investment Act of 1998
this entity surface form: Workforce Investment Act