[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
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Workforce Investment Act: Revisions to the Workforce Investment Act 
Title I, Wagner Peyser Act and the Senior Community Service Employment 
Program Unified Planning Guidance; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Workforce Investment Act: Revisions to the Workforce Investment 
Act Title I, Wagner Peyser Act and the Senior Community Service 
Employment Program Unified Planning Guidance; Notice

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to provide interested parties 
with the revisions to portions of the ``Workforce Investment Act: Final 
Unified Planning Guidance: Notice'' related to title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, the Wagner Peyser Act and the Senior Community 
Service Employment Program (SCSEP) under title V of the Older Americans 
Act, for use by States. The Department is anticipating the 
reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) within the next 
two years. Therefore, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) 
is requiring revisions to the Unified Plan related to WIA and Wagner-
Peyser only for the first two years of the five-year planning cycle. 
For SCSEP, States have the option of submitting a two year plan as 
well. ``Options for programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education 
that are included in a State's Five-year Strategic Unified Plan also 
are discussed in this notice.''
    The Unified Planning Guidance and Instructions provide a framework 
for the collaboration of Governors, Local Elected Officials, businesses 
and other partners to continue the development of workforce investment 
systems that address customer needs; deliver integrated, user-friendly 
services; and are accountable to the customers and the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Gay Gilbert, Administrator, Office 
of Workforce Investment, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room S4231, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-
3980 (voice) (This is not a toll free number) or (202) 693-7755 (TTY). 
Information may also be found at the Web site--http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce.

DATES: The effective date of this document is April 12, 2005. Due date 
for Plan submission is May 31, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Workforce Investment Act (WIA or Act), 
Pub. L. 105-220 (August 7, 1998) provides the framework for a reformed 
public workforce investment system designed to meet the needs of the 
nation's employers, job seekers and those who want to further their 
careers. This document updates the DOL provisions of the interagency 
planning guidelines for the State Unified Plans under sec. 501 of the 
Act, to provide guidance for states which choose to submit a Unified 
Plan to meet the WIA title I State Plan requirements for PY 2005 and 
2006. Options for programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education 
that are included in a State's Five-year Strategic Unified Plan also 
are discussed in this notice.
    In the context of the 21st century innovation economy, the public 
workforce investment system has a critical role to play at every 
level--local, State, and Federal--to ensure a skilled and competitive 
workforce. To effectively drive the economic growth of our communities 
and the nation and to provide the workers of this country with the 
right skills and opportunities for good jobs with good pay and career 
pathways, the public investments in workforce development need to be 
strategic. Strategies for investment need to embrace new methods of 
engagement with strategic partners as well as new service delivery 
paradigms that address the ever-changing economy and labor market. 
Innovation and technology are continuously changing the nature of work 
at an accelerated pace. Therefore, the strategic planning process for 
workforce investment must be dynamic, fluid, and future oriented.
    The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 created dramatic changes 
to the workforce system. With the overarching goal to streamline, 
consolidate, and integrate a wide array of employment and training 
programs, system changes spanned every facet of operation including 
governance, administration and funding, and service delivery. The 
vision is for an integrated workforce investment system better able to 
respond to the needs of its customers. The framework of the Workforce 
Investment Act embodies principles that remain critical to the 
strategic planning process in today's economy.
    Since the passage of WIA, the workforce investment system broadly 
has made great strides in implementing the principles described above. 
However, there remains significant opportunity for States and local 
areas to utilize the framework of WIA to realize the vision these 
principles reflect. The changes in the WIA State Planning process 
reflected in this document are intended to facilitate a realization of 
that vision as well as to set the stage for the planning process in the 
context of the 21st century economy.
    The Department of Labor sees as one of its primary roles providing 
leadership and guidance to support a system that meets the objectives 
of Title I of WIA, and in which State and local partners have 
flexibility to design systems and deliver services in a manner designed 
to achieve the goals for WIA based on their particular needs. In the 
context of the 21st century innovation economy, the workforce 
investment system has a critical role to play at every level--local, 
State, and Federal--to ensure a skilled and competitive workforce. To 
effectively drive the economic growth of our communities and the nation 
and to provide the workers of this country with the right skills and 
opportunities for good jobs with good pay and career pathways, the 
public investments in workforce development need to be strategic. 
Strategies for investment need to embrace new methods of engagement 
with strategic partners as well as new service delivery paradigms that 
address the ever-changing economy and labor market. Innovation and 
technology are continuously changing the nature of work at an 
accelerated pace. Therefore, the strategic planning process for 
workforce investment must be dynamic, fluid, and future oriented.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of April, 2005.
Emily Stover DeRocco,
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Table of Contents

Part I. State Planning Instructions
    A. Statement of Purpose
    B. Background
    C. Section 501 Programs and Activities
    D. Submission of State Unified Plans
    E. Federal Government Review and Approval of Unified Plan
    F. How to Use ``Attachment B''
    G. Modifications to State Plan
    H. Inquiries
Part II. National Strategic Direction
    A. Vision and Goals related to WIA Title I and Wagner Peyser
    B. Demand-driven Workforce Investment System
    C. System Reform and Increased Focus on Training
    D. Enhanced Integration through One-Stop Delivery System
    E. New Vision for Serving Youth Most In Need
    F. A Stronger Workforce Information System
    G. Effective Utilization of Faith-based and Community Based 
Organizations
    H. Increased Use of Flexibility Provisions in WIA
    I. Performance Accountability and Implementation of Common 
Performance Measures
Part III. United Planning Instructions
    A. State Vision and Priorities
    B. One-Stop Delivery System

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    C. Plan Development and Implementation
    D. Needs Assessment
    E. State and Local Governance
    F. Funding
    G. Activities to Be Funded
    H. Coordination and Non-Duplication
    I. Special Populations and Other Groups
    J. Professional Development and System Improvement
    K. Performance Accountability
    L. Data Collection
    M. Corrective Action
    N. Waiver and Work-Flex Requests
Part IV. Certifications and Assurances
Attachments
    A. ETA Regional Administrators
    B. Unified Plan Activities and Program Checklist

State Unified Plan Planning Guidance

A. Statement of Purpose

    The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to States which 
submit a State Unified Plan authorized by title V, section 501 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). The State Unified Plan Planning 
Guidance facilitates the development and submission of such a plan, 
which addresses two or more of the programs or activities specified at 
WIA Section 501(b)(2). This planning guidance updates the requirements 
for the WIA/Wagner Peyser Act and SCSEP portions of the Unified Plan. 
Options for programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education that 
are included in a State's Five-year Strategic Unified Plan also are 
discussed in this notice. Minor reference updates have been made for 
other programs authorized to be included in the Unified Plan. 
Therefore, States that choose to update the WIA/Wagner Peyser and/or 
SCSEP portions of a Unified Plan need only submit the updated Plan 
meeting the WIA/Wagner Peyser and/or SCSEP requirements of this 
document. States that choose to submit a new Unified Plan for PYs 2005-
2007 for programs other than SCSEP, title I of WIA and the Wagner 
Peyser Act, will continue to use the guidance and instructions 
contained in this document, which have not been revised.
    An approved Workforce Investment Plan is required in order for 
States to receive formula allotments under WIA title I and the Wagner 
Peyser Act. The current Workforce Investment Plans expire June 30, 
2005. The Department of Labor is anticipating the reauthorization of 
WIA within the next two years. To meet the requirements of WIA and 
Wagner Peyser that States must have approved Plans in place to receive 
allotments, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is 
requiring States to only develop a Plan for the first two years of the 
five-year strategic planning cycle. This will allow States to 
strategically approach their workforce investment policies for the 
immediate future, without requiring a full five-year unified plan, in 
light of the anticipated reauthorization of WIA. States which choose to 
submit the WIA Title I/Wagner Peyser Plan as part of a Unified Plan 
must comply with the requirements of these guidelines. Guidelines for 
the submission of a stand-alone WIA title I Plan are being issued 
separately.
    Options for programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education. 
With respect to the programs originally authorized by the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III) 
and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), the U.S. 
Department of Education already has issued guidance to States that 
discusses the option of extending the existing State plans with certain 
necessary revisions. This option of extending the existing plan applies 
as well to any subsections of a unified State plan that are related to 
programs under either Perkins III or AEFLA. A State's request to extend 
subsections of a unified plan must be submitted directly to the U.S. 
Department of Education and is due April 15, 2005, for Perkins III 
programs and April 1, 2005, for AEFLA programs. See Program Memorandum 
OVAE/DHSPCE FY 2005-03, Guidance for Submission of State Plan 
Revisions, Budgets, and Proposed Performance Levels for Perkins Grant 
Awards (OMB Control number 1830-0556), dated January 14, 2005, at the 
following Web site: http://www.ed.gov/policy/sectech/guid/cte/memo011405.doc See also Guide for the Development of a State Plan under 
the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (OMB Control number 1830-
0026).
    The U.S. Department of Education anticipates that States will 
choose the option of extending their existing subsections of the 
currently approved unified State plans with only the revisions 
discussed in the above-referenced guidance. However, any State that 
chooses to submit new subsections related to the Perkins III or AEFLA 
programs in its unified State plan submitted in accordance with this 
notice must fully comply with all the planning, content, and other 
requirements that applied when the unified plan was originally 
developed, adopted, and submitted. These requirements are summarized 
together with references to the underlying statutory and regulatory 
requirements in the second section of this notice. With respect to the 
Perkins III programs, for example, these requirements include State 
consultation of required parties and entities, public hearings, and 
adoption of the new State plan by the eligible agency, i.e., the State 
board that is the sole State agency responsible for the administration, 
or the supervision of the administration, of the State's vocational and 
technical education program. With respect to the AEFLA program, for 
example, these requirements include conducting a needs assessment.

B. Background

    The State Unified Plan Planning Guidance provides a framework for 
the collaboration of Governors, Local Elected Officials, businesses and 
other partners to design and build workforce investment systems that 
address customer needs; deliver integrated, user-friendly services; and 
are accountable to the customers and the public. Only provisions 
related to the SCSEP, WIA title I and Wagner Peyser Act Plan have been 
changed. The Unified Plan requirements for other programs remain the 
same as those outlined in the January 14, 2000 version of this document 
(65 Federal Register 2464).

C. Section 501 Programs and Activities

    Below is a listing of the programs and activities covered in 
Section 501 of WIA, along with the commonly used name. In this 
document, we generally refer to the activities and programs by their 
commonly used names. Should State staff need information on the 
programs listed, a staff contact is provided here also.
     Secondary Vocational Education programs (Perkins III/
Secondary) Note that inclusion of this program in the Unified Plan 
requires prior approval of State legislature Administered by Department 
of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Staff Contact: 
Jennifer Brianas: 202-245-7808 (phone); 202-245-7837 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]).
     Postsecondary Vocational Education programs (Perkins III/
Postsecondary) Administered by Department of Education, Office of 
Vocational and Adult Education. Staff Contact: Jennifer Brianas: 202-
245-7808 (phone); 202-245-7837 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]).
     Tech-Prep Education (Title II of Perkins III) Administered 
by Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. 
Staff Contact: Jennifer Brianas: 202-245-7808 (phone); 202-245-7837 
(fax); (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Activities authorized under title I, Workforce Investment 
Systems (Workforce Investment Activities for

