S. 3825

Workforce Development Modernization Act

Shown here: Introduced in Senate (2026-02-10)

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the types of one-stop centers used to provide services.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Workforce Development Modernization Act”.

2. One-stop centers

Section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “1 physical center in each local area of the State; and” and inserting “1 physical or virtual center in each local area of the State, or at 1 or more physical or virtual centers shared by adjacent local areas and not less than 1 such center in each other local area of the State;”;

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

(E) may locate a physical or virtual center described in subparagraph (A) at a public institution of higher education.

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “, the employment service” and all that follows and inserting “, in each State that has a physical one-stop center, the employment service offices in that State shall be colocated with the physical one-stop centers in that State.”;

(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(5) Relationships with local areas and States
For purposes of applying this Act in a situation in which 2 adjacent local areas share a physical or virtual one-stop center, a reference in this Act to a one-stop center that is in a local area or State shall be considered to be a reference to a one-stop center for that local area or State, respectively.
(6) Virtual center
In this subsection, the term virtual, used with respect to a one-stop center, means a terminal or other equipment that provides access to each of the programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1).

3. Conforming amendment

Section 3(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(d)) is amended by striking “, employment service” and all that follows and inserting “, in each State that has a physical one-stop center, the employment service offices in that State shall be colocated with the physical one-stop centers in that State.”.

2. One-stop centers

Section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)—

(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

(E) may locate a physical or virtual center described in subparagraph (A) at a public institution of higher education.

(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(5) Relationships with local areas and States

For purposes of applying this Act in a situation in which 2 adjacent local areas share a physical or virtual one-stop center, a reference in this Act to a one-stop center that is in a local area or State shall be considered to be a reference to a one-stop center for that local area or State, respectively.

(6) Virtual center

In this subsection, the term virtual, used with respect to a one-stop center, means a terminal or other equipment that provides access to each of the programs, services, and activities described in paragraph (1).

3. Conforming amendment