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Kansas PYs 2016-2017 Published

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Section Published
Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The 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 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—

III. b. 2. the State Policies That Will Support the Implementation of the State’s Strategies (e.g., Co-enrollment Policies and Universal Intake Processes Where Appropriate). in Addition, Describe the State’s Process for Developing Guidelines for State-administered One-stop Partner Programs’ Contributions to a One-stop Delivery System, Including Benchmarks, and Its Guidance to Assist Local Boards, Chief Elected Officials, and Local One-stop Partners in Determining Equitable and Stable Methods of Funding Infrastructure in Accordance with Sec. 121(h)(1)(b). Beginning with the State Plan Modification in 2018 and for Subsequent State Plans and State Plan Modifications, the State Must Also Include Such Guidelines.

Current Narrative:

The KWSB will devote the first two years of the implementation of this plan to establish policies and procedures for local areas regarding co-enrollment, cross-program intake processes, referrals and other strategies for establishing a WIOA workforce system.

The KWSB Policy 5-00-00 issued July 1, 2016 provides the requirements and processes for developing new policies such as those required for the implementation of WIOA. The policy details that a state subject expert drafts a policy to be reviewed and considered by the KWSB Alignment Committee. The Committee by majority vote accepts the policy and approves its distribution for Public Comment or it rejects the draft and asks for modification of the draft.

After the public comment period, comments are reviewed by the subject expert and any changes resulting from the comments are made. The new draft then returns to the Alignment Committee for final vote. If the policy draft is approved by the Committee, it makes a recommendation to the full KWSB at its next scheduled Quarterly Meeting to adopt the policy. If the KWSB adopts the policy, it is posted on the KWSB website and distributed to workforce system partners and other interested parties. If the policy is rejected by the KWSB, state staff modifies the policy draft per KWSB direction and starts the procedure again, or removes the policy from further consideration.