S. 922

119 S922 IS: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-10
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 922  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.
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.
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(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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