WIA & Rehab Act Reauthorization Moves Forward in Senate

WIA & Rehab Act Reauthorization Moves Forward in Senate with Introduction Anticipated by Easter - House Leadership Plans Unclear

NRA--  Despite the fiscal challenges facing the Congress, the Senate HELP Committee is moving forward in its quest to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act and the Rehabilitation Act collectively in 2011. With an internal goal to introduce the reauthorization package by Easter and bring to the Senate floor before the August recess, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) remains strong in his resolve to see the critically important employment and training programs established through these two landmark statutes reauthorized in the 112th Congress. The reauthorization package is predicted to also include important amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to decrease the use of subminimum wage practices in the hiring of citizens with significant disabilities, specifically youth with significant disabilities transitioning from high school to adulthood.