The bill would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to revise State and local performance measures, reporting requirements, data access, technical assistance, and sanctions. It would require the Secretaries of Labor and Education to propose expected performance levels, allow States to submit counterproposals, standardize and publish performance data, and protect privacy and data security. Repeated State performance failures could reduce reserved funds by 5 percent or 8 percent, subject to a 10-percent annual limit, and at least 50 percent of specified local-area funds would be directed to training services.

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