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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. B. Describe the process used for designating local areas, including procedures for determining whether the local area met the criteria for “performed successfully” and “sustained fiscal integrity” in accordance with 106(b)(2) and (3) of WIOA. Describe the process used for identifying regions and planning regions under section 106(a) of WIOA. This must include a description of how the State consulted with the local boards and chief elected officials in identifying the regions
Current Narrative:
Draft policy criteria for local area designation and appointment of local board members were posted and presented to the Workforce Development Council at the July 2015 public meeting in Idaho Falls. The criteria were modified and approved by the Governor and then posted for public comment on the Idaho Department of Labor website for 30 days from August through early September 2015. Local public officials were notified via the Idaho Association of Cities to ensure that all Idaho mayors and county clerks received direct notice of the policies and opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
At the October 19, 2015 public meeting, the Workforce Development Council adopted the WIOA local area designation policy and policy for appointment of local board members. Both local areas met the policy criteria for “performed successfully” and “sustained fiscal integrity” as described below.
Performed Successfully - Met or exceeded the negotiated levels of performance for the last two consecutive program years.
Sustained Fiscal Integrity - The Secretary of Labor has not made a formal determination that either the grant recipient or the administrative entity of the area misexpended funds due to willful disregard of the requirements of the provision involved, gross negligence, or failure to comply with accepted standards of administration for the two-year period preceding the determination
After the initial designation of the local areas, a policy for identification of region(s) was developed. Again, the policy was posted for public comment on the Idaho Department of Labor website for a minimum of 30 days December 2015 through January 2016 and the Idaho Association of Cities was informed to ensure that all Idaho mayors and county clerks received direct notice of the policy and opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
Since that time, the Council has reviewed and updated these policies. It received guidance USDOL that the Region Identification Policy was no longer required, which it subsequently archived. It also revised the Local Area Designation and Policy, and placed it alongside the state’s Combined State Plan for public comment. The Council will vote to adopt these policies during its meeting held in April 2020.
The state's Local Area Designation and Policy can be found at - https://wdc.idaho.gov/workforce-innovation-opportunity-act/