Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB680: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Status: Signed into law, May 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 23:20, 33, 2041, 2056, 2061(2), 2062(2) and (4), 2063(A)(1), 2065(A)(4), (7), and (8), 2091, and 2191 and to repeal R.S. 23:2054, 2063(2) and (3), 2065(A)(9), and 2192 through 2195, relative to workforce development; to provide legislative intent; to provide a workforce system planning process; to provide for administration funding; to provide for executive organization; to provide for the goals, duties, and functions of the Workforce Investment Council; to provide for the transfer or state advisory council responsibilities…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:20, 33, 2041, 2056, 2061(2), 2062(2) and (4), 2063(A)(1), 2065(A)(4), (7), and (8), 2091, and 2191 and to repeal R.S. 23:2054, 2063(2) and (3), 2065(A)(9), and 2192 through 2195, relative to workforce development; to provide legislative intent; to provide a workforce system planning process; to provide for administration funding; to provide for executive organization; to provide for the goals, duties, and functions of the Workforce Investment Council; to provide for the transfer or state advisory council responsibilities; to provide for workforce development boards; to provide definitions; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 23:20, 33, 2041, 2056, 2061(2), 2062(2) and (4), 2063(A)(1), 2065(A)(4), (7), and (8), 2091, and 2191 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §20. State and local planning process; local workforce development boards The secretary shall design and implement a state and local planning process for workforce training and services, including the certification of business/career solution centers and the chartering of local workforce development boards, provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the office of workforce development workforce system planning process consistent with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq., and to the extent allowed by federal law or approved federal …