Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- 6. Program Data
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
Describe the plans of the lead State agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs, along with the State Board, to align and integrate available workforce and education data systems for the core programs, unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education, and to the extent possible, the Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan. The description of the State’s plan for integrating data systems should include the State’s goals for achieving integration and any progress to date.
- A. Data Alignment and Integration
- 6. Program Data
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 6. A. ii. Describe the State’s plans to integrate data systems to facilitate streamlined intake and service delivery to track participation across all programs included in this plan
Current Narrative:
The WORK Services application described in the previous section brings Maine along the path of streamlining intake and delivery services. The plan is for a statewide rollout of the system in 2020 which will increase the availability of information to participants and integration of the state’s information management systems.
Work will begin with the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation to evaluate how to integrate Maine’s unemployment compensation system with the W.O.R.K. Services application.
The WIOA system partners will work together to identify additional partners who could benefit from integrated systems as well. These could include higher education partners, licensing, and health and human services partners.
Integrating any partner in the W.O.R.K. Services application will take extensive work to:
- Identify the pieces of information within the core program’s system that should be shared
- Establish data sharing agreements
- Address the privacy and governance issues surrounding the use of the shared data
- Identify funding to support purchase and implementation of the strategy