1. State Plans and Waivers: Plans for the Future
March 27, 2009
12:30-2:00 PM EDT

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4. Presenters Presenters: Gay Gilbert, Administrator,
Office of Workforce Investment
Kim Vitelli, Governance Team
Amy Young, Governance Team
Moderator:
Jan Sten,
Chief, Division of Workforce
System and Support

5. Understanding the Big Picture: Plans in the Context of the Recovery Act
Gay Gilbert

6. Understanding the Big Picture
ETA requires a modification to State Plans at this time.

7. Vision for ARRA Implementation
Transparency and Accountability
Expediency
Increasing workforce system capacity and service levels

8. State Plan Modifications
Jan Sten
Kim Vitelli

9. State Plans Overview A comprehensive planning process expected
Bring strategic planning partners to the table
State Plan is a key tool for Transparency

10. ETA expects the following in plan modifications:
Planning Overview
ETA expects the following in plan modifications:
Actionable strategies for achieving goals of Recovery Act
Governor’s vision and goals for the use of Recovery Act funds
Solid grounding in workforce and economic information
Fully responsive to questions in the attachment of TEGL 14-08

11. Extension of current plans and waivers
Key Dates
Two-Step Planning Process:
April 15, 2009
Extension of current plans and waivers
June 30, 2009
All States must submit a state plan modification and waiver requests

12. Key Dates April 15, 2009 Request to extend current State Plan
Proposed performance levels
Request to extend current waivers

13. Key Dates June 30, 2009 State Plan modification
Full waiver plans including current waivers that states would like to continue

14. September 29, 2009 June 30, 2009 April 15, 2009 Key Dates Today
Extensions due
Modifications and full waiver requests due
Response from ETA
on extension
Response
from ETA

15. Expectations
State Plans should be fully responsive to the questions in the attachment of TEGL 14-08
It must be a stand-alone document
Incorporate other relevant changes

16. Questions in the Attachment
Question II.
Question IX.G.
Question IX.C.4.b.
Identify the Governor’s key workforce investment system priorities for the state’s workforce investment system …
Describe innovative service delivery strategies the state has or is planning to undertake to maximize resources, increase service levels, improve service quality …
Describe the reemployment services the state provides to Unemployment Insurance claimants …

17. Submitting Plan Modifications
ETA Regional Administrator for your region
Regular mail:
Division of Workforce System Support
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW, Room S-4231
Washington, DC 20210
Attn: Jan Sten

18. Implications for Local Plans
Local Plans will need modifications
Local Plan modifications should not hold up State Planning process or modification submission
Local Planning process should not impede implementation of Recovery Act

19. Waivers
Jan Sten
Amy Young

20. Waivers Overview (Almost) All waivers apply to ARRA funding
ETA will undertake a policy review of all waivers
States need to provide a strong justification for full consideration of waiver requests

21. Not Applicable to ARRA
Waiver of funds transfer limit between Adult and Dislocated Worker programs
Waiver of the limitation on the use of funds for capitalization of businesses.
Waiver to permit the state to use rapid response funds to conduct statewide activities including Incumbent Worker Training (IWT).
States may request for ARRA if IWT is part of lay-off aversion strategies

22. New Waivers
Waiver related to WIA procurement requirements for youth summer employment providers
Waiver of WIA section 123 for purpose of:
Expanding existing competitively procured contracts.
Expedited limited competition to select service providers.
Does not waive state/local procurement laws or OMB requirements (29 CFR Parts and )
Only applies to ARRA funds and Summer 2009

23. New Waivers
Waiver related to WIA procurement requirements for youth summer employment providers
In addition to the required WIA elements, the waiver request must:
Describe reasonable accountability safeguards against unfair procurement practices
Assure compliance with state and local procurement laws and policies
Describe how states will publicly announce summer employment providers, consistent with the emphasis on transparency in the Recovery Act

24. New Waivers
Waiver of performance measures for youth who participate in work experience only
Permit states to use work readiness indicator as only performance indicator for out-of-school youth age who participate in work experience only beyond the summer months
Only applies to ARRA funds and only for the first six months following the summer of (i.e., October to March).

25. New Waivers
Waiver of performance measures for youth who participate in work experience only
In addition to the required WIA elements, the waiver request must address continued service plans for participants served under the waiver, such as:
a transition to the WIA Adult program (i.e., co-enrollment in WIA Adult services) or
further education and training activities under WIA or Recovery Act-funded youth services.

26. New Waivers
Waiver for program design flexibility for youth who participate in work experience only
Permits use of summer employment design flexibility for out-of-school youth age who participate in work experience only beyond the summer months:
Waiver of requirement to make all 10 program elements available
Flexibility in providing the required 12 months of follow-up services
Flexibility to determine appropriate type of assessment and Individual Service Strategy

27. New Waivers Only applies to ARRA funds
Waiver for program design flexibility for youth who participate in work experience only
Only applies to ARRA funds
In addition to the required WIA elements, the waiver request must address continued service plans for participants served under the waiver, such as:
a transition to the WIA Adult program (i.e., co- enrollment in WIA Adult services) or
further education and training activities under WIA or Recovery Act-funded youth services.

28. Submit new waiver requests at any time
Key Dates
Submit new waiver requests at any time
Today
April 15, 2009
June 30, 2009
Extensions due
Modifications and full waiver requests due
Response from ETA on extensions
Response
from ETA
September 29, 2009

29. Key Dates
April 15, 2009
Request temporary extension of current waivers into PY 2009
Submit as part of request to extend State Plan
Must clearly identify each waiver the state wants to extend
No waiver plan required

30. Key Dates
June 30, 2009
Request approval of current waivers for remainder of PY 2009
Full waiver plan required
Submit as part of State Plan modification
Notification by September 29

31. Waivers: Process Details
If states currently have these waivers and request extension on April 15th, they are not required to submit on June 30th:
Waiver to permit implementation of and reporting only for the common measures
Waiver of the prohibition on the use of Individual Training Accounts for youth
Waiver of the time limit on the period of initial eligibility for training providers.
These waivers approved for all of PY based on April 15th request for extension

32. Waivers: Required Elements
Waiver plans must:
Identify statutory and/or regulatory requirements for which waiver is requested
Describe the actions the state/local area has undertaken to remove state/local barriers
Describe the goals of the waiver, how goals relate to Strategic Plan goals, and expected programmatic outcomes
Describe individuals impacted by the waiver
Describe the processes used to monitor implementation, provide notice to any local board affected by the waiver, provide affected local boards opportunity to comment, and ensure meaningful comment
Requirements described in WIA at section 189(i)(4)(b) and in the WIA regulations at 20 CFR (c)

33. Questions and Answers Short break Submit your questions via chat
Resource Panel:
Governance Team
Dick Ensor, Kim Vitelli, and Amy Young
Division of Youth Services
Evan Rosenberg
Division of Performance & Accountability
Greg Wilson

34. Question & Answer
Welcome Back!

35. Question: State Plans
Our state has undergone a major reorganization resulting in changes in policies and strategies, and there will be significant revisions throughout the State Plan.  Do we need to do two modifications?

36. Question: State Plans
Is there any requirement that Local Plans be on the same planning cycle as the State Plan, i.e., July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010?

37. Question: Waivers
For the three waivers that do not apply to Recovery Act funding, can states ask for an extension of these waivers to continue for formula funding into PY 2009?

38. Question: Waivers
My state will be requesting an extension of several waivers, but we will also be submitting requests for waivers that are new to the state.  We may not have all these new waiver requests ready for submission by the April 15th deadline.  Can we submit these new waiver requests later? 

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