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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 808 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2006 Mr. Keller (for himself and Mr. McKeon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the goals of National One-Stop Month.

Whereas national workforce professional organizations and the local workforce investment boards will celebrate National One-Stop Month from May 1 to 31, 2006; Whereas workforce investment boards and One-Stop delivery system were created under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and are designed to provide a full range of employment solutions to employers and job seekers in a single location; Whereas more than 600 workforce investment boards and 2,000 One-Stop Career Centers are enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation by providing workforce solutions for hundreds of thousands of employers annually across the United States; Whereas, in the spirit of the Workforce Investment Act, the cornerstones of maximizing customer choice, employment and training solutions, and universal access are the primary missions of the One-Stop delivery system, allowing more than 14,000,000 job seekers annually the opportunity to connect with the tools they need for their next career opportunity; Whereas each year the One-Stop delivery system and regional workforce investment boards contribute to the competitiveness of the Nation’s workforce by providing training assistance through grants to job seekers and employed workers and other programs to more than 400,000 Americans so they may upgrade or acquire new skills; and Whereas, in the spirit of the Workforce Investment Act, the private sector leadership of the regional workforce investment boards provides the planning, oversight, and accountability of workforce strategies that succeed in communities across the country: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)supports the goals of National One-Stop Month; and (2)supports the efforts of the workforce investment boards and One-Stop delivery system in preparing the Nation’s workforce.