WIA legislation

Appendix D

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.

(EXCERPT: SECTION 172)

SEC. 172. EVALUATIONS.

(a) Programs and Activities Carried Out Under This Title.--For the

purpose of improving the management and effectiveness of programs and

activities carried out under this title, the Secretary shall provide

for the continuing evaluation of the programs and activities, including

those programs and activities carried out under section 171. Such

evaluations shall address--

(1) the general effectiveness of such programs and activities

in relation to their cost, including the extent to which the

programs and activities--

(A) improve the employment competencies of participants in

comparison to comparably-situated individuals who did not

participate in such programs and activities; and

(B) to the extent feasible, increase the level of total

employment over the level that would have existed in the

absence of such programs and activities;

(2) the effectiveness of the performance measures relating to

such programs and activities;

(3) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for

delivery of services through such programs and activities;

(4) the impact of the programs and activities on the community

and participants involved;

(5) the impact of such programs and activities on related

programs and activities;

(6) the extent to which such programs and activities meet the

needs of various demographic groups; and

(7) such other factors as may be appropriate.

(b) Other Programs and Activities.--The Secretary may conduct

evaluations of other federally funded employment-related programs and

activities under other provisions of law.

(c) Techniques.--Evaluations conducted under this section shall

utilize appropriate methodology and research designs, including the use

of control groups chosen by scientific random assignment methodologies.

The Secretary shall conduct as least 1 multisite control group

evaluation under this section by the end of fiscal year 2005.

(d) Reports.--The entity carrying out an evaluation described in

subsection (a) or (b) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a draft

report and a final report containing the results of the evaluation.

(e) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the

completion of such a draft report, the Secretary shall transmit the

draft report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the

House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

of the Senate. Not later than 60 days after the completion of such a

final report, the Secretary shall transmit the final report to such

committees of the Congress.

(f) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of

evaluations carried out by States pursuant to section 136(e) with the

evaluations carried out under this section.

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