Workforce Development Modernization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3825 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3825 To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the types of one-stop centers used to provide services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2026 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Ricketts, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the types of one-stop centers used to provide services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce Development Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. ONE-STOP CENTERS. Section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1 physical center in each local area of the State; and'' and inserting ``1 physical or virtual center in each local area of the State, or at 1 or more physical or virtual centers shared by adjacent local areas and not less than 1 such center in each other local area of the State;''; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ``(E) may locate a physical or virtual center described in subparagraph (A) at a public institution of higher education.''; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, the employment service'' and all that follows and inserting ``, in each State that has a physical one-stop center, the employment service offices in that State shall be colocated with