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Adults, Dislocated Workers and Youth, or WIA title I) Administered by 
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Staff 
Contact: Christine D. Kulick: 202-693-3045 (phone); 202-693-3015 (fax); 
(E-mail: [email protected]).
     Activities authorized under title II of WIA, Adult 
Education and Family Literacy (Adult Education and Family Literacy 
Programs) Administered by Department of Education, Office of Vocational 
and Adult Education. Staff Contact: Jennifer Brianas: 202-245-7808 
(phone); 202-245-7837 (fax); (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Food Stamp Employment and Training Program, or FSET 
Administered by USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Staff Contact: 
Micheal Atwell: 703-305-2449 (phone); 703-305-2486 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]).
     Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act Programs) Administered by Department of 
Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Staff Contact: Terry 
Clark: 202-693-3707 (phone); 202-693-3585 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]).
     Programs authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(Employment Service) Administered by Department of Labor, Employment 
and Training Administration. Staff Contact: Stephanie Cabell: 202-693-
2784 (phone); 202-693-3015 (fax); (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Programs authorized under part B of title I of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, other than section 112 of such Act 
(Vocational Rehabilitation) Administered by Department of Education, 
Rehabilitation Services Administration. Staff Contact: Jerry Abbott: 
202-245-7251 (phone); 202-245-7590 (fax); (E-mail: [email protected])
     Programs authorized under chapters 41 and 42 of title 38, 
U.S.C., and 20 CFR 1001 and 1005 (Veterans Programs, including Veterans 
Employment, Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program, and Local Veterans' 
Employment Representative Program) Administered by Department of Labor, 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service. Staff Contact: Pamela 
Langley: 202-693-4708 (phone); 202-693-4755 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]).
     Programs authorized under State unemployment compensation 
laws (Unemployment Insurance) Administered by Department of Labor, 
Employment and Training Administration. Staff Contacts: William Coyne; 
202-693-3202 (phone); 202-693-3975 (fax); (E-mail: 
[email protected]); or Delores Mackall: 202-693-3183 (phone); 202-
693-3975; (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Programs authorized under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
administered by Health and Human Services, Administration for Children 
and Families. Staff Contact: Robert M. Shelbourne: 202-401-5150 
(phone); 202-205-5887 (fax); (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Programs authorized under title V of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (Senior Community Service Employment Program, or SCSEP) 
Administered by Department of Labor, Employment and Training 
Administration. Staff Contact: Ria-Moore Benedict: 202-693-3198 
(phone); 202-693-3817 (fax); (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Training activities funded by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grants 
(CDBG) and Public Housing Programs). Staff Contact: Christopher Lord: 
202-708-1506; Fax: 202-708-2706 (E-mail: [email protected]).
     Programs authorized under the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (Community Services Block Grant, or CSBG) Administered by 
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. 
Staff Contact: Brandy RayNor: 202-205-5926 (phone); 202-402-5718 (fax); 
(E-mail: [email protected]).
    While the statute specifies that States may submit a Unified Plan 
that includes ``training activities'' carried out by HUD, for a number 
of reasons, the Federal Partners agree that the unique nature of HUD's 
training activities warrants special treatment in a Unified Plan.
    Accordingly, the final Unified Plan guidance provides for informal 
inclusion of HUD's programs. Since HUD programs are generally funded 
and implemented through local communities, and HUD's relevant State 
formula grant programs are not specifically employment and training 
programs, States that follow the final Unified Planning guidance will 
not automatically receive funding for HUD's formula programs through 
their Unified Plans. However, to encourage States to think 
strategically about developing a comprehensive workforce investment 
system--including how that system relates to the housing and workforce 
investment needs of the population receiving housing assistance--the 
final guidance includes references to HUD customers and services, as 
well as local housing agencies, in the overarching questions pertaining 
to the Unified Plan's vision and goals, One-Stop service delivery, and 
needs assessment.

D. Submission of State Unified Plans

1. Submission--Time Requirements for Submission and Points of Contact
    States have the option of submitting a Unified Plan to meet the 
requirements for submission of a state Workforce Investment Plan for 
Program Year 2005 and 2006. Due to the uncertainty relating to possible 
reauthorization of WIA, the Federal Government is only requiring the 
submission of the first two program years of the WIA/Wagner Peyser 
portion of the five-year Unified Plan. The due date for submission of a 
Unified Plan covering the first two-year period (July 1, 2005 through 
June 30, 2007) is Tuesday, May 31, 2005.
    A State's request to extend subsections of a unified plan related 
to programs under either Perkins III or AEFLA must be submitted 
directly to the U.S. Department of Education and is due April 15, 2005, 
for Perkins III programs and April 1, 2005, for AEFLA programs. See 
Program Memorandum OVAE/DHSPCE FY 2005-03, Guidance for Submission of 
State Plan Revisions, Budgets, and Proposed Performance Levels for 
Perkins Grant Awards (OMB Control number 1830-0556), dated January 14, 
2005, at the following Web site: http://www.ed.gov/policy/sectech/guid/cte/memo011405.doc. See also Guide for the Development of a State Plan 
under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (OMB Control number 
1830-0026).
    To reduce the reporting and processing burden, States have the 
option of submitting their WIA/Wagner-Peyser or SCESP Unified Plan to 
either [email protected] or to the designated Federal Coordinator for 
Plan Review and Approval (hereafter, ``Federal Coordinator''), 
depending upon the submission option chosen by the State (as discussed 
below). The Federal Coordinator is Christine Kulick, e-mail: 
[email protected]; phone: 202-693-3045. Her postal address is: 
Division of One-Stop Operations, Employment and Training 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Room S-4231, Washington, DC 20210, ATTN: Ms. Christine Kulick.
    States are encouraged to send a single copy to [email protected] 
(which is managed by the Federal Coordinator) or directly to the 
Federal Coordinator who will be responsible for distributing the Plan 
to each Federal agency whose programs are included in the Unified

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Plan. The Federal Coordinator will also provide a copy of the Plan to 
the appropriate Department of Labor (DOL) Regional Office.
    States have the option, however, of submitting their Unified Plans 
directly to each Federal Department whose programs are included in the 
Unified Plan, except for Perkins III and AEFLA simple extensions, which 
must be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education as stated above. 
States choosing this option are only required to send the Plan to the 
designated Federal Departmental State Unified Plan Contact (hereafter, 
``Departmental Contact''). The Departmental Contact will be responsible 
for ensuring that affected agencies and appropriate Regional Offices in 
that Department receive copies of the Unified Plan. For example, if a 
Unified Plan contains plans for both the Vocational Rehabilitation and 
the Postsecondary Vocational Education programs, both of which are 
administered by different agencies within the United States Department 
of Education, the State need only submit the Plan to the U.S. 
Department of Education once, and it should be sent to the Departmental 
Contact. Electronic mail addresses for the Departmental Contacts are as 
follows:

Department of Labor: [email protected]
Department of Education: [email protected]
Department of Health and Human Services: [email protected]
Department of Agriculture: [email protected]
Department of Housing and Urban Development: [email protected]
2. Submission Options--Electronic, CD-ROM or Hard Copy Format
    States have the option to submit Unified Plans in an electronic, 
hard copy, or CD-ROM format. The Federal Government is encouraging 
States to submit Unified Plans in electronic format to reduce the 
reporting and process burden and to ensure timely receipt by each 
Federal agency whose programs are included in the Unified Plan.
    Electronic submission. States can submit a Unified Plan 
electronically either by posting it on an Internet Web site that is 
accessible to the Department or by transmitting it through electronic 
mail to the Department.
    Posting Unified Plans on an Internet Web site. Under this option, a 
State need only post its Plan on an Internet Web site; inform the 
Federal Coordinator through electronic mail of the URL and the location 
of the document on the Web site; provide contact information in the 
event of problems with accessing the Web site; and certify that no 
changes will be made to the version of the Plan posted on the Web site 
after it has been submitted to the Department, unless the Federal 
Coordinator or Federal agency overseeing the portion to be changed 
grants prior approval. The Federal Coordinator will ensure that Federal 
agencies whose programs are included in the Unified Plan, and the 
appropriate DOL Regional Office, receive the relevant information: the 
URL and the location of the document on the Web site; the contact 
information; and a copy of the statement certifying that there will be 
no changes.
    Transmitting Unified Plans by electronic mail. Any State submitting 
its Plan by electronic mail should send it to [email protected]. The 
Federal Coordinator, who manages this site, will ensure that Federal 
agencies whose programs are included in the Unified Plan receive a 
copy. The Federal Coordinator will also provide a copy to the 
appropriate DOL Regional Office.
    Other considerations when using electronic submission. Unified Plan 
certifications with electronic signatures are acceptable. If a State 
chooses not to use an electronic signature, then the signature page 
must be submitted in hard copy. If a State chooses to submit its 
Unified Plan by transmitting it through electronic mail, the State must 
submit it in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
    Hard copy or CD-ROM submission. States choosing to submit a hard 
copy should submit one copy of the Plan (with an original signature) to 
Christine Kulick, the Federal Coordinator for Plan Review and Approval 
(the address is provided above). The Federal Coordinator will ensure 
that Federal agencies whose programs are included in the Unified Plan, 
and the appropriate DOL Regional Office, receive copies of the Plan.
    States submitting a Unified Plan on CD-ROM should submit one copy 
of the Plan to Christine Kulick, the Federal Coordinator for Plan 
Review and Approval. The Federal Coordinator will ensure that Federal 
agencies whose programs are included in the Unified Plan, and the 
appropriate DOL Regional Office, receive copies of the Plan. If the 
Plan on the CD-ROM does not include the signature of the Governor on 
the signature page, the State must submit separately an electronic 
signature or a signature page in hard copy. Plans submitted on a CD-ROM 
must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
    It is important that States recognize that mail security 
requirements implemented by the U.S. Postal Service can result in 
delays in delivery of Plans whereas Federal Express and United Parcel 
Service deliveries have not been impacted.
    States are encouraged to include a table of contents at the 
beginning of its State Unified Plan. This will facilitate access by the 
public to its component parts and aid the Federal Government in its 
review of the Unified Plan. States submitting a hard copy of their Plan 
are encouraged to provide an unbound copy to facilitate duplication.
    The Federal Coordinator, without regard to which option the State 
uses for submission, will confirm receipt of the State Unified Plan 
within two workdays of receipt and indicate the date for the start of 
the review period. When a State submits an incomplete Plan, the period 
for review will not start until all required components of the Unified 
Plan have been received.

E. Federal Government Review and Approval of Unified Plan

    Section 501(d)(2) of WIA States that a portion of a State Unified 
Plan covering an activity or program is to be considered to be approved 
by the appropriate Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning 
on the day the appropriate Secretary receives the portion unless the 
appropriate Secretary makes a written determination, during the 90-day 
period, that the portion is not consistent with the requirements of the 
Federal statute authorizing the activity or program or section 
501(c)(3) of WIA. However, for Unified Plans that are submitted by May 
31, 2005, for the two-year planning period, July 1, 2005 through June 
30, 2007, the Department of Labor is committed to completing its review 
of those portions of the Unified Plan related to WIA/W-P and SCSEP 
within 30 days, to allow States additional time to prepare the Plan.
    The appropriate Secretary, or his/her representative, will advise 
the State by letter, as soon as possible, that the portion of the 
Unified Plan over which his/her agency exercises administrative 
authority is approved or disapproved. If the plan is not approved, the 
appropriate Secretary, or his/her representative, will advise the State 
by letter that the portion of the Unified Plan over which his/her 
agency exercises administrative authority is not consistent with the 
requirements of the Federal statute authorizing the activity or 
program, or with section 501(c)(3) of WIA Unified Plan, and clearly 
indicate the reasons for disapproval and specify what additional 
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or what action needs to be taken for the Unified Plan to be approved.

F. How To Use ``Attachment B''

1. Forms for State Use
    In Attachment B you will find three forms for use in submitting 
your State Unified Plan. These forms are available for electronic 
download, along with this entire guidance, at http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce.
    a. Unified Plan Activities and Programs Checklist: Please provide a 
list of the section 501 programs and activities you have included in 
your Plan. Use of this specific format is optional.
    b. Contact Information: Please provide the contact information 
requested for each of the Section 501 programs and activities that you 
have included in your Plan. Programs and activities may be combined on 
one form if they have the same contact information. Use of this 
specific format is optional.
    c. Plan Signature(s): Please provide the required signatures as 
appropriate for the programs and activities you have included in your 
State Unified Plan. Use of this specific format is optional, but the 
wording on your signature page must be identical to that provided here.
2. Program Descriptions
    Please respond fully to the general questions in the program 
descriptions section, as well as the additional questions that relate 
to the programs and activities that are included in your State's 
Unified Plan.
3. Certifications and Assurances
    By signing the signature page(s), you are assuring or certifying 
those items in the Certifications and Assurances section that apply to 
the programs and activities you have included in your State's Unified 
Plan.

G. Modifications

    Modifications may be needed in any number of areas to keep the 
Unified Plan a viable, living document over its two-year life. WIA 
regulations permit states to modify their state workforce investment 
plan at any time. In general, it is substantial changes to the Unified 
Plan that require a modification, i.e., any change that significantly 
impacts the operation of the state's workforce investment system.
    Plan modifications must be submitted to the Federal Coordinator, 
who will ensure that Federal agencies whose programs are included in 
the Unified Plan receive a copy, or to appropriate Federal agency, in 
accordance with the procedures of the affected agency. Prior to 
submission of the modification for review and approval by the Federal 
Government, the designated State agency must circulate the 
modifications among the other state and/or local agencies that may be 
affected by the changes. Inclusion of a program in the state Unified 
Plan does not remove the statutory requirement for certain programs to 
annually review the plan and submit modifications as needed or to 
revise a plan to reflect newly negotiated performance levels.
    Modifications to the Unified Plan are subject to the same public 
review and comment requirements that apply to the development of the 
original plan. States should direct any questions about the need to 
submit a plan modification to the Federal Coordinator, the Departmental 
Contacts listed above, or to the Regional Administrator or Regional 
Commissioner who exercises administrative authority over the activity 
or program(s) impacted by the modification.

H. Inquiries

    General inquiries about the State Unified Plan process may be 
directed to the Federal Coordinator for Plan Review and Approval. The 
electronic mail address for the Federal Coordinator (Christine Kulick) 
is [email protected]. The Federal Coordinator may be contacted 
by phone at 202-693-3045. Inquiries related to specific activities and 
programs can be directed to the staff contacts listed above.

