U.S.
Department of Labor
Employment
& Training Administration
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 Public Law 105-220--Aug. 7, 1998 112 Stat. 936 Public Law 105-220 105th Congress An Act
To consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * * *
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS * * * * *
Subtitle E--Administration * * * * *
SEC. 189. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. * * * * *
(i) Waivers and Special Rules. * * * * *
(4) General waivers of statutory or regulatory requirements.-- (A) General authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may waive for a State, or a local area in a State, pursuant to a request submitted by the Governor of the State (in consultation with appropriate local elected officials) that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B)-- (i) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of subtitle B or this subtitle (except for requirements relating to wage and labor standards, including nondisplacement protections, worker rights, participation and protection of workers and participants, grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds to local areas, eligibility of providers or participants, the establishment and functions of local areas and local boards, and procedures for review and approval of plans); and (ii) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) (excluding requirements relating to the provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and requirements relating to universal access to basic labor exchange services without cost to jobseekers). (B) Requests.--A Governor requesting a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary to improve the statewide workforce investment system that-- (i) identifies the statutory or regulatory requirements that are requested to be waived and the goals that the State or local area in the State, as appropriate, intends to achieve as a result of the waiver; (ii) describes the actions that the State or local area, as appropriate, has undertaken to remove State or local statutory or regulatory barriers; (iii) describes the goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic outcomes if the request is granted; (iv) describes the individuals impacted by the waiver; and (v) describes the process used to monitor the progress in implementing such a waiver, and the process by which notice and an opportunity to comment on such request has been provided to the local board. (C) Conditions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the original submission of a request for a waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a waiver under this paragraph if and only to the extent that-- (i) the Secretary determines that the requirements requested to be waived impede the ability of the State or local area, as appropriate, to implement the plan described in subparagraph (B); and (ii) the State has executed a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary requiring such State to meet, or ensure that the local area meets, agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other appropriate measures to ensure accountability.
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