936, enacted August 7, 1998) was a United States federal law that was repealed and replaced by the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
This law used federal funding to implement programs that prepared youth and unskilled adults for entry into the workforce and provided employment-related services for disadvantaged individuals.
Also, this Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability and expanded special Federal responsibilities and training programs within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
The professional training plan provided federal funding to retain workers displaced because of technological change and for classroom and on-the-job-training targeted to low-income individuals and welfare recipients.
The main goal of the WIA is to create a system that provides a means to increase employment, retention, and earnings of individuals.
Title two sets up systems to help adults reach certain literacy levels in order to be successful in the workforce.
Grants and contracts are also authorized to conduct special projects and demonstrations that include research and evaluation that expand rehabilitation services.
Grants are also used to initiate recreational programs for individuals with disabilities to aid them in employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and community integration.
Title four amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to work with the WIA to accomplish the goal of helping people return to the workforce.
Title four creates a national council on disability, which is appointed by the president, to link rehabilitation programs to state and local workforce development systems.
The function of this council is to guarantee that people with disabilities have access to local and state workforce development systems in order to provide equal opportunity.
The budget, regardless of the state, can be used for the following three main "streams":[3] The Secretary of Labor reserves Twenty percent of funds for National Emergency Grants, dislocated worker demonstration efforts, and technical assistance.
Also, with the approval of the Governor, local areas may transfer 20 percent between adult and dislocated workers funding streams.