II. National Strategic Direction

A. Vision and Goals Related to WIA Title I and Wagner Peyser

    1. The purpose of this portion of this WIA and Wagner Peyser 
Unified Planning Guidance is to communicate national direction and 
strategic priorities for the workforce investment system. Broadly, the 
Federal goals for the workforce investment system for this planning 
cycle include:
    a. Realizing the reforms envisioned by the Workforce Investment Act 
including:
    i. Integrated, seamless service delivery through comprehensive One-
Stop Career Centers;
    ii. A demand-driven workforce system governed by business-led 
Workforce Investment Boards;
    iii. Maximum flexibility in tailoring service delivery and making 
strategic investment in workforce development activities to meet the 
needs of State and local economies and labor markets;
    iv. Customers making informed choices based on quality workforce 
information and accessing quality training providers;
    v. Increased fiscal and performance accountability; and
    vi. A youth program targeting out-of-school populations with 
increased accountability for employment and/or increased secondary and 
post-secondary education outcomes.
    b. Incorporating new statutory and regulatory program requirements 
that have evolved since the passage of WIA, such as priority of service 
for veterans as prescribed by the Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L. 107-
288), (38 U.S.C. 4215).
    c. Providing the national strategic priorities and direction in the 
following areas:
    i. Implementation of a demand-driven workforce system;
    ii. System reform to eliminate duplicative administrative costs and 
to enable increased training investments;
    iii. Enhanced integration of service delivery through One-Stop 
delivery systems nationwide;
    iv. A refocusing of the WIA youth investments on out-of-school 
youth populations, collaborative service delivery across Federal 
programs, and increased accountability;
    v. Improved development and delivery of workforce information to 
support Workforce Investment Boards in their strategic planning and 
investments; providing tools and products that support business growth 
and economic development; and providing quality career guidance 
directly to students and job seekers and their counselors through One-
Stop Career Centers;
    vi. Faith-based and community-based organizations playing an 
enhanced role in workforce development;
    vii. Enhanced use of waivers and workflex provisions in WIA to 
provide greater flexibility to States and local areas in structuring 
their workforce investment systems; and
    viii. Reporting against common performance measures across Federal 
employment and training programs.

B. Demand-Driven Workforce Investment System

    1. The realities of today's global economy make it imperative that 
the public workforce investment system be demand-driven, providing 
services that prepare workers to take advantage of new and increasing 
job opportunities in high growth/high demand and economically vital 
industries and sectors of the American economy. The foundation of this 
effort is partnerships that include the workforce system, business and 
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implement a strategic vision for economic development. Becoming demand-
driven represents a major transformation of this system, which, for 40 
years, has been primarily framed around individuals needs for service 
rather than focusing on both the needs of job seekers and the business 
community.
    2. To be successful, the workforce investment system must begin 
today to prepare the workforce of tomorrow. Each year, the United 
States invests approximately $15 billion into the workforce system. To 
ensure that this large investment is used effectively, it is imperative 
that all of the components of the workforce system at the national, 
State, and local levels become demand-driven and contribute to the 
economic well-being of communities and the nation by developing a 
qualified and competitive workforce. Current job opportunities must be 
known as well as where the good jobs will be in the future by (1) 
identifying the workforce needs in high-growth, high-demand and 
economically critical industries and the necessary preparation required 
to succeed in those occupations and (2) understanding the workforce 
challenges that must be addressed to ensure a prepared and competitive 
workforce. This requires all of the key players in the State and local 
system, including Governors and Local Elected Officials, State and 
Local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), State Workforce Agencies, and 
One-Stop Career Centers to:
    a. Have a firm grasp of their State and local economies;
    b. Strategically invest and leverage their resources;
    c. Build partnerships between industry leaders and educational 
institutions that develop solutions to workforce challenges; and
    d. Allocate training dollars to provide the skills and competencies 
necessary to support industry now and in the future.
    3. The workforce investment system is a catalyst that links 
employers, economic development organizations, public agencies, and the 
education community to build and deliver innovative answers to 
workforce challenges.
    4. Development of a demand driven strategic plan requires utilizing 
economic information and analysis to drive strategic investments, 
identifying strategic partners, and designing effective service 
delivery systems. Some of the important elements of a demand-driven 
strategic plan include the following:
    a. Economic analysis is a fundamental starting point for a demand-
driven approach to workforce investment. A wide array of workforce 
information and data, including economic indicators, labor market 
information, census data, educational data, transactional data, 
projections and data from the private sector, and one-on-one interviews 
with businesses needs to be collected and analyzed.
    b. Workforce strategies that target industries that are high 
growth, high demand and critical to the State and/or local economy are 
most likely to support economic growth and provide individuals with the 
opportunities to get good jobs with good pay and career pathways.
    c. Strategic partnerships among the workforce investment system, 
targeted businesses and industries, economic development agencies, and 
education and training providers (including K-12) provide a strong 
foundation for identifying workforce challenges and developing and 
implementing innovative workforce solutions focused on a workforce with 
the right skills. The workforce system must be the catalyst for 
bringing these target partnerships together.
    d. A solutions-based approach that brings the right strategic 
partners and resources to the table promotes a comprehensive analysis 
of workforce challenges and also provides the synergy for successful, 
innovative workforce solutions and the opportunity to effectively 
leverage workforce investment resources.
    e. A demand-driven workforce investment system ensures that the 
full array of assets available through the One-Stop delivery system is 
available to support individual workers as well as to provide solutions 
to workforce issues identified by business and industry.
    f. Translating the demand for workers with the skills businesses 
need into demand-driven career guidance must be one of the human 
resource solutions provided broadly by the workforce investment system.
    5. The WIA and Wagner Peyser related Unified Planning guidance 
includes new language in support of these principles which offers 
States an opportunity, in the context of the State Planning process, to 
formally articulate demand-driven goals and strategies tailored to the 
unique needs of the State.

C. System Reform and Increased Focus on Training

    1. Workforce training is one of the major areas in which the 
President is focusing reform efforts. In April 2004, he challenged the 
workforce investment system at the State and local levels to eliminate 
unnecessary overhead costs and simplify administration in order to 
preserve more resources for training. The system currently spends 
approximately 30% of appropriated funds each year on infrastructure and 
``other'' costs as currently reported by States as part of their 
routine reporting under WIA. Some of these funds are wisely spent, but 
clearly more can be made available for training. The President has 
called for the system to double the number of individuals trained under 
major WIA grant programs. Through WIA reauthorization, additional 
reforms in support of these goals are anticipated.
    2. The WIA State Plan provides States with a platform to promote 
greater efficiencies in the workforce system by articulating 
administrative policies for State and local governance processes. The 
State has multiple vehicles to increase consolidation and integration 
of the infrastructure through policies, required practices, provision 
of technical assistance and monitoring. The State also can articulate 
its goals for expenditures of resources for training in industries and 
occupations critical to the State's economy.

D. Enhanced Integration Through One-Stop Delivery System

    1. One of the primary expectations of the workforce system under 
the WIA statutory framework is a seamless, integrated One-Stop delivery 
system. The expectation for an integrated service delivery system 
remains firmly embedded as a key principle of a demand-driven workforce 
system.
    2. The goal of integration is to ensure that the full spectrum of 
community assets is used in the service delivery system, and to support 
human capital solutions for businesses, industry and individual 
customers. Different programs fund different types of services and 
serve different populations. These unique program features in the 
system provide both breadth and depth to the human capital solutions 
offered to businesses and industry. However, the assets go beyond 
program funding, and without integration of those assets, the system 
limits its impact and success.
    3. The workforce system has had a vision of integration for over a 
decade, supported with the Federal investment in One-Stop Centers in 
the mid-1990s and later realized in statute with the passage of WIA. 
Despite many efforts, the vision of seamless, integrated service 
delivery remains unrealized in many areas. It is still all too common 
to visit local areas across the nation and find a One-Stop office 
within blocks of a separate ``job service'' or ``affiliate'' office or 
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Center where programs are co-located, but with little integration. In 
addition, there is often a lack of consistency in policy and service 
delivery across workforce investment areas within a State, which causes 
customer confusion and frustration. While there are real challenges to 
achieving the vision of integration, it is a vision that can be 
realized. Due to strong leadership, creativity, and hard work at the 
State and local levels, a number of One-Stop Centers have overcome turf 
issues and administrative challenges to offer integrated service 
delivery.
    4. Strong State leadership has been identified as one of the key 
success factors in achieving integration in One-Stop Centers. The WIA 
State Planning process offers a unique opportunity for the Governor and 
the State Workforce Investment Board to clearly articulate the State's 
goals for integration and to help remove any barriers. The Employment 
and Training Administration (ETA) is committed to working with States 
to support integration efforts.

E. New Vision for Serving Youth Most In Need

    1. The Administration is committed to trying bold, innovative and 
flexible initiatives to prepare the most at-risk and neediest youth for 
jobs in our changing economy. ETA, in collaboration with the 
Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice, has 
developed a new strategic vision to more effectively and efficiently 
serve out-of-school and those at risk of dropping out-of-school 
(Training and Employment Guidance Notice No. 3-04). Regional Youth 
Forums were conducted in the fall of 2004 that brought together State 
youth leaders to develop similar partnerships at the State level, and 
to begin to develop a common vision and action plan for implementing 
cross-agency State approaches for serving the neediest youth.
    2. Out-of-school youth (and those most at risk of dropping out) are 
an important part of the new workforce supply pipeline needed by 
businesses to fill job vacancies in a knowledge-based economy. WIA-
funded youth programs should connect these youth with quality secondary 
and post-secondary educational opportunities and high-growth and other 
employment opportunities.
    3. ETA's new vision for serving youth will present challenges for 
how State and local WIA programs interact and link with State and local 
education and economic development systems. To achieve this vision, 
States should consider this new strategic approach and associated goals 
across four major areas:
    a. Alternative Education--Goal: Provide leadership to ensure that 
youth served in alternative education programs will receive a high 
quality education that adheres to the State standards developed in 
response to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation.
    b. Demand of Business--Goal: The investment of WIA youth resources 
will be demand-driven, assuring that youth obtain the skills needed by 
businesses so that they can succeed in the 21st century economy.
    c. Neediest Youth--Goal: Investments will be prioritized to serve 
youth most in need including out-of-school youth (and those at risk of 
dropping out of school), youth in foster care, those aging out of 
foster care, youth offenders, children of incarcerated parents, 
homeless youth, and migrant and seasonal farmworker youth.
    d. Improved Performance--Goal: Key initiatives will be implemented 
to assure that programs are performance-based and focused on outcomes.
    4. ETA has developed strategic partnerships at the Federal level 
with the Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult 
Education, the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration 
for Children and Families, and the Department of Justice's Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Through the State Planning 
process, Governors have the opportunity to promote strategic 
partnerships across State agencies serving youth to enhance service 
delivery and more effectively leverage available resources. ETA 
encourages Governors to play a key leadership role in enhancing intra-
State coordination among these agencies and to develop cross-agency 
approaches for serving youth. The WIA State Planning process is a 
vehicle for driving a Statewide youth vision that ensures that 
previously marginalized youth become an important pipeline of workers.

F. A Stronger Workforce Information System

    1. As discussed previously, a strong foundation of economic data 
and workforce information, along with the ability to analyze the data 
and transform it into easily understood intelligence, is one of the 
keys to effective strategic planning for a demand-driven workforce 
investment system. To achieve that vision, the workforce system needs 
to move beyond traditional labor market information strategies and 
develop a workforce information system that helps drive both economic 
development and workforce investment for the State. In their lead role, 
States need to embrace a wide array of data sources, new strategies for 
making it available to customers, and consider alternative ways to 
invest and leverage public and private resources to build the State's 
workforce information system.
    Workforce information is critical not only for driving the 
investments of the workforce system, but it is also a fundamental 
decision tool for the nation's businesses, students, workers, parents, 
guidance counselors, and education institutions. The development of 
workforce information is the responsibility broadly of Governors, State 
workforce agencies, State agencies designated under WIA as responsible 
for labor market information, State economic development agencies, and 
Local Workforce Investment Boards.

G. Effective Utilization of Faith-Based and Community-Based 
Organizations

    1. President Bush signed Executive Order 13198 on January 29, 2001, 
with the goal of removing statutory, regulatory, and procedural 
barriers that prevent faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) 
from participating in the provision of social services. The Department 
of Labor Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives, created 
under the Executive Order has worked closely with ETA to help increase 
the opportunities for FBCOs to partner with the workforce investment 
system. As legal and regulatory barriers have been removed, the 
Department of Labor has been increasingly focusing on ways to integrate 
FBCOs into the WIA system at the local level including:
    a. Expanding the access of faith-based and community organizations' 
clients and customers to the training, job and career services offered 
by the local One-Stop Centers;
    b. Increasing the number of faith-based and community organizations 
serving as committed and active partners in the One-Stop delivery 
system.
    2. By integrating the workforce system with the resources available 
through these organizations, the capacity of the workforce investment 
system to serve those most in need is significantly expanded. 
Continuing to promote integration of FBCOs remains a focal point for 
the President and the Department of Labor. States are encouraged to 
incorporate strategies that include FBCOs into their State Plans.

