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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. 1. A. Identify the regions and the local workforce development areas designated in the State
Current Narrative:
(A) Identify the regions and the Local Areas designated in the State.
Maryland’s Planning Regions
Regional planning is a requirement under Section 106 of WIOA. The Act requires the State to identify planning regions as a part of the process for developing the State plan. Maryland’s Local Areas have historically entered into agreements wherein they developed regions and produced plans to regionally target various industry sectors. Maryland’s workforce areas include:
- Anne Arundel County;
- Baltimore City;
- Baltimore County;
- Frederick County;
- Lower Shore (made up of Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester Counties);
- Mid-Maryland (made up of Carroll and Howard Counties);
- Montgomery County;
- Prince George's County;
- Southern Maryland (made up of Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's Counties);
- Susquehanna (made up of Harford and Cecil Counties);
- Upper Shore (made up of Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, and Dorchester Counties); and
- Western Maryland (made up of Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties).
Based on a variety of considerations described in the next section of this plan, the State has designated regions as follows:
- Western - The Western region is comprised of the Western Maryland Local Area. This Local Area is comprised of Maryland’s three most western counties: Garrett, Allegany, and Washington.
- Capital - The Capital region includes three Local Areas: Prince George’s, Montgomery and Frederick. All three are located along the Washington, D.C. corridor.
- Central - The Central region is comprised of five Local Areas: Anne Arundel, Mid-Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Susquehanna.
- Southern - The Southern region is comprised of the Southern Maryland Local Area. That Local Area is comprised of Calvert, Saint Mary’s, and Charles Counties.
- Eastern Shore - The Eastern Shore region is comprised of two Local Areas: Upper Shore and Lower Shore.