Located in:
- III. Operational Planning ElementsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support 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 PoliciesThe 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—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. A. State Agency Organization
Current Narrative:
Kansas Department of Commerce Organizational Chart
This organizational chart shows the following reporting structure in order:Level 1: Governor Level 2: Secretary of Commerce Chief of Staff reports to the Secretary Level 3: Deputy Secretary of Business & Community Development, Deputy Secretary of Workforce Services, Fiscal, Deputy Secretary of Public Affairs and General Council
Kansas Board of Regents Organizational Chart
This organizational chart shows the following reporting structure in order:Level 1: GovernorLevel 2: Kansas Board of RegentsLevel 3: President and CEOLevel 4: Vice President for Academic AffairsLevel 5: Director of Adult EducationLevel 6: Administrative Staff and Local Providers
Kansas Department for Children and Families/Rehabilitation Services
This organizational chart shows the following reporting structure in order:Level 1: Governor Level 2: Department for Children and Families Secretary Deputy Secretary of Family ServicesLevel 3: Rehabilitation Services Director -- includes WIOA Title IV/Vocational RehabilitationLevel 4, Part 1: Administrative StaffLevel 4, Part 2: Regional Program AdministratorsLevel 5: Rehabilitation Managers (reporting to Regional Program Administrators)Level 6: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors and Other Direct Service Staff (Reporting to Rehabilitation Managers)
Local Workforce Development Boards The Kansas public workforce system consists of five Local Workforce Development Areas, each with its own Board of Directors and one Executive Director. While each local system is structured based on its geographical area, population size, resources and capacity, all Local Areas are structured to interact with state agencies on behalf of common customers. The Kansas Department of Commerce and the State Workforce Board provide policy, oversight and technical assistance for Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth funding streams, and provides Wagner-Peyser staff for local workforce centers. Each local workforce system adheres to Service Delivery Integration and Functional Management per State Board Policy 4-04-01. Local systems designate a multi-disciplinary leadership team to select functional supervisors who oversee and direct daily workforce center service delivery. Any Core, Required or other partner staff may be designated as a multi-disciplinary leadership team member, a functional supervisor or a member of service delivery teams such as Welcome Team, Training Services Team or Employer Services Team. State Plan programs, including TAA, VETS and SCSEP are each integrated into the functional management of appropriate local systems. As found in the state board policy:
Goals of Functional Management To provide a truly seamless workforce system to all customers, both job seekers and employers
Improve business and job seeker customers’ access to quality services
Reduce management duplication
Empower Operators to manage the outcomes on which their performance is based Formalize the participation of all workforce system partners
Components of Functional Management All customers experience workforce centers as seamless, service-driven facilities, served by dedicated staff of KANSASWORKS rather than by staff of individual partner agencies All partner staff members of each facility understand the function they are to serve, creating increased responsiveness to customer needs Each Local Area has a single, identifiable person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Local Area One-Stop System. This individual has the authority to direct the function(s) of each staff member
In addition to the structure described above, each Core and Required Partner, in addition to other community partners, may refer customers to each other and coordinate service delivery among multiple systems based on the needs of and benefit for individual participants.