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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B--
a. 2. B. Describe How the State Intends to Use Governor’s Set Aside Funding. Describe How the State Will Utilize Rapid Response Funds to Respond to Layoffs and Plant Closings and Coordinate Services to Quickly Aid Companies and Their Affected Workers. States Also Should Describe Any Layoff Aversion Strategies They Have Implemented to Address at Risk Companies and Workers
Current Narrative:
(A) Governor’s set aside funding will be used to fund required activities and .5 FTE Registered Apprenticeship Program Manager. Should the set aside funding percentage be increased to 15% as provided in WIOA, Kansas would use these additional funds as follows:
Additional Services to Transitioning Service Members and Veterans - Kansas will initiate a pilot program to better serve service members transitioning out of military service and veterans. The program would assist veterans in navigating the programs and services offered to transitioning service members as they leave the military and move into to civilian life. This program would provide services such as career interest and skills assessments, job search assistance, resume development, interviewing skills and referrals to employers seeking to hire veterans.
Job-Placement Services for Older Workers - Kansas will invest additional resources in their Older Kansans Employment Program. The program is designed to provide Kansans age 55 and older with employment placement services with emphasis on employment in the private sector.
Increasing Veterans Transition Services - Kansas would develop a statewide program to better serve veterans transition out of military service. The program and services would be offered at all three of the military bases located in Kansas. The concierge/navigator program would assist veterans navigating the programs and services offered to transition veterans as they transition to civil life. This would include skill/interest assessment, job search assistance, resume development, interviewing skills and job referral/placement. In addition, the program would allow the veteran a direct contact for job search/job training resources.
Reducing Juvenile Recidivism Through Job Training - Kansas also would explore development of a program targeting those incarcerated youth serving their sentence in the state’s juvenile correctional facilities. The program would include and not be limited to technical training that leads to a certification, skills training, job search training, resume development and interviewing techniques.
Rapid Response funds and layoff aversion strategies will continue to be provided in partnership with local workforce development boards and state workforce development staff. Rapid Response activities are described at length in Section III(a)(2)(C) of this plan.