20 CFR § 679.600 - What is the purpose of the general statutory and regulatory waiver authority in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?

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title: "20 CFR § 679.600 - What is the purpose of the general statutory and regulatory waiver authority in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "679.600"
section_name: "What is the purpose of the general statutory and regulatory waiver authority in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "679"
part_name: "STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 101, 106, 107, 108, 189, 503, Public Law 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56371, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 679.600 What is the purpose of the general statutory and regulatory waiver authority in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?

(a) The purpose of the general statutory and regulatory waiver authority provided at sec. 189(i)(3) of the WIOA is to provide flexibility to States and local areas and enhance their ability to improve the statewide workforce development system to achieve the goals and purposes of WIOA.

(b) A waiver may be requested to address impediments to the implementation of a Unified or Combined State Plan, including the continuous improvement strategy, consistent with the purposes of title I of WIOA as identified in § 675.100 of this chapter.