# 119-hr-8039: Workforce and Education Partnership Act of 2026

119-hr-8039, Workforce and Education Partnership Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8039
- Congress: 119
- Title: Workforce and Education Partnership Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Employer and school training partnerships: benefit, low. 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…

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2687: End Kidney Deaths Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8039 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8039)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-2687: End Kidney Deaths Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2687)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8039 (as of 2026-04-21).