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--
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:
Local Areas
CareerSource Florida in coordination with the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has reviewed the performance and financial integrity of each of the state’s 24 currently designated workforce local areas and existing LWDBs. As a result of that review, a recommendation was presented to the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors to initially designate all 24 workforce local Areas previously designated under the Workforce Investment Act and to continue the charter of existing local workforce boards for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017. In a public meeting, the CareerSource Florida Board reviewed the action to provide the initial designation to the existing workforce local areas and to continue the charter to the existing LWDBs contingent upon receipt of an official completed request from each local Area that demonstrated local elected official consultation. Additionally, opportunity for public comment on the action was provided at www.careersourceflorida.com.
Planning Regions
Currently, Florida has designated each local area as a planning region. This initial designation was agreed upon based on consultation with the Florida WIOA Task Force, state stakeholder groups, and the LWDBs. Florida sees this designation as a first step to properly implement the planning region concept over the next two years of WIOA full implementation. The CareerSource Florida Board will work to develop the process for continuing to examine identifying planning regions. Florida has identified six factors for the development of regions. These factors include:
1. Single Labor Market
2. Common Economic Development Area
3. Federal and Non–Federal Resources to Carry Out WIOA Activities
4. Population Centers
5. Commuting Patterns
6. Industrial Composition and Sector Alignment
Utilizing these six factors, various regional alignments may be considered and proposed by a number of workforce system stakeholders such as state policymakers, state and local CareerSource Florida Board members, state and local workforce staff, partner program staff, business and industry partners and workforce and education associations. In order for the State to consider and designate local areas, a formal proposal will be presented to the CareerSource Florida Board that includes a rationale for the local area designation recommended using the six factors, and a description of why the regional alignment proposed is in the best interests of the State, business and industry, and workers and job seekers. Each LWDA plan will incorporate their respective strategies toward continuing to evaluate potential regional planning areas.