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—
- 5. Distribution of Funds for Core Programs
Describe the methods and factors the State will use in distributing funds under the core programs in accordance with the provisions authorizing such distributions.
- A. For Title I Programs
Provide a description of the written policies that establish the State's methods and factors used to distribute funds to local areas for—
- A. For Title I Programs
- 5. Distribution of Funds for Core Programs
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 5. A. iii. Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities in Accordance with WIOA Section 133(b)(2) and Based on Data and Weights Assigned
Current Narrative:
The WIOA contains specific guidance that states must follow when allocating federal allotments of Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funds to Local Areas. For the distribution of Title I Adult and Youth funds, California uses the standard allocation method recommended in WIOA. For the distribution of Title I Dislocated Worker funds, California developed a state specific method in accordance with WIOA.
Dislocated Worker Funds are allocated in accordance with WIOA Section 133(b)(2):
- Ten percent will be distributed on the basis of the relative number of short-term unemployment insurance claimants in each Local Area, compared to the total number of short-term unemployment insurance claimants in all the Local Areas.
- Thirty percent will be distributed on the basis of the relative number of mid-term unemployment insurance claimants in each Local Area, compared to the total number of mid-term unemployment insurance claimants in all the Local Areas.
- Forty percent will be distributed on the basis of the relative number of long-term unemployment insurance claimants in each Local Area, compared to the total number of long-term unemployment insurance claimants in all the Local Areas.
- Twenty percent will be distributed on the basis of long-term unemployment, which is determined by the percentage of unemployment insurance claimants drawing fifteen weeks or more of benefits and multiplying this by the total number of unemployed civilians in the Local Area relative to the number in all Local Areas.
Hold Harmless - Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Funds
Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year after the date a Local Area is designated, the Local Area must not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the Local Area for the two preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to Local Area to comply with the preceding sentence must be obtained by reducing the allocations to be made to Local Areas whose formula allotment percentage exceeds 90 percent of the prior two year average.