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H. Increased Use of Flexibility Provisions in WIA

    For the workforce system to be successful in promoting business 
prosperity and employment opportunities for workers, States must have 
the flexibility to design innovative programs based on local need and 
labor markets. WIA as it exists today provides significant 
opportunities to States to obtain waivers of statutory and regulatory 
requirements that may impede achieving the State's workforce goals. 
Therefore, one of the key focal points as States move into a new 
planning cycle is to encourage States to utilize the full range of 
flexibility offered under WIA's waiver and workflex provisions. The 
workflex option has not been utilized by States and may offer the 
greatest range of opportunity for States. ETA is committed to sharing 
the waiver strategies States have utilized to date and providing 
technical assistance to States considering requesting waivers. The 
State Unified Plan provides a vehicle for the State to identify waiver 
opportunities and to formally request waivers in concert with overall 
strategic planning. Waivers may be requested at other times as well.

I. Performance Accountability and Implementation of Common Performance 
Measures

    1. Improved performance accountability for customer-focused results 
is a central feature of WIA and remains a strategic priority for the 
President and the Department of Labor. In an effective accountability 
system, a clear link should exist between the State's program design 
and the results achieved. The performance information should be 
available to and easily understood by all customers, stakeholders, and 
operators of the workforce investment system.
    2. To enhance the management of the workforce system and the 
usability of performance information, the Department, in collaboration 
with other Federal agencies, has developed a set of common performance 
measures for Federally-funded training and employment programs. The 
value of common measures is the ability to describe in a similar manner 
the core purposes of the workforce system--did people find jobs; did 
people stay employed; and did earnings increase? Standardizing the 
definitions of the outcomes across programs simplifies reporting. 
Coupled with valid and accurate information, use of common measures 
provides a greater ability to compare and manage results.
    3. It is ETA's intent to begin data collection in support of common 
measures effective July 1, 2005, for Program Year 2005. This was 
recently announced in Training and Employment Guidance Letter 18-04, 
``Announcing the soon-to-be-published Proposed Revisions to Existing 
Performance Reporting Requirements for the Implementation of Common 
Measures for title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the Wagner-
Peyser Act (Employment Service (ES)/Labor Exchange), the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Reform Act (TAA), and title 38, chapter 41 Job 
Counseling, Training, and Placement Service (Veterans' Employment and 
Training Service (VETS)).'' Prior to the effective date, ETA will 
publish proposed revisions to reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
in support of common measures in a separate Federal Register Notice.
    4. The common measures are an integral part of ETA's performance 
accountability system. ETA will continue to collect from states and 
grantees other data on program activities, participants, and outcomes 
necessary for program management, including data that support the 
existing WIA performance measures, and to convey full and accurate 
information on the performance of workforce programs to policymakers 
and stakeholders.

III. Unified Planning Instructions

    Note: The statutes cited in parentheses refer to the authorizing 
legislation for each respective program. This unified planning 
guidance only relates to planning requirements; it does not affect 
the statutory and regulatory requirements relating to other aspects 
of programs included in the plan. References to the Welfare-to-Work 
program have been deleted due to the expiration of that program.

A. Vision and Priorities

    WIA/Wagner Peyser Plan requirements:
    1. Describe the Governor's vision for a Statewide workforce 
investment system. Provide a summary articulating the Governor's vision 
for utilizing the resources of the workforce system in support of the 
State's economic development that address the issues and questions 
below. States are encouraged to attach more detailed documents to 
expand upon any aspect of the summary response if available. (WIA Sec.  
112(a) and (b)(4)(A-C).)
    2. What are the State's economic development goals for attracting, 
retaining and growing business and industry within the State? (Sec.  
112(a) and (b)(4)(A-C).)
    3. Given that a skilled workforce is a key to the economic success 
of every business, what is the Governor's vision for maximizing and 
leveraging the broad array of Federal and State resources available for 
workforce investment flowing through the State's cabinet agencies and/
or education agencies in order to ensure a skilled workforce for the 
State's business and industry? (Sec.  112(a) and (b)(4)(A-C).)
    4. Given the continuously changing skill needs that business and 
industry have as a result of innovation and new technology, what is the 
Governor's vision for ensuring a continuum of education and training 
opportunities that support a skilled workforce? (Sec.  112(a) and 
(b)(4)(A-C).)
    5. What is the Governor's vision for bringing together the key 
players in workforce development including business and industry, 
economic development, education, and the workforce system to 
continuously identify the workforce challenges facing the State and to 
develop innovative strategies and solutions that effectively leverage 
resources to address those challenges? (Sec.  112(b)(10).)
    6. What is the Governor's vision for ensuring that every youth has 
the opportunity to develop and achieve career goals through education 
and workforce training, including the youth most in need, such as out 
of school youth, homeless youth, youth in foster care, youth aging out 
of foster care, youth offenders, children of incarcerated parents, 
migrant and seasonal farmworker youth, and other youth at risk? (Sec.  
112(a).)
    7. Given the labor shortage that will continue to increase over the 
next 25 years, describe the Governor's vision for how it will ensure 
that older individuals receive workforce training that will prepare 
them to reenter the labor market and become a workforce solution for 
employers. (Sec.  112 (b)(17)(A)(iv).)

B. One-Stop Delivery System

    1. Describe the State's comprehensive vision of an integrated 
service delivery system, including the role each program incorporated 
in the Unified Plan in the delivery of services through that system.
    In answering this question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i.) Identify how the State will use WIA Title I funds to leverage 
other Federal, State, local, and private resources in order to maximize 
the effectiveness of such resources and to expand the participation of 
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Statewide workforce investment system? (Sec.  112(b)(10).)
    (ii.) What strategies are in place to address the national 
strategic direction discussed in Part I of this guidance, the 
Governor's priorities, and the workforce development issues identified 
through the analysis of the State's economy and labor market? (Sec.  
112(a) and 112(b)(4)(D).)
    (iii.) Based on the State's economic and labor market analysis, 
what strategies has the State implemented or plans to implement to 
identify and target industries and occupations within the State that 
are high growth, high demand, and vital to the State's economy? (Sec.  
112(a) and 112(b)(4)(A).) The State may want to consider:
     Industries projected to add a substantial number of new 
jobs to the economy; or
     Industries that have a significant impact on the overall 
economy; or
     Industries that impact the growth of other industries; or
     Industries that are being transformed by technology and 
innovation that require new skill sets for workers; or
     Industries that are new and emerging and are expected to 
grow.
    (iv.) What strategies are in place to promote and develop ongoing 
and sustained strategic partnerships that include business and 
industry, economic development, the workforce system, and education 
partners (K-12, community colleges, and others) for the purpose of 
continuously identifying workforce challenges and developing solutions 
to targeted industries' workforce challenges? (Sec.  112(b)(8).)
    (v.) What State strategies are in place to ensure that sufficient 
system resources are being spent to support training of individuals in 
high growth/high demand industries? (Sec.  112(b)(4)(A) and 
112(b)(17)(A)(i).)
    (vi.) What workforce strategies does the State have to support the 
creation, sustainability, and growth of small businesses and support 
for the workforce needs of small businesses as part of the State's 
economic strategy? (Sec.  112(b)(4)(A) and 112(b)(17)(A)(i).)
    (vii.) How are the funds reserved for Statewide activities used to 
incent the entities that make up the State's workforce system at the 
State and local levels to achieve the Governor's vision and address the 
national strategic direction identified in part I of this guidance? 
(Sec.  112(a).)
    (viii.) Describe the State's strategies to promote collaboration 
between the workforce system, education, human services, juvenile 
justice, and others to better serve youth that are most in need and 
have significant barriers to employment, and to successfully connect 
them to education and training opportunities that lead to successful 
employment. (Sec.  112(b)(18)(A).)
    (ix.) Describe the State's strategies to identify State laws, 
regulations, policies that impede successful achievement of workforce 
development goals and strategies to change or modify them. (Sec.  
112(b)(2).)
    (x.) Describe how the State will take advantage of the flexibility 
provisions in WIA for waivers and the option to obtain approval as a 
workflex State pursuant to Sec.  189(i) and Sec.  192.
    2. Describe the actions the State has taken to ensure an integrated 
One-Stop service delivery system Statewide. (Sec. Sec.  112(b)(14) and 
121).)
    a. What State policies and procedures are in place to ensure the 
quality of service delivery through One-Stop Centers such as 
development of minimum guidelines for operating comprehensive One-Stop 
Centers, competencies for One-Stop Career Center staff or development 
of a certification process for One-Stop Centers? (Sec.  112(b)(14).)
    b. What policies or guidance has the State issued to support 
maximum integration of service delivery through the One-Stop delivery 
system for both business customers and individual customers? (Sec.  
112(b)(14).)
    c. What actions has the State taken to promote identifying One-Stop 
infrastructure costs and developing models or strategies for local use 
that support integration? (Sec.  112(b)(14).)
    d. How does the State use the funds reserved for Statewide 
activities pursuant to (Sec.  129(b)(2)(B) and 134(a)(2)(B)(v) to 
assist in the establishment and operation of One-Stop delivery systems? 
(Sec.  112(b)(14).)
    e. How does the State ensure the full spectrum of assets in the 
One-Stop delivery system support human capital solutions for businesses 
and individual customers broadly? (Sec.  112(b)(14).)

C. Plan Development and Implementation

    1. Describe the methods used for joint planning and coordination of 
the programs and activities included in the Unified Plan. (WIA Sec.  
501(c)(3)(A).)
    State Consultation with Local Areas in Development of Plan: The 
authorizing statutes for many of the programs that may be included in a 
Unified Plan require that the State Plan be developed in consultation 
with various public and private entities, as well as members of the 
general public. Some statutes also require formal public hearings. 
Depending upon the programs that a State chooses to include in its 
Unified Plan, it may be possible for the State to satisfy many of these 
consultation requirements through a single set of processes. For 
example, both WIA Title I and Perkins III require that the business 
community be involved in the development of the State Plans for these 
programs. The State may satisfy both of these requirements by involving 
the business community in the development of a Unified Plan that 
includes the two programs. Separate consultations are not necessary.
    2. Describe the process used by the State to provide an opportunity 
for public comment and participation for each of the programs covered 
in the Unified Plan.
    In addition, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III, the eligible agency must hold public hearings and 
include a summary of the recommendations made by all segments of the 
public and interested organizations and groups and the eligible 
agency's response to the recommendations in the State Plan. (Sec.  
122(a)(3).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs, 
describe the process used by the State, consistent with section 111(g) 
of WIA, to provide an opportunity for public comment, including 
comments by representatives of business and representatives of labor 
organizations, and input into development of the Plan, prior to 
submission of the Plan.
    (c) Adult Education and Family Literacy, describe the process that 
will be used for public participation and comment with respect to the 
AEFLA portion of the Unified Plan. (Sec.  224(b)(9).)
    (d) TANF, the State shall make available to the public a summary of 
any Plan or Plan amendment submitted by the State under this section. 
With respect to the TANF plan design, local governments and private 
sector organizations have been consulted regarding the plan and design 
of welfare services in the State so that the services are provided in a 
manner appropriate to local populations; and have had at least 45 days 
to submit comments on the plan and the design of such services. (Sec.  
402(c).)
    (e) CSBG, provide evidence that the public participation 
requirements were met, including documents which confirms that a 
legislative public hearing on the State Plan was conducted as required 
by subsection 675(b) and that the Plan was also made available for 
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    3. This section should describe the types of activities and 
outcomes that were conducted to meet the consultation requirement. 
Demonstrate, as appropriate, how comments were considered in the plan 
development process including specific information on how the various 
WIA agency and program partners were involved in developing the unified 
State Plan.
    The following agencies, groups or individuals must be consulted, if 
your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III: (Sec.  122(a)(3),(b)(1), (c)(3), (e)(3).)
     Parents.
     Teachers.
     Students.
     Eligible Recipients.
     Representatives of special populations in the State.
     Representatives of business and industry in the State, 
including small- and medium-sized local businesses.
     Representatives of labor organizations in the State.
     Interested community members.
     Governor of the State.
    In addition, the eligible agency must consult with the State agency 
responsible for secondary education and the State agency responsible 
for supervision of community colleges, technical institutes, or other 
2-year post secondary institutions primarily engaged in providing 
postsecondary vocational and technical education concerning the amount 
and uses of funds proposed to be reserved for adult vocational and 
technical education, postsecondary vocational and technical education, 
tech-prep education, and secondary vocational technical education. 
Include any objections filed by either agency and your response(s). 
(Sec.  122(e)(3).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs: 
(Sec. Sec.  112(b)(1) and 112(b)(9).)
     The Governor of the State and State Board.
     Local Chief elected officials.
     Business community.
     Labor organizations.
     The following agencies, groups and individuals should also 
be consulted:
    Local Boards and Youth Councils, Educators, Vocational 
Rehabilitation Agencies, Service providers, Welfare agencies, Faith-
based and Community organizations and the State Employment Security 
Agency.
    In addition, describe the role of the State Board and Local Boards 
in planning and coordination in the Unified Plan (Sec.  501(c)(3).)

