S. 3870

119 S3870 IS: Lifelong Learning Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3870  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2026   Mr. Peters  (for himself,  Mr. Budd , and  Mr. Hickenlooper ) 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 permit greater flexibility in carrying out incumbent worker training programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lifelong Learning Act  .
2.
Incumbent worker training and transitional jobs standard reservation of funds
Section 134(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3174(d) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking  20  and inserting  30 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  10  and inserting  15 .
3.
Reporting incumbent worker training outcomes
Section 116(d)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(2)(A) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  (A) information  and inserting  (A)(i) information ;
(2)
in clause (i), as so designated, by adding  and  at the end; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(ii)
in the case of a State in which local areas are implementing incumbent worker training programs under section 134(d)(4), information on the levels of performance achieved for those programs with respect to the primary indicators of performance described in subsection (b)(2)(A), which information shall be used by the State and the Secretary of Labor in conjunction with the Secretary of Education to adapt the State adjusted levels of performance with respect to such indicators for the adult program and for the dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B.
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4.
Expanding the flexibility of one-stop operators
Section 121(d)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151(d)(2) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in subparagraph (B)(vi), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(C)
subject to approval from the chief elected official and Governor and in accordance with any other eligibility criteria established by the State, and notwithstanding subparagraph (B), may be a local board, if the local board—
(i)
enters into a written agreement with the chief elected official and clarifies how the local board will carry out the functions and responsibilities of a one-stop operator in a manner that complies with appropriate internal controls to prevent any conflicts of interest, which shall include how the local board, while serving as a one-stop operator, will comply with—
(I)
the relevant Office of Management and Budget circulars relating to conflicts of interest; and
(II)
any applicable State conflict of interest policy; and
(ii)
complies with the other applicable requirements of this subsection.
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