Revision: May 20, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tSB 429 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
11May2016... 1897h
2016 SESSION
\t16-2854
\t08/09
SENATE BILL\t429
AN ACT\tchanging statutory references from the "Workforce Investment Act" to the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" and relative to the provision of aggregate statistical reports to certain workforce training programs"
SPONSORS:\tSen. Feltes, Dist 15
COMMITTEE:\tRules, Enrolled Bills & Internal Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill changes statutory references from the "Workforce Investment Act" to the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act." This bill also restricts the provision of certain aggregate statistical reports to entities participating in federal or state supported workforce training programs.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11May2016... 1897h\t16-2854
\t08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\tchanging statutory references from the "Workforce Investment Act" to the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" and relative to the provision of aggregate statistical reports to certain workforce training programs"
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Eligibility; Reference Change. Amend RSA 282-A:31-c, V to read as follows:
\t\tV. Eligible employees may participate, as appropriate, in training (including employer-sponsored training or worker training funded under the [Workforce Investment Act of 1998] Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 to enhance job skills if such program has been approved by the commissioner.
\t2 Reports or Statement; Confidentiality; Reference Change. Amend RSA 282-A:118, V to read as follows:
\t\tV. That for the purpose of assessing governmental performance and accountability, the commissioner of the department of employment security may provide information to the Wage Record Interchange System, the Wage Record Interchange System 2, the Federal Employment Data Exchange System, or any other similar system or combination thereof in effect on or before July 1, 2018 developed by the U.S. Department of Labor as administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, or its designee, and utilized by each state's Performance Accountability and Customer Information Agency (PACIA). The use of the information shall be limited to the purposes contained in the federal [Workforce Investment Act] Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 or the Wagner-Peyser Act. The department may only provide aggregate statistical reports to entities participating in federal or state supported workforce training programs and only for purposes of assessment and evaluation of those programs. The department shall require any such qualifying entity to enter into an agreement with the department which sets forth terms and conditions that are consistent with federal and state law prior to being provided any aggregate statistical reports. Information under this paragraph shall only be provided upon a finding by the commissioner that sufficient guarantees of continued confidentiality are in place;
\t3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.