S. 4567 — Workforce Reentry Act
Congress Session: 118
Bill Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Bill Introduced: 2024-06-18
Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. [2024-06-18]
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Bill Evidence Provision(s):
Builds Evidence Defines and Prioritizes Evidence Includes Evidence Definition
Bill Issue Area(s):
Post-secondary education and workforce development
Bill Description:
This legislation amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to codify and fund grants under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program for individuals returning to the workforce after incarceration.
Evidence provisions:
- Implements a new definition of “evidence”-based programs as "an activity, service, strategy, or intervention that—
- “demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving participant outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on—
- “strong evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented experimental study;
- “moderate evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or
- “promising evidence from at least 1 well-designed and well-implemented correlational study with statistical controls for selection bias; or
- “demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such activity, strategy, or intervention is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, service, strategy, or intervention.
- Mandates independent evaluation of each grant, specifies including an assessment of the effectiveness in reducing recidivism and other named outcomes.
- Reserves up to 2.5% of funds for evaluation activities.
Where can I find this in the Bill?
Sec. 2 amending WIOA § 3221 et seq. to include Sec. 172
Last Updated: 2026-03-09