Located in:
- 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—
- A. For Title I Programs
- 5. Distribution of Funds for Core Programs
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 5. A. i. Youth Activities in Accordance with WIOA Section 128(b)(2) or (b)(3)
Current Narrative:
As required by WIOA Sec. 128(b)(2), and current TEGL, Commerce distributes funds to Local Workforce Development Areas, after the Governor reserves 15% of the state youth allocation for statewide activities, based on characteristics described below:
1) Areas of Substantial Unemployment
An area of substantial Unemployment (ASU) is defined as a contiguous area with a population of at least 10,000 with an unemployment rate of at least .6451. Presently these are defined by using census tracts in Kansas.
Once these areas are designated they are justified by ASU software which is issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and then verified by BLS.
These areas are broken out by Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) the number of each in the LWDA is calculated as a percentage of the total.
ASU calculation by census tract: All are based on Census Employment from 2000
Census.
Percentage of tract x total county employment = census tract labor employment. Percentage of tract x total county unemployment = census tract unemployment. These two numbers added together = tract civilian labor force.
To calculate unemployment:
Unemployment divided by civilian labor force = Unemployment Rate.
2) Excess Unemployment
Excess Unemployment is defined as any county unemployment that exceeds 4.5%
of the county annual average total.
Calculation County Labor Force x 4.5%
Example Barber County: CLF = 2621 x 4.5%=118
The county unemployment average for Barber County for 2006 was 88 so there is
0 excess unemployment.
Example Reno County: CLF = 33119 x 4.5% = 1491
The county unemployment average for Reno County for 2006 was 1519 so there is a total of 28 1519 - 1491 = 28 excess unemployment in Reno County.
Each of the LWDA’s is then calculated as a percentage of the total of the WIOA Allocation.
3) Economically Disadvantaged
The Economically Disadvantage calculations for both the Adult and Youth Programs remain the same until the next census takes place.
A weight of 33.3333% is applied to each of the three data factors
described above for each Local Area allocation.
HOLD HARMLESS REVIEW
After calculation of the WIOA distribution figures, a “hold harmless” review of funds is completed to ensure no area receives less than 90% of the previous two years’ allocation.
Excel spreadsheets are provided to the Local Areas with calculations.