119-s922

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 922 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 922

 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the 
 term evidence-based.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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.''.
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