Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Senate Committee Announces Hearing on WIA Reauthorization

On Thursday, June 13, 2013, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, announced a full committee hearing for Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 2:30 PM on reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act. The hearing is called: Developing a Skilled Workforce for a Competitive Economy. 

The intent of the hearing is to discuss general workforce issues; it will not review specific legislation.  The legislation will be bipartisan and authored by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA).  Senator Harkin would like to mark-up the legislation by the end of July and perhaps take it to the Senate floor in early fall.

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