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  • III. Operational Planning Elements

    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports 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—

      • 5. Distribution of Funds for Core Programs

        Describe the methods and factors the State will use in distributing funds under the core programs in accordance with the provisions authorizing such distributions.  

        • A. For Title I Programs

          Provide a description of the written policies that establish the State's methods and factors used to distribute funds to local areas for—

III. b. 5. A. i. Youth Activities in Accordance with WIOA Section 128(b)(2) or (b)(3)

Current Narrative:

Youth Activities in Accordance with WIOA Section 128(b)(2) or (b)(3)

Seventy percent of the total regional allocation is based on the required allocation factors of the relative number of unemployed individuals in an area of substantial unemployment, the relative number of unemployed individuals who exceed 6.5 percent of the civilian labor force in that workforce region and the relative number of economically disadvantaged individuals in the workforce region. The state board approved the application of the maximum allowable factor of 30 percent to the adult and youth regional calculations based on the relative excess poverty levels within the 24 local areas. Excess poverty is defined as the number of economically disadvantaged individuals (adult or youth) in excess of 1.25 percent of the civilian labor force within the workforce region.