    Note: While WIA only requires the involvement of State Board and 
Local Boards in the planning and coordination of the programs and 
activities authorized under title I, the intent of the Unified Plan 
approach is to enable all the relevant parties in an area, if they 
so choose, to come together more readily to coordinate their 
activities in the best interests of the population to be served. 
However coordination is achieved, nothing in the Unified Plan or in 
WIA itself permits a Board or any other entity to alter the 
decisions made by another program grantee in accord with that 
grantee's statutes.

    (c) Adult Education and Family Literacy:
     Governor of the State (any comments made by the Governor 
must be included in the Plan) (Sec.  224(d).)
    (d) Vocational Rehabilitation:
     State Rehabilitation Council (include the response of the 
designated State unit to such input and recommendations). (Sec.  
101(a)(21)(A)(ii)(III).)
    (e) CSBG:
     Low-income individuals.
     Community organizations.
     Religious organizations.
     Representatives of low-income individuals.
    (f) TANF:
     With respect to the TANF plan design, local governments 
and private sector organizations have been consulted regarding the plan 
and design of welfare services in the State so that services are 
provided in a manner appropriate to local populations; and have had at 
least 45 days to submit comments on the plan and the design of such 
services.

D. Needs Assessment

    1. Describe the educational and job-training needs of individuals 
in the overall State population and of relevant subgroups of all the 
programs included in the Unified Plan.
    Many of the programs that may be included in a Unified Plan require 
a needs assessment. State agencies should fulfill these assessment 
responsibilities collaboratively or, at a minimum, create a planning 
process that promotes the sharing of needs assessment information among 
all agencies involved in preparing the Unified Plan. Sharing of 
assessment data can create a framework for the coordinated and 
integrated services that are to be provided through the One-Stop 
delivery system. The State may organize the presentation of assessment 
data in its Unified Plan in a manner it deems most appropriate and 
useful for planning, such as on a program-by-program basis, by 
geographic region, or by special population.
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs, 
identify the types and availability of workforce investment activities 
currently in the State. (Sec.  112(b)(4)(A-D).)
    (b) Adult Education and Family Literacy, objectively assess the 
adult education and literacy needs of individuals, including an 
assessment of those most in need and hardest to serve, including low 
income students, individuals with disabilities, single parents, 
displaced homemakers, and individuals with multiple barriers to 
educational enhancement (including individuals with limited English 
proficiency, criminal offenders in correctional institutions and other 
institutionalized individuals.) (Sec. Sec.  224(b)(10) and 225).)
    (c) Food Stamp Employment and Training (E&T), provide an answer and 
explain the method used to:
    (i) Estimate the number and characteristics of the expected pool of 
work registrants during the fiscal year;
    (ii) Estimate the number of work registrants the State agency 
intends to exempt from E&T, along with a discussion of the proposed 
exemption criteria;
    (iii) Estimate the number of placements into E&T components during 
the fiscal year;
    (iv) Estimate the number of ABAWDs (able-bodied adults without 
dependents) in the State during the fiscal year;
    (v) Estimate the number of ABAWDs in both waived and unwaived area 
of the State during the fiscal year;
    (vi) Estimate the average monthly number of ABAWDs included in the 
State's 15 percent exemption allowance, along with a discussion of how 
the State intends to apply the exemption;
    (vii) Estimate the number of qualifying education/training and 
workfare opportunities for ABAWDS the State will create during the 
fiscal year.
    (d) Vocational Rehabilitation:
    (i) Assess the needs of individuals with disabilities in the State, 
particularly the vocational rehabilitation needs of individuals with 
the most significant disabilities (including their need for supported 
employment services), individuals with disabilities who have been 
unserved or under-served by the vocational rehabilitation program, and 
individuals with disabilities served through other components of the 
statewide workforce investment system. (Sec. Sec.  101(a)(15)(A)(i)(I-
III) and 625(b)(2).)
    (ii) Include State estimates of the number of individuals in the 
State who are eligible for services under title I of the Rehabilitation 
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services provided with funds provided under part B of title I and under 
part B of title VI (including, if the designated State agency uses an 
order of selection, estimates of the number of individuals to be served 
under each priority category within the order), and the costs of the 
services provided (including, if the designated State agency uses an 
order of selection, the service costs for each priority category within 
the order.) (Sec.  101(a)(15)(B).)
    (iii) Provide an assessment of the need to establish, develop, or 
improve community rehabilitation programs within the State. (Sec.  
101(a)(15)(A)(ii).)
    (e) HUD Employment and Training Programs: (Reminder: the following 
is a suggestion for incorporating HUD programs into your State's 
Unified Plan. However, following this guidance will not trigger funding 
for HUD programs):
    (i) Address the educational and training needs of public housing 
residents and other families receiving housing assistance.
    2. WIA Title I and Wagner Peyser Act: Economic and Labor Market 
Analysis (Sec.  112(b)(4).): As a foundation for this strategic plan 
and to inform the strategic investments and strategies that flow from 
this Plan, provide a detailed analysis of the State's economy, the 
labor pool, and the labor market context. Elements of the analysis 
should include the following:
    a. What is the current makeup of the State's economic base by 
industry?
    b. What industries and occupations are projected to grow and/or 
decline in the short term and over the next decade?
    c. In what industries and occupations is there a demand for skilled 
workers and available jobs, both today and projected over the next 
decade? In what numbers?
    d. What jobs/occupations are most critical to the State's economy?
    e. What are the skill needs for the available, critical and 
projected jobs?
    f. What is the current and projected demographics of the available 
labor pool (including the incumbent workforce) both now and over the 
next decade?
    g. Is the State experiencing any ``in migration'' or ``out 
migration'' of workers that impact the labor pool?
    h. Based on an analysis of both the projected demand for skills and 
the available and projected labor pool, what skill gaps is the State 
experiencing today and what skill gaps are projected over the next 
decade?
    i. Based on an analysis of the economy and the labor market, what 
workforce development issues has the State identified?
    j. What workforce development issues has the State prioritized as 
being most critical to its economic health and growth?

E. State and Local Governance

    1. What is the organization, structure and role/function of each 
State and local entity that will govern the activities of the Unified 
Plan?
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III, describe the procedures in place to develop the 
memoranda of understanding outlined in Section 121(c) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 concerning the provision of services only for 
postsecondary students and school dropouts. (Sec.  122(c)(21).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i) Organization of State agencies in relation to the Governor:
    1. Provide an organizational chart that delineates the relationship 
to the Governor of the agencies involved in the public workforce 
investment system, including education and economic development and the 
required and optional One-Stop partner programs managed by each agency.
    2. In a narrative describe how the agencies involved in the public 
workforce investment system interrelate on workforce and economic 
development issues and the respective lines of authority.
    (ii) State Workforce Investment Board:
    1. Describe the organization and structure of the State Board. 
(Sec.  111).):
    2. Include a description of the process by which State and Local 
Boards were created.
    3. Identify the organizations or entities represented on the State 
Board. If you are using an alternative entity which does not contain 
all the members required under section 111(b)(1), describe how each of 
the entities required under this section will be involved in planning 
and implementing the State's workforce investment system as envisioned 
in WIA. How is the alternative entity achieving the State's WIA goals? 
(Sec. Sec.  111(a-c), 111(e), and 112(b)(1).)
    4. Describe the process your State used to identify your State 
Board members. How did you select Board members, including business 
representatives, who have optimum policy-making authority and who 
represent diverse regions of the State as required under WIA? Describe 
how the Board's membership enables you to achieve your vision described 
above. (20 CFR 661.200).)
    5. Describe how the Board carries out its functions as required in 
Section 111(d) and 20 CFR 661.205. Include functions the Board has 
assumed that are in addition to those required. Identify any functions 
required in Section 111(d) the Board does not perform and explain why.
    6. How will the State Board ensure that the public (including 
people with disabilities) has access to Board meetings and information 
regarding State Board activities, including membership and meeting 
minutes? (20 CFR 661.207).)
    7. Identify the circumstances which constitute a conflict of 
interest for any State or Local Workforce Investment Board member or 
the entity that s/he represents, and any matter that would provide a 
financial benefit to that member or his or her immediate family. 
(Sec. Sec.  111(f), 112(b)(13), and 117(g).)
    8. What resources does the State provide the Board to carry out its 
functions, i.e., staff, funding, etc.?
    (iii) What is the structure/process for the State agencies and 
State Board to collaborate and communicate with each other and with the 
local workforce investment system (Sec.  112(b)(8)(A).):
    1. Describe the steps the State will take to improve operational 
collaboration of the workforce investment activities and other related 
activities and programs outlined in section 112(b)(8)(A), at both the 
State and local level (e.g., joint activities, memoranda of 
understanding, planned mergers, coordinated policies, etc.). How will 
the State Board and agencies eliminate any existing State-level 
barriers to coordination? (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2) and 112(b)(8)(A).)
    2. Describe the lines of communication established by the Governor 
to ensure open and effective sharing of information among the State 
agencies responsible for implementing the vision for the workforce 
system and between the State agencies and the State Workforce 
Investment Board.
    3. Describe the lines of communication and mechanisms established 
by the Governor to ensure timely and effective sharing of information 
between the State agencies/State Board and local workforce investment 
areas and Local Boards. Include types of regularly issued guidance and 
how Federal guidance is disseminated to Local Boards and One-Stop 
Career Centers. (Sec.  112(b)(1).)
    (iv) Describe any cross-cutting organizations or bodies at the 
State level designed to guide and inform an integrated vision for 
serving youth in the State within the context of workforce investment, 
social services, juvenile justice, and education. Describe the 
membership of such bodies and the functions and responsibilities in 
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youth? How is the State promoting a collaborative cross-agency approach 
for both policy development and service delivery at the local level for 
youth? (Sec.  112(b)(18)(A).)
    (v) Describe major State policies and requirements that have been 
established to direct and support the development of a Statewide 
workforce investment system not described elsewhere in this Plan as 
outlined below. (Sec.  112(b)(2).)
    1. What State policies and systems are in place or planned to 
support common data collection and reporting processes, information 
management, integrated service delivery, and performance management? 
(Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2) and 112(b)(8)(B).)
    2. What State policies are in place that promote efficient use of 
administrative resources such as requiring more co-location and fewer 
affiliate sites in local One-Stop systems to eliminate duplicative 
facility and operational costs or to require a single administrative 
structure at the local level to support Local Boards and to be the 
fiscal agent for WIA funds to avoid duplicative administrative costs 
that could otherwise be used for service delivery and training? Include 
any specific administrative cost controls, plans, reductions, and 
targets for reductions, if the State has established them. (Sec. Sec.  
111(d)(2) and 112(b)(8)(A).)
    3. What State policies are in place to promote universal access and 
consistency of service Statewide? (Sec.  112(b)(2).)
    4. What policies support a demand-driven approach, as described in 
Part I. ``Demand-driven Workforce Investment System,'' to workforce 
development--such as training on the economy and labor market data for 
Local Board and One-Stop Career Center staff? (Sec. Sec.  112(b)(4) and 
112(b)(17)(A)(iv).)
    5. What policies are in place to ensure that the resources 
available through the Federal and/or State apprenticeship programs, the 
Job Corps and the Senior Community Service Employment Program are fully 
integrated with the State's One-Stop delivery system? (Sec. Sec.  
112)(b)(17)(A)(iv) and (b)(18)(C).)
    (vi) Local Area Designations--Identify the State's designated local 
workforce investment areas and the date of the most recent area 
designation, including whether the State is currently re-designating 
local areas pursuant to the end of the subsequent designation period 
for areas designated in the previous Unified Plan. (Sec. Sec.  
112(b)(5).) Include a description of the process used to designate such 
areas. Describe how the State considered the extent to which such local 
areas are consistent with labor market areas: geographic areas served 
by local and intermediate education agencies, post-secondary education 
institutions and area vocational schools; and all other criteria 
identified in section 116(a)(1) in establishing area boundaries, to 
assure coordinated planning. Describe the State Board's role, including 
all recommendations made on local designation requests pursuant to 
Sec.  116(a)(4). (Sec. Sec.  112(b)(5) and 116(a)(1).) Describe the 
appeals process used by the State to hear appeals of local area 
designations referred to in Sec.  116(a)(5) and 112(b)(15).
    (vii) Local Workforce Investment Boards--Identify the criteria the 
State has established to be used by the chief elected official(s) in 
the local areas for the appointment of Local Board members based on the 
requirements of section 117. (Sec. Sec.  112(b)(6), 117(b).)
    (viii) Identify the circumstances which constitute a conflict of 
interest for any State or Local Workforce Investment Board member or 
the entity that s/he represents, and any matter that would provide a 
financial benefit to that member or his or her immediate family. 
(Sec. Sec.  111(f), 112(b)(13), and 117(g).)
    (ix) Identify the policies and procedures to be applied by local 
areas for determining eligibility of local level training providers, 
how performance information will be used to determine continuing 
eligibility and the agency responsible for carrying out these 
activities. Describe how the State solicited recommendations from Local 
Boards and training providers and interested members of the public, 
including representatives of business and labor organizations, in the 
development of these policies and procedures.
    (x) Individual Training Accounts (ITAs):
    1. What policy direction has the State provided for ITAs?
    2. Describe innovative training strategies used by the State to 
fill skills gaps. Include in the discussion the State's effort to 
broaden the scope and reach of ITAs through partnerships with business, 
education, economic development, and industry associations and how 
business and industry involvement is used to drive this strategy.
    3. Discuss the State's plan for committing all or part of WIA Title 
I funds to training opportunities in high-growth, high-demand, and 
economically vital occupations.
    4. Describe the State's policy for limiting ITAs (e.g., dollar 
amount or duration).
    5. Describe the State's current or planned use of WIA Title I funds 
for the provision of training through apprenticeship.
    6. Identify State policies developed in response to changes to WIA 
regulations that permit the use of WIA Title I financial assistance to 
employ or train participants in religious activities when the 
assistance is provided indirectly) such as through an ITA. (Note that 
the Department of Labor provides Web access to the equal treatment 
regulations and other guidance for the workforce investment system and 
faith-based and community organizations at http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/legalguidance.htm).
    (xi) Identify the criteria to be used by Local Boards in awarding 
grants for youth activities, including criteria that the Governor and 
Local Boards will use to identify effective and ineffective youth 
activities and providers of such activities. (Sec.  112(b)(18)(B).)
    (xii) Describe the competitive and non-competitive processes that 
will be used at the State level to award grants and contracts for 
activities under title I of WIA, including how potential bidders are 
being made aware of the availability of grants and contracts. (Sec.  
112(b)(16).)
    (c) Vocational Rehabilitation, designate a State agency as the sole 
State agency to administer the Plan, or to supervise the administration 
of the Plan by a local agency, in accordance with section 101(a)(2)(A). 
(Sec.  101(a)(2)(A).)
    (d) TANF, describe the objective criteria for the delivery of 
benefits and the determination of eligibility and for fair and 
equitable treatment, including an explanation of how the State will 
provide opportunities for recipients who have been adversely affected 
to be heard in a State administrative or appeal process. (Sec.  
402(a)(1)(B)(iii).)

