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119-hr-8039119th CongressWALLET

Workforce and Education Partnership Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

Introduced

Summary

Education-employer partnerships would be required across youth, statewide adult, and local adult workforce programs to align training with employer needs in high-demand occupations. Regional priorities would use the most recent state and local labor analyses.

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  • Youth programs must partner with area career and technical education schools, institutions of higher education, and employers to create or improve training tied to local high-demand jobs. This aims to make youth training match real employer skill needs.
  • Statewide adult services would require the same partnerships so state-level workforce programs address identified education and skill gaps and employer demand.
  • Local adult services would rely on the local board’s most recent analysis to set regional priorities and coordinate schools and employers to update or build training for in-demand occupations.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Employer and school training partnerships

If enacted, local, statewide, and youth workforce programs for high-demand occupations would have to partner with employers and schools to create or improve training. The partnerships would have to match workers' education and skill needs to employers' hiring needs. For statewide and youth programs, regions would use the most recent analyses under WIOA section 102(b)(1). For local programs, regions would use the local board's most recent analysis under section 107(d)(2). This change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

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