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Kansas PYs 2016-2017 Published

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Section Published
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III. b. 1. A. State Operating Systems That Support Coordinated Implementation of State Strategies (e.g., Labor Market Information Systems, Data Systems, Communication Systems, Case-management Systems, Job Banks, Etc.).

Current Narrative:

(1) (A) The Commerce workforce system uses the America’s Job Link Alliance Management Information System to meet all of the requirements of US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration for data collection and reporting. The AJLA system in Kansas, www.KANSASWORKS.com also provides the public with access to labor market information, connects to postsecondary training programs and performance outcomes by training program. The AJLA system provides case management tools and creates participant records and can be used for payment for services and cost allocation of services. Employers may enter job postings in KANSASWORKS.com in addition to finding qualified applicants for jobs. Today, there are 35,524 job postings and 9021 resumes in KANSASWORKS.com. The VR data system, the Kansas Management Information System or KMIS, will support implementation of the state’s strategies for an effective, efficient and outcome-oriented workforce system. KMIS is used to collect consumer demographic information, to track consumer milestones as they progress through their individual plans for employment, and to compile data necessary for state and federal reports. KMIS is also the fiscal management tool through which consumer services are authorized and paid. Data will be extracted for compilation of WIOA-required common accountability measures. The Portal for Adult Basic Literacy Outreach (PABLO) is the student information, program accountability, and reporting system for Kansas Adult Education. The Kansas Higher Education Data System (KHEDS) supports informed decision-making through the collection, analysis, and reporting of postsecondary data in Kansas. Both PABLO and KHEDS will support coordinated implementation of state strategies through the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI).

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.