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California PYs 2020-2023

WIOA State Plan Common Elements

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—

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

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

The WIOA contains specific guidance that states must follow when allocating federal allotments of Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth funds to Local Areas. For the distribution of Title I Adult and Youth funds, California uses the standard allocation method recommended in WIOA. For the distribution of Title I Dislocated Worker funds, California developed a state specific method in accordance with WIOA.

Youth Funds are allocated in accordance with WIOA Section 127 (b)(1)(C)(ii):

  • One-third of funds will be distributed on the basis of the relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each Local Area (at least 6.451 percent), compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in all Local Areas.
  • One-third of funds will be distributed on the basis of the relative share of excess unemployed individuals in each Local Area (at least 4.5 percent), compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all Local Areas.
  • One-third of funds will be distributed on the basis of the relative share of economically disadvantaged youth in each Local Area, compared to the total number of economically disadvantaged youth in all Local Areas.

Hold Harmless - Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Funds

Effective at the end of the second full fiscal year after the date a Local Area is designated, the Local Area must not receive an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of the average allocation percentage of the Local Area for the two preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for increasing such allocations to Local Area to comply with the preceding sentence must be obtained by reducing the allocations to be made to Local Areas whose formula allotment percentage exceeds 90 percent of the prior two year average.