H.R. 1446 Introduced Labor and Employment

Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to identify or develop assessments to measure the prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences of an individual, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Introduced February 21, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action February 21, 2025

Summary

Validate Prior Learning to Accelerate Employment Act
This bill incorporates assessments that measure an individual's prior knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences into specified state and local employment training activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
An assessment may be used, for example, to award a recognized postsecondary credential that employers use for recruitment, hiring, retention, or advancement purposes.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  2. Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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