Located in:
- 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—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
- c. With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA—
c. 5. Include the State definition, as defined in law, for not attending school and attending school as specified in WIOA Section 129(a)(1)(B)(i) and Section 129(a)(1)(C)(i). If State law does not define “not attending school” or “attending school,” indicate that is the case and provide the state policy for determining whether a youth is attending or not attending school.
Current Narrative:
Because the Michigan Department of Education has not defined “not attending school” or “attending school,” the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity refers to the definitions of In-School Youth (ISY) and Out-of-School Youth (OSY) to determine enrollment status at the time of participant registration.
As found in the Youth Chapter of Michigan’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Manual, school status is based on participant status at the time of enrollment. Because the enrollment process occurs over time, school status is based at time of eligibility determination. If the youth is between grades within high school and enrolled in the WIOA during the summer months (i.e., between 11th and 12th grade), they are an ISY as long as they are still enrolled in school and will be returning for the next school year. As for youth who have graduated high school, if the youth enrolls in the WIOA in the summer, is registered in post-secondary education, and will be attending in the fall, their school status is ISY.
If the youth has not yet registered in post-secondary education, and is only planning to attend, their school status is OSY. For example: If a participant has applied and been accepted but is not yet registered with the post-secondary institution, their school status is OSY.
Rule of thumb: If a K-12 system counts a student on their roll, the student is ISY, even if it is a dropout recovery program.