F. Funding

    1. What criteria will the State use, subject to each program's 
authorizing law, to allocate funds for each of the programs included in 
the Unified Plan? Describe how the State will use funds the State 
receives to leverage other Federal, State, local, and private 
resources, in order to maximize the effectiveness of such resources, 
and to expand the participation of business, employees, and individuals 
in the Statewide workforce investment system. (WIA Sec.  112(b)(10).) 
In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III:
    (i) Describe the criteria that you will use in approving 
applications by eligible recipients for funds under Perkins III. (Sec.  
122(c)(1)(B).)
    (ii) Describe how funds received through the allotment made under

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section 111 will be allocated among secondary school vocational and 
technical education, or postsecondary and adult vocational and 
technical education, or both, including the rationale for such 
allocation. (Sec.  122(c)(4)(A).)
    (iii) Describe how funds received through the allotment made under 
section 111 will be allocated among consortia which will be formed 
among secondary schools and eligible institutions, and how funds will 
be allocated among the members of the consortia, including the 
rationale for such allocation. (Sec.  122(c)(4)(B).)
    (iv) If the eligible agency decides to develop an alternative 
allocation formula under the authority of sections 131(c) and/or 
132(b), submit the proposed formula and supporting documentation to the 
Secretary of Education for approval prior to the submission of your 
State Plan or as a part of the State Unified Plan. (Sec. Sec.  131(c) 
and 132(b).)
    (b) Tech-Prep, describe how the eligible agency will award tech-
prep funds in accordance with the requirements of Sections 204(a) and 
Section 205 of Perkins III, including whether grants will be awarded on 
a competitive basis or on the basis of a formula determined by the 
State.
    (c) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs 
(Sec.  112(b)(12):
    (i) If applicable, describe the methods and factors (including 
weights assigned to each factor) your State will use to distribute 
funds to local areas for the 30% discretionary formula adult employment 
and training funds and youth funds pursuant to Sections 128(b)(3)(B) 
and 133(b)(3)(B).
    (ii) Describe how the allocation methods and factors help ensure 
that funds are distributed equitably throughout the State and that 
there will be no significant shifts in funding levels to a local area 
on a year-to-year basis.
    (iii) Describe the State's allocation formula for dislocated worker 
funds under 133(b)(2)(B).
    (iv) Describe how the individuals and entities on the State Board 
were involved in the development of the methods and factors, and how 
the State consulted with chief elected officials in local areas 
throughout the State in determining such distribution.
    (v) Describe the procedures and criteria that are in place under 20 
CFR 663.600 for the Governor and appropriate Local Boards to direct 
One-Stop operators to give priority of service to public assistance 
recipients and other low-income individuals for intensive and training 
services if funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and 
training activities are determined to be limited. (Sec. Sec.  
112(b)(17)(A)(iv) and 134(d)(4)(E).)
    (vi) Specify how the State will use the 10 percent Wagner-Peyser 
Act funds allotted to it under section 7(b) in accordance with the 
three provisions of allowable activities: performance incentives; 
services for groups with special needs; and extra costs of exemplary 
service delivery models. (Sec.  112(b)(7) and 20 CFR 652.204).)
    (d) Adult Education and Family Literacy:
    (i) Describe how the eligible agency will fund local activities in 
accordance with the considerations described in Section 231(e) and the 
other requirements of title II of WIA. (Sec.  224(b).)
    (ii) Describe the process to show that public notice was given of 
the availability of Federal funds to eligible recipients and the 
procedures for submitting applications to the State, including 
approximate time frames for the notice and receipt of applications. 
(Sec.  231(c).)
    (iii) Describe how the eligible agency will use funds made 
available under Section 222(a)(2) for State leadership activities. 
(Sec.  223(a).)
    (iv) Describe the steps the eligible agency will take to ensure 
direct and equitable access, as required in section 231(c). (Sec.  
224(b)(12).)
    (e) Food Stamp Employment and Training, Estimate the total cost of 
the State's E&T program and identify the source of funds according to 
the format for Table 5, Planned Fiscal Year Costs, contained in the 
most current release of ``The Handbook on Preparing State Plans for 
Food Stamp Employment and Training Programs.''
    (f) TANF, indicate the name, address, and EIN number of the TANF 
administering agency and estimate for each quarter of the fiscal year 
by percentage the amount of TANF grant that it wishes to receive.
    (g) Vocational Rehabilitation:
    (i) Describe how the State will utilize funds reserved for the 
development and implementation of innovative approaches to expand and 
improve the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to 
individuals with disabilities under the State Plan, particularly 
individuals with the most significant disabilities. (Sec.  
101(a)(18)(B).)
    (ii) Describe the quality, scope, and extent of supported 
employment services authorized under the Act to be provided to 
individuals who are eligible under the Act to receive the services. 
(Sec.  625(b)(3).)
    (iii) In the event that vocational rehabilitation services cannot 
be provided to all eligible individuals with disabilities in the State 
who apply for services, indicate the order to be followed in selecting 
eligible individuals to be provided vocational rehabilitation services 
and provide the justification for the order. (Sec.  101(a)(5)(A)-(B).)
    (h) CSBG, describe how the State intends to use discretionary funds 
made available from the remainder of the grant or allotment described 
in Section 675C(b), including a description of how the local entity 
will use the funds to support innovative community and neighborhood-
based initiatives.

G. Activities To Be Funded

    1. For each of the programs in your Unified Plan, provide a general 
description of the activities the State will pursue using the relevant 
funding.
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III:
    (i) Describe the vocational and technical education activities to 
be assisted that are designed to meet or exceed the State adjusted 
levels of performance. (Sec.  122(c)(1).)
    (ii) Describe the secondary and postsecondary vocational and 
technical education programs to be carried out, including programs that 
will be carried out by the eligible agency to develop, improve, and 
expand access to quality, state-of-the-art technology in vocational and 
technical education programs. (Sec.  122(c)(1)(A).)
    (iii) Describe how funds will be used to improve or develop new 
vocational and technical education courses and effectively link 
secondary and postsecondary education. (Sec.  122(c)(1)(D) and 
122(c)(19).)
    (iv) Describe how the eligible agency will improve the academic and 
technical skills of students participating in vocational and technical 
education programs, including strengthening the academic, and 
vocational and technical, components of vocational and technical 
education programs through the integration of academics with vocational 
and technical education to (1) Ensure learning in the core academic, 
vocational and technical subjects; (2) provide students with strong 
experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and 
(3) prepare students for opportunities in post-secondary education or 
entry into high skill and high wage jobs in current and emerging 
occupations. (Sec.  122(c)(1)(C) and (5)(A).)
    (v) Describe how the eligible agency will ensure that students who 
participate in such vocational and technical education programs are 
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proficiencies as are taught to all other students. (Sec.  
122(c)(5)(B).)
    (vi) Describe how the eligible agency will actively involve 
parents, teachers, local businesses (including small- and medium-sized 
businesses), and labor organizations in the planning, development, 
implementation and evaluation of vocational and technical education 
programs.
    (b) Tech-Prep, describe how funds will be used in accordance with 
the requirements of section 204(c).
    (c) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i) Service Delivery--Describe the approaches the State will use to 
provide direction and support to Local Boards and the One-Stop Career 
Center delivery system on the strategic priorities to guide 
investments, structure business engagement, and inform service delivery 
approaches for all customers. (Sec.  112(b)(17)(A).)
    1. One-Stop Service Delivery Strategies: (Sec.  111(d)(2) and 
112(b)(2).)
    a. How will the services provided by each of the required and 
optional One-Stop partners be coordinated and made available through 
the One-Stop system? (Sec.  112(b)(8)(A).)
    b. How are youth formula programs funded under Sec.  128(b)(2)(A) 
integrated in the One-Stop system?
    c. What minimum service delivery requirements does the State 
mandate in a comprehensive One-Stop Centers or an affiliate site?
    d. What tools and products has the State developed to support 
service delivery in all One-Stop Centers Statewide?
    e. What models/templates/approaches does the State recommend and/or 
mandate for service delivery in the One-Stop Centers? For example, do 
all One-Stop Centers have a uniform method of organizing their service 
delivery to business customers? Is there a common individual assessment 
process utilized in every One-Stop Center? Are all One-Stop Centers 
required to have a resource center that is open to anyone?
    2. Workforce Information--A fundamental component of a demand-
driven workforce investment system is the integration and application 
of the best available State and local workforce information including, 
but not limited to, economic data, labor market information, census 
data, private sources of workforce information produced by trade 
associations and others, educational data, job vacancy surveys, 
transactional data from job boards, and information obtained directly 
from businesses. (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(8), 112(b)(1), and 134(d)(2)(E).)
    a. Describe how the State will integrate workforce information into 
its planning and decision-making at the State and local level, 
including State and Local Boards, One-Stop operations, and case manager 
guidance.
    b. Describe the approach the State will use to disseminate accurate 
and timely workforce information to businesses, job seekers, and 
employment counselors, in easy to use formats that are readily 
accessible within One-Stop Career Centers and at remote locations such 
as libraries, schools, worksites, and at home.
    c. Describe how the State's Workforce Information Core Products and 
Services Plan is aligned with the WIA State Plan to ensure that the 
investments in core products and services support the State's overall 
strategic direction for workforce investment.
    d. Describe how State workforce information products and tools are 
coordinated with the national electronic workforce information tools 
including America's Career Information Network and Career Voyages.
    3. Adults and Dislocated Workers
    a. Core Services. (Sec.  112(b)(17)(a)(i).)
    (i) Describe State strategies and policies to ensure adults and 
dislocated workers have universal access to the minimum required core 
services as described in Sec.  134(d)(2).
    (ii) Describe how the State will ensure the three-tiered service 
delivery strategy for labor exchange services for job seekers and 
employers authorized by the Wagner-Peyser Act includes (1) self-
service, (2) facilitated self-help service, and (3) staff-assisted 
service, and is accessible and available to all customers at the local 
level.
    (iii) Describe how the State will integrate resources provided 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act and WIA title I for adults and dislocated 
workers as well as resources provided by required One-Stop partner 
programs, to deliver core services.
    b. Intensive Services. Describe State strategies and policies to 
ensure adults and dislocated workers who meet the criteria in Sec.  
134(d)(3)(A) receive intensive services as defined.
    c. Training Services. Describe the Governor's vision for increasing 
training access and opportunities for individuals including the 
investment of WIA title I funds and the leveraging of other funds and 
resources.
    d. Eligible Training Provider List. Describe the State's process 
for providing broad customer access to the statewide list of eligible 
training providers and their performance information including at every 
One-Stop Career Center. (Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(iii).)
    e. On-the-Job (OJT) and Customized Training (Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(i) 
and 134(b).) Based on the outline below, describe the State's major 
directions, policies and requirements related to OJT and customized 
training.
    (i) Describe the Governor's vision for increasing training 
opportunities to individuals through the specific delivery vehicles of 
OJT and customized training.
    (ii) Describe how the State:
    (a.) Identifies OJT and customized training opportunities;
    (b.) Markets OJT and customized training as incentives to untapped 
employer pools including new business to the State and employer groups;
    (c.) Partners with high-growth, high-demand industries and 
economically vital industries to develop potential OJT and customized 
training strategies;
    (d.) Taps business partners to help drive the strategy through 
joint planning, competency and curriculum development; and determining 
appropriate lengths of training, and
    (e.) Leverages other resources through education, economic 
development and industry associations to support OJT and customized 
training ventures.
    f. What policies and strategies does the State have in place to 
ensure that, pursuant to the Jobs for Veterans Act (Pub. L. 107-288)(38 
U.S.C. 4215), that priority of service is provided to veterans and 
certain spouses who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for all 
employment and training programs funded by the U.S. Department of 
Labor, in accordance with the provisions of TEGL 5-03 (9/16/03/)?
    g. Rapid Response. Describe how your State provides Rapid Response 
services with the funds reserved under Section 133(a)(2).
    (i) Identify the entity responsible for providing Rapid Response 
services. Describe how Rapid Response activities involve Local Boards 
and Chief Elected Officials. If Rapid Response activities are shared 
between the State and local areas, describe the functions of each and 
how funds are allocated to the local areas.
    (ii) Describe the process involved in carrying out Rapid Response 
activities.
    (a.) What methods are involved in receiving notice of impending 
layoffs (include WARN Act notice as well as other sources)?
    (b.) What efforts does the Rapid Response team make to ensure that 
rapid response services are provided, whenever possible, prior to 
layoff date, onsite at the company, and on company time?

