The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) issues regulations to clarify, build upon or otherwise implement statutory requirements pertaining to certain programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA. These "program regulations" establish requirements that grantees must follow, in addition to following applicable requirements in legislation. On August 19, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education announced the publication of the WIOA final rules in the Federal Register:

• WIOA: Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions — Final Rule
  (Effective Date: October 18, 2016)
• State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage — Final Rule
  (Effective Date: September 19, 2016, with the exception of 34 CFR 361.10; 34 CFR 361.23; 34 CFR 361.40; and subparts D, E, and F of part 361, which become effective October 18, 2016)
• WIOA: Miscellaneous Program Changes — Final Rule
  (Effective Date: September 19, 2016, with the exception that the removal of part 388 becomes effective October 1, 2016)
• Programs and Activities Authorized by the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of the WIOA) — Final Rule
  (Effective Date: September 19, 2016, with the exception of subparts H, I, and J of part 463, which become effective October 18, 2016)
• WIOA: Department of Labor-Only — Final Rule
  (Effective Date: October 18, 2016)