This bill creates a new Workforce Data Quality Initiative within the existing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to help states build better systems for tracking workforce data. The initiative would set aside between 5 and 10 percent of annual federal workforce funding, plus additional appropriated funds, to award grants to states or groups of states for developing and improving workforce data systems. These systems would track employment outcomes, earnings, and skills information to help policymakers make better decisions and meet federal reporting requirements while protecting personal privacy. Priority would be given to states that have not previously received such funding and to projects that create systems allowing data to be shared across states or that establish credential registries so workers can document their skills. Grants would be available for up to three years, and states receiving funding must report back to the federal government within 180 days of their grant ending on what improvements they made to their data infrastructure.
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