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    (c.) What services are included in Rapid Response activities? Does 
the Rapid Response team provide workshops or other activities in 
addition to general informational services to affected workers? How do 
you determine what services will be provided for a particular layoff 
(including layoffs that may be trade-affected)?
    (d.) How does the State ensure a seamless transition between Rapid 
Response services and One-Stop activities for affected workers?
    (e.) Describe how Rapid Response functions as a business service? 
Include whether Rapid Response partners with economic development 
agencies to connect employees from companies undergoing layoffs to 
similar companies that are growing and need skilled workers? How does 
Rapid Response promote the full range of services available to help 
companies in all stages of the economic cycle, not just those available 
during layoffs? How does the State promote Rapid Response as a 
positive, proactive, business-friendly service, not only a negative, 
reactive service?
    (f.) What other partnerships does Rapid Response engage in to 
expand the range and quality of services available to companies and 
affected workers and to develop an effective early layoff warning 
network?
    (g.) What systems does the Rapid Response team use to track its 
activities? Does the State have a comprehensive, integrated Management 
Information System that includes Rapid Response, Trade Act programs, 
National Emergency Grants, and One-Stop activities?
    (h.) Are Rapid Response funds used for other activities not 
described above; e.g., the provision of additional assistance to local 
areas that experience increased workers or unemployed individuals due 
to dislocation events?
    4. Veterans Programs. For the grant period FY 2005--FY 2009, States 
submitted a five year strategic plans to operate the Local Veterans' 
Employment Representative (LVER) and Disabled Veterans' Outreach 
Programs (DVOP) Specialist programs under the Jobs for Veterans Act. 
These plans may be incorporated by reference as part of a state's 
Unified Plan. Modifications to these five year Jobs for Veterans Act 
plans will be managed in accordance with policy guidance from the 
Veterans' Employment and Training Service.
    5. Youth. ETA's strategic vision identifies youth most in need, 
such as out of school youth and those at risk, youth in foster care, 
youth aging out of foster care, youth offenders, children of 
incarcerated parents, homeless youth, and migrant and seasonal 
farmworker youth as those most in need of service.
    State programs and services should take a comprehensive approach to 
serving these youth, including basic skills remediation, helping youth 
stay in or return to school, employment, internships, help with 
attaining a high school diploma or GED, post-secondary vocational 
training, apprenticeships and enrollment in community and four-year 
colleges. (Sec.  112(b)(18).)
    a. Describe your State's strategy for providing comprehensive, 
integrated services to eligible youth, including those most in need as 
described above. Include any State requirements and activities to 
assist youth who have special needs or barriers to employment, 
including those who are pregnant, parenting, or have disabilities. 
Include how the State will coordinate across State agencies responsible 
for workforce investment, foster care, education, human services, 
juvenile justice, and other relevant resources as part of the strategy. 
(Sec.  112(b)(18).)
    b. Describe how coordination with Job Corps and other youth 
programs will occur. (Sec.  112(b)(18)(C).)
    c. How does the State Plan to utilize the funds reserved for 
Statewide activities to support the State's vision for serving youth? 
Examples of activities that would be appropriate investments of these 
funds include:
    (i) utilizing the funds to promote cross agency collaboration;
    (ii) demonstration of cross-cutting models of service delivery;
    (iii) development of new models of alternative education leading to 
employment; or
    (iv) development of demand-driven models with business and industry 
working collaboratively with the workforce investment system and 
education partners to develop strategies for bringing these youth 
successful into the workforce pipeline with the right skills.
    d. Describe in general, how your State will meet the Act's 
provisions regarding youth program design. (Sec. Sec.  112(b)(18) and 
129(c).)
    6. Business Services.
    a. Describe how the needs of employers will be determined in the 
local areas and on a statewide basis.
    b. Describe how integrated business services, including Wagner-
Peyser Act services, will be delivered to employers through the One-
Stop system.
    c. How will the system streamline administration of Federal tax 
credit programs within the One-Stop system to maximize employer 
participation (20 CFR 652.3(b), Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(i).)
    7. Innovative Service Delivery Strategies. (Sec.  112(b)(17)(A).)
    a. Describe innovative service delivery strategies the State has or 
is planning to undertake to maximize resources, increase service 
levels, improve service quality, achieve better integration or meet 
other key State goals. Include in the description the initiative's 
general design, anticipated outcomes, partners involved and funds 
leveraged (e.g., title I formula, Statewide reserve, employer 
contributions, education funds, non-WIA State funds).
    b. If your State is participating in the ETA Personal Re-employment 
Account (PRA) demonstration, describe your vision for integrating PRAs 
as a service delivery alternative as part of the State's overall 
strategy for workforce investment.
    8. Strategies for Faith-based and Community Organizations (Sec.  
112(b)(17)(i).) Describe those activities to be undertaken to: (1) 
increase the opportunities for participation of faith-based and 
community organizations as committed and active partners in the One-
Stop delivery system; and (2) expand the access of faith-based and 
community organizations' clients and customers to the services offered 
by the One-Stops in the State. Outline those action steps designed to 
strengthen State collaboration efforts with local workforce investment 
areas in conducting outreach campaigns to educate faith-based and 
community organizations about the attributes and objectives of the 
demand-driven workforce investment system. Indicate how these resources 
can be strategically and effectively leveraged in the State's workforce 
investment areas to help meet the objectives of the Workforce 
Investment Act.
    (d) Adult Education and Literacy Services, including workplace 
literacy services:
    (i) Family literacy services.
    (ii) English literacy programs.
    (e) Food Stamp Employment and Training:
    (i) Describe the components of the State's E&T program.
    (ii) Discuss the weekly/monthly hours of participation required of 
each program component.
    (iii) Describe planned combinations of components to meet the 
statutory requirement of 20 hours of participation per week to qualify 
as a work program for ABAWDS.
    (f) TANF, outline how the State intends to:
    (i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political subdivisions 
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manner), that provides assistance to needy families with (or expecting) 
children and provides parents with job preparation, work, and support 
services to enable them to leave the program and become self-
sufficient. (Sec.  402(a)(1)(A)(i).)
    (ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance under the 
program to engage in work (as defined by the State) once the State 
determines the parent or caretaker is ready to engage in work, or once 
the parent or caretaker has received assistance under the program for 
24 months (whether or not consecutive,) whichever is earlier, 
consistent with section 407(e)(2). (Sec.  402(a)(1)(A)(ii).)
    (iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving assistance under 
the program engage in work activities in accordance with section 407. 
(Sec.  402(a)(1)(A)(iii).)
    (iv) Take such reasonable steps as deemed necessary to restrict the 
use and disclosure of information about individuals and families 
receiving assistance under the program attributable to funds provided 
by the Federal government. (Sec.  402(a)(1)(A)(iv).)
    (v) Describe the financial eligibility criteria and corresponding 
benefits and services covered with State Maintenance of Effort (MOE) 
funds. This description applies to State MOE funds that are used in the 
State's TANF program or used to fund a separate State program.
    (g) SCSEP, provide a description of each project function or 
activity and how the State will implement the project. The following 
activities should be discussed separately: (title V of the Older 
Americans Act)
    (i) Describe how the services proposed support the State Senior 
Employment Services Coordination Plan.
    (ii) Describe how recruitment and selection of participants will be 
achieved under TEGL 13-04 and the regulations at 20 CFR 641.500 and 
641.525. Include a description of the new recruitment strategies that 
will be used to reach the target population.
    (iii) Describe how participant income will be recertified each 
year, including where eligibility records will be maintained.
    (iv) Describe the arrangements that will be made to offer physical 
examinations as a required fringe benefit.
    (v) Describe the orientation procedures for participants and host 
agencies.
    (vi) Describe the procedures for assessing job aptitudes, job 
readiness, and job preferences of participants and their potential for 
transition into unsubsidized employment.
    (vii) Describe how the assessment will be used to develop the 
participant's Individual Employment Plan (IEP).
    (viii) Describe how the participant will be assigned to community 
service including: The types of community service activity that will be 
emphasized and how they were chosen; methods used to match participants 
with community service training; the extent to which participants will 
be placed in the administration of the project itself; the types of 
host agencies used and the procedures and criteria for selecting the 
assignments; the average number of hours in a participant's training 
week; the average wage paid during training; the fringe benefits 
offered (if any); procedures for ensuring adequate supervision.
    (ix) Describe the training that will be provided during community 
service training and any other types of training provided, including 
linkages with local One-Stop Career Centers, the Registered 
Apprenticeship Program, and the Disability Program Navigators.
    (x) Describe the supportive services that will be offered to help 
participants obtain and retain an unsubsidized job.
    (xi) Describe arrangements that will be made to provide 
transportation assistance to participants.
    (xii) Describe the steps that will be taken to move or place 
participants into unsubsidized employment, including cooperative 
measures that will be taken with the One-Stop Delivery System, and that 
support the Administration's focus on high-growth industries. Any 
grantee that failed to meet at least 20 percent unsubsidized placements 
in program year 2004 must submit a corrective action plan.
    (xiii) Describe any policy for maximum duration of enrollment or 
maximum time in community service.
    (xiv) Describe procedures for terminating a participant, including 
Individual Employment Plan terminations and the grievance procedures 
that will address termination from the program.
    (xv) Describe the procedures for addressing and resolving 
participant complaints.
    (xvi) Describe procedures for over enrolling participants, 
including how over enrollments will be balanced with Equitable 
Distribution requirements.
    (xvii) Describe steps that will be taken to ensure compliance with 
the Maintenance of Effort provision of section 501(b)(1)(F).
    (xviii) Describe payroll procedures and how workers' compensation 
premiums are paid.
    (xix) Describe collaboration efforts with the One-Stop System and 
with other partner programs under the Workforce Investment Act to 
maximize opportunities for SCSEP participants.
    (xx) Describe efforts to work with local economic development 
offices in rural locations.
    (xxi) Describe current slot imbalances and proposed steps to 
correct inequities to achieve equitable distribution.
    (xxii) List the cities and counties where the project and 
subprojects will be conducted. Include the number of SCSEP authorized 
positions and indicate where the positions changed from the prior year.
    (xxiii) Describe the organizational structure of the project and 
how subprojects will be managed, including assurances that adequate 
resources for administrative costs will be provided. Also describe the 
training that will be provided to local staff and describe how projects 
will be monitored for program and financial compliance, including audit 
plans.
    (xxiv) Describe how the State will manage its providers and how it 
will transfer participants if new providers are selected to serve in 
the State.
    (xxv) Include a proposed level for each performance measure for 
each of the program years covered by the Plan. While the Plan is under 
review or through a subsequent modification, the State will negotiate 
with the Division of Older Worker Programs to set the appropriate 
levels for the next two years. At a minimum, States must identify the 
performance indicators required under 20 CFR 641.710, and, for each 
indicator, the State must develop an objective and quantifiable 
performance goal for two program years. The performance measures 
include: placement rate; service level; service to most in need; 
community service; employment retention; customer satisfaction of 
employers, participants, and host agencies; and earning increase. The 
requirements for reporting are outlined in Older Worker Bulletin 04-06 
dated September 7, 2004.
    (xxvi) Describe any request for an increase in administrative costs 
consistent with section 502(c)(3) of the Older Americans Act.
    (xxvii) Describe plans to provide a copy of this section to Area 
Agencies on Aging consistent with section 502(d) of the Older American 
Act.
    (h) CSBG, explain how the activities funded will:
    (i) Remove obstacles and solve problems that block the achievement 
of self-sufficiency, including those families and individuals who are 
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under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
    (ii) Secure and retain meaningful employment.
    (iii) Attain an adequate education, with particular attention 
toward improving literacy skills of the low-income families in the 
communities involved, which may include carrying out family literacy 
initiatives.
    (iv) Make better use of available income.
    (v) Obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living 
environment.
    (vi) Obtain emergency assistance through loans, grants, or other 
means to meet immediate and urgent family and individual needs.
    (vii) Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the 
communities involved, including the development of public and private 
grassroots partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, local 
housing authorities, private foundation, and other public and private 
partners.
    (viii) Create youth development programs that support the primary 
role of the family, give priority to the prevention of youth problems 
and crime, and promote increased community coordination and 
collaboration in meeting the needs of youth, and support development 
and expansion of innovative community-based youth development programs 
that have demonstrated success in preventing or reducing youth crime.
    (ix) Provide supplies, services, nutritious foods, and related 
services, as may be necessary to counteract conditions of starvation 
and malnutrition among low-income individuals.

