To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965, Sec. 119. Subsection (c).

Summary

Amends Section 116(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require the use of data for conducting analyses and ongoing evaluations of state programs.

Allows states to use machine learning and other advanced analytics to enhance program operations and outcomes.

Encourages identification of areas needing further evaluation through advanced data analysis techniques.

Amends the Workforce Act, allowing states to use advanced analytics for improving program evaluations.

SEC. 119. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. (c) Evaluation of State Programs.--Section 116(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(e)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall conduct ongoing'' and inserting ``shall use data to conduct analyses and ongoing''; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``conduct the'' and inserting ``conduct such analyses and''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ``A State may use various forms of analysis, such as machine learning or other advanced analytics, to improve program operations and outcomes and to identify areas for further evaluation.'' at the end.