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

S. 3825 would amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to broaden the definition and types of one-stop centers eligible to provide employment and training services to job seekers and workers. One-stop centers are physical locations where individuals can access various workforce development resources, including job training, career counseling, and employment assistance.

Currently, the law establishes specific requirements for what qualifies as an approved one-stop center. This bill would expand those requirements to allow additional types of facilities and service delivery models to operate as one-stop centers. This expansion could make workforce services more accessible to citizens in different communities by allowing more diverse organizations and locations to serve as official service providers.

The bill was introduced in February 2026 and remains in early stages of the legislative process. If enacted, it would give states and local workforce agencies greater flexibility in how they structure and deliver employment and training services to the public.