2 Year Modification

Arizona PYs 2018-2019 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. 6. D. Privacy Safeguards

Describe the privacy safeguards incorporated in the State’s workforce development system, including safeguards required by section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and other applicable Federal laws.

Current Narrative:

Privacy Safeguards

Each program has confidentiality requirements surrounding the release of records. A proposal to amend state statute has been put forth, which will allow workforce partners to share Unemployment Insurance data in order to effectively conduct assessment and evaluation of workforce and education programs. The core partners are committed to cooperating and finding solutions to address all barriers to data sharing as they arise. Concurrent to the legislative process, a key initial goal will be to establish a data sharing agreement between the Department of Education’s Adult Education program and DES programs. The data sharing needed between the core programs involves both the establishment of agreements to facilitate the use of Unemployment Insurance data to measure program performance and the ability to share data regarding clients being served.

All partners agree to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all participant information according to federal laws and regulations, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • 29 U.S.C. 2935, as amended by WIOA reports, recordkeeping, and investigations.

  • 29 U.S.C. 2871(f)(3), as amended by WIOA regarding confidentiality.

  • 20 CFR Part 603, safeguards and security requirements regarding disclosed information under Unemployment Compensation.

  • 42 U.S.C. 503, regarding state laws governing Unemployed Insurance operations.

  • 20 CFR 617.57(b), regarding disclosure of information under the Trade Act.

  • 29 U.S.C. 49I -2(a)(2), as amended under WIOA -regarding information to be confidential under the Wagner-Peyser Act.

  • The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

  • The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).

  • 34 CFR 361.38, protection, use and release of personal information of VR Services participants.

  • 2 CFR 200.303, regarding reasonable measures to safeguard protected personally identifiable information.

Finally, a recommendation to develop a data governance committee will be made to the Council. This committee will be able to identify, examine, and evaluate the needs of the workforce system and provide recommendations on technology that supports interoperability and real-time data exchange across partners while upholding the privacy safeguards of each of the partner programs.