The One Door to Work Act would allow states, individual local areas, or groups of local areas to apply for five-year demonstration projects that consolidate federal workforce funding into single grants with significant regulatory flexibility. Participants in approved demonstrations would be largely exempt from standard rules and requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act, though they must still comply with rules protecting workers' wages, preventing discrimination, and ensuring program accountability. The bill limits participation to a maximum of eight states operating statewide demonstrations and eight local areas or consortia during any five-year period, with projects renewable if performance targets are met. Demonstration areas must serve at least as many participants as they did previously, cap administrative costs at ten percent, prioritize services for veterans and low-income individuals, and conduct rigorous evaluations comparing participant outcomes to non-participants. No new federal funding is provided; the bill simply allows existing workforce development allocations to be consolidated and used more flexibly to test innovative approaches to job training and employment.
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