To amend the Wagner-Peyser Act to allow States the flexibility to use staffing arrangements that best suit their needs, for employment service offices.
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Latest Action · December 5, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The Pathways to Paychecks Act amends federal employment law to give states more flexibility in how they staff their employment service offices. Currently, employment service offices operate under strict staffing requirements, but this bill would allow states to use either their own merit-based civil service employees or other staffing arrangements permitted under federal regulations. The change affects state workforce agencies and the job seekers they serve by potentially allowing states to hire and manage employment office staff in ways that better fit their individual needs and circumstances. The bill does not specify new funding or implementation timelines, focusing instead on regulatory flexibility for states managing employment services.
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