April 11, 2013 - by Michael Ferraro
On March 15, the House of Representatives—through a vote of 215-202—passed HR 803, The SKILLS Act (Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills). This bill would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The House now sends the bill to the Sen... More »
January 15, 2013 - by Jennifer Homer
Section 127 of the IRS Code--employer provided education assistance--is now a permanent part of the Code. More »
September 07, 2012 - by Michael Ferraro
As the summer winds down and Congress comes back to Washington after the summer break, here is an update on some public policy issues that ASTD is following. More »
June 19, 2012 - by Jennifer Homer, Michael Ferraro
On Thursday, June 7, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce approved The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). More »
April 16, 2012 - by Michael Ferraro
ASTD has been following the activities of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization. Though there was some activity in the Senate last year, it appears the activity this year is in the House of Representatives’ Education & the Workforce Committee. More »
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