H. Coordination and Non-Duplication

    1. Describe how your State will coordinate and integrate the 
services provided through all of the programs identified in the Unified 
Plan in order to meet the needs of its customers, ensure there is no 
overlap or duplication among the programs, and ensure collaboration 
with key partners and continuous improvement of the workforce 
investment system. (States are encouraged to address several 
coordination requirements in a single narrative, if possible.)
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III, describe coordination with the following agencies 
or programs:
    (i) Programs listed in Section 112(b)(8)(A) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (Sec.  122(c)(21).) concerning the provision of 
services for postsecondary students and school dropouts.
    (ii) Other Federal education programs, including any methods 
proposed for joint planning and coordination. (Sec.  122(c)(16).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i) Structure/Process for State agencies and State Board to 
collaborate and communicate with each other and with the local 
workforce investment system (Sec.  112(b)(8)(A).)
    (a.) Describe the steps the State will take to improve operational 
collaboration of the workforce investment activities and other related 
activities and programs outlined in Section 112(b)(8)(A), at both the 
State and local level (e.g., joint activities, memoranda of 
understanding, planned mergers, coordinated policies, etc.). How will 
the State Board and agencies eliminate any existing State-level 
barriers to coordination? (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2) and 112(b)(8)(A).)
    (b.) Describe the lines of communication and mechanisms established 
by the Governor to ensure timely and effective sharing of information 
between the State agencies/State Board and local workforce investment 
areas and Local Boards. Include types of regularly issued guidance and 
how Federal guidance is disseminated to Local Boards and One-Stop 
Career Centers. (Sec.  112(b)(1).)
    (c.) Describe any cross-cutting organizations or bodies at the 
State level designed to guide and inform an integrated vision for 
serving youth in the State within the context of workforce investment, 
social services, juvenile justice, and education.--Describe the 
membership of such bodies and the functions and responsibilities in 
establishing priorities and services for youth? How is the State 
promoting a collaborative cross-agency approach for both policy 
development and service delivery at the local level for youth? (Sec.  
112(b)(18)(A).)
    (c) Adult Education and Family Literacy, describe how the Adult 
Education and Family Literacy activities that will be carried out with 
any funds received under AEFLA will be integrated with other adult 
education, career development, and employment and training activities 
in the State or outlying area served by the eligible agency. (Sec.  
224(b)(11).)
    (d) Vocational Rehabilitation:
    (i) Describe the State agency's plans policies, and procedures for 
coordination with the following agencies or programs:
    (a.) Federal, State and local agencies and programs, including 
programs carried out by the Under Secretary for Rural Development of 
the Department of Agriculture and State use contracting programs to the 
extent that such agencies and programs are not carrying out activities 
through the statewide workforce investment system. (Sec.  
101(a)(11)(C).)
    (b.) Education officials responsible for the public education of 
students with disabilities, including a formal interagency agreement 
with the State educational agency. (Sec.  101(a)(11)(D).)
    (c.) Private, non-profit vocational rehabilitation service 
providers through the establishment of cooperative agreements. (Sec.  
101(a)(24)(B).)
    (d.) Other State agencies and appropriate entities to assist in the 
provision of supported employment services. (Sec.  625(b)(4).)
    (e.) Other public or nonprofit agencies or organizations within the 
State, employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect to 
the provision of extended services. (Sec.  625(b)(5).)
    (e) Unemployment Insurance, summarize requests for any Federal 
partner assistance (primarily non-financial) that would help the SWA 
attain its goal.
    (f) CSBG, describe how the State and eligible entities will 
coordinate programs to serve low-income residents with other 
organizations, including:
    (i) Religious organizations.
    (ii) Charitable groups.
    (iii) Community organizations.

I. Special Populations and Other Groups

    1. Describe how your State will develop program strategies, to 
target and serve special populations. States may present information 
about their service strategies for those special populations that are 
identified by multiple Federal programs as they deem most appropriate 
and useful for planning purposes, including by special population or on 
a program by program basis. In providing this description, if your 
Unified Plan includes any of the programs listed below, please address 
the following specific relevant populations:
    (a) Perkins III:
    (i) Each category of special populations defined in Section 3(23) 
of the Act. (Sec.  122(c)(7).)
    (ii) Students in alternative education programs, if appropriate. 
(Sec.  122(c)(13).)
    (iii) Individuals in State correctional institutions. (Sec.  
122(c)(18).)
    (i) Describe how funds will be used to promote preparation for 
nontraditional training and employment. (Sec.  122(c)(17).)
    (ii) Describe how individuals who are members of special 
populations will be provided with equal access to activities assisted 
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will not be discriminated against on the basis of their status as 
members of special populations. (Sec.  122(c)(8)(B).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs 
(Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(iv) and 112(b)(17)(B).):
    (i) Service to Specific Populations. (Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(iv).)
    (a.) Describe the State's strategies to ensure that the full range 
of employment and training programs and services delivered through the 
State's One-Stop delivery system are accessible to and will meet the 
needs of dislocated workers, displaced homemakers, low-income 
individuals such as migrants and seasonal farmworkers, women, 
minorities, individuals training for non-traditional employment, 
veterans, public assistance recipients and individuals with multiple 
barriers to employment (including older individuals, people with 
limited English-speaking proficiency, and people with disabilities.) 
(Sec.  112(b)(17)(iv).)
    (b.) Describe the reemployment services you will provide to 
unemployment insurance claimants and the Worker Profiling services 
provided to claimants identified as most likely to exhaust their 
unemployment insurance benefits in accordance with section 3(c)(3) of 
the Wagner-Peyser Act.
    (c.) Describe how the State administers the unemployment insurance 
work test and how feedback requirements (under Sec.  7(a)(3)(F) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act) for all UI claimants are met.
    (d.) Describe the State's strategy for integrating and aligning 
services to dislocated workers provided through the WIA rapid response, 
WIA dislocated worker, and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs. 
Does the State have a policy supporting co-enrollment for WIA and TAA? 
(Sec.  112(b)(17)(A)(ii and iv).)
    (e.) How is the State's workforce investment system working 
collaboratively with business and industry and the education community 
to develop strategies to overcome barriers to skill achievement and 
employment experienced by the populations listed above in section 
(b)(i)(a.) of this section and to ensure they are being identified as a 
critical pipeline of workers?
    (f.) Describe how the State will ensure that the full array of One-
Stop services are available to individuals with disabilities and that 
the services are fully accessible?
    (g.) Describe the role LVER/DVOP staff have in the One-Stop 
Delivery System? How will the State ensure adherence to the legislative 
requirements for veterans' staff? How will services under this Plan 
take into consideration the agreement reached between the Secretary and 
the State regarding veterans' employment programs? (Sec. Sec.  
112(b)(7), 322, 38 U.S.C. chapter 41 and 20 CFR 1001.120).)
    (h.) Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR part 37, require all 
recipients of Federal financial assistance from DOL to provide 
meaningful access to limited English proficient (LEP) persons. Federal 
financial assistance includes grants, training, equipment usage, 
donations of surplus property, and other assistance. Sub-recipients are 
also covered when Federal DOL funds are passed through from one 
recipient to a sub-recipient. Describe how the State will ensure access 
to services through the State's One-Stop delivery system by persons 
with limited English proficiency and how the State will meet the 
requirements of ETA Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 26-
02, (May 29, 2003) which provides guidance on methods of complying with 
the Federal rule.
    (i.) Describe the State's strategies to enhance and integrate 
service delivery through the One-Stop delivery system for migrant and 
seasonal farm workers and agricultural employers. How will the State 
ensure that migrant and seasonal farm workers have equal access to 
employment opportunities through the State's One-Stop delivery system? 
Include the number of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) the 
State anticipates reaching annually through outreach to increase their 
ability to access core, intensive, and training services in the One-
Stop Career Center System.
    (c) Adult Education and Family Literacy:
    (i) Low income students (Sec.  224(b)(10)(A).)
    (ii) Individuals with disabilities (Sec.  224(b)(10)(B).)
    (iii) Single parents and displaced homemakers (Sec.  
224(b)(10)(C).)
    (iv) Individuals with multiple barriers to educational enhancement, 
including individuals with limited English proficiency (Sec.  
224(b)(10)(D).)
    (v) Criminal offenders in correctional institutions and other 
institutionalized individuals (Sec.  225).)
    (d) TAA and NAFTA-TAA, describe how rapid response and basic 
readjustment services authorized under other Federal laws will be 
provided to trade-impacted workers.
    (e) Vocational Rehabilitation:
    (i) Minorities with most significant disabilities. (Sec.  21(c).)
    (f) TANF, indicate whether the State intends to:
    (i) Treat families moving into the State from another State 
differently than other families under the program, and if so, how the 
State intends to treat such families under the program;
    (ii) Provide assistance under the program to individuals who are 
not citizens of the United States, and if so, shall include an overview 
of such assistance. (Sec.  402(a)(1)(B) (i) and (ii).); and
    (iii) Outline how the State intends to conduct a program designed 
to reach State and local law enforcement officials, the education 
system, and relevant counseling services, that provides education and 
training on the problem of statutory rape so that teenage pregnancy 
prevention programs may be expanded in scope to include men. (Sec.  
401(a)(1)(A)(vi).)
    (g) SCSEP (Sec.  3(a)(1).): Indicate how the State will serve 
individuals age 60 and older as a priority (Sec.  516(2)), and the 
following ``preference'' groups (Sec.  502(b)(1)(M)):
    (i) Minorities.
    (ii) Limited English-speakers.
    (iii) Indian eligible individuals.
    (iv) Individuals with the greatest economic need.
    (h) CSBG:
    (i) Low-income families.
    (ii) Families and individuals receiving assistance under part A of 
Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    (iii) Homeless families and individuals.
    (iv) Migrant or seasonal farmworkers.
    (v) Elderly low-income individuals and families.
    (vi) Youth in low-income communities.
    (i) HUD Employment and Training Programs: (Reminder: the following 
is a suggestion for incorporating HUD programs into your State's 
Unified Plan. However, following this guidance will not trigger funding 
for HUD programs):
    (i) Public housing residents
    (ii) Homeless and other groups
    2. Identify the methods of collecting data and reporting progress 
on the special populations described in Question 1 of this section.
    3. If your Plan includes Perkins III, Tech-Prep, Adult Education 
and Family Literacy or Vocational Rehabilitation, describe the steps 
the eligible agency will take to ensure equitable access to, and 
equitable participation in, projects or activities carried out with the 
respective funds by addressing the special needs of student, teachers, 
and other program beneficiaries in order to overcome barriers to 
equitable participation, including barriers based on gender, race, 
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disability, and age. (Sec.  427(b) General Education Provisions Act.)

J. Professional Development and System Improvement

    1. How will your State develop personnel to achieve the performance 
indicators for the programs included in your Plan?
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III:
    (i) Describe how comprehensive professional development (including 
initial teacher preparation) for vocational and technical, academic, 
guidance, and administrative personnel will be provided. (Sec.  
122(c)(2).)
    (ii) Describe how the eligible agency will provide local 
educational agencies, area vocational and technical education schools, 
and eligible institutions in the State with technical assistance. 
(Sec.  122(c)(14).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i) How will your State build the capacity of Local Boards to 
develop and manage high performing local workforce investment system? 
(Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2) and 112(b)(14).)
    (ii) Local Planning Process--Describe the State mandated 
requirements for local workforce areas' strategic planning. What 
assistance does the State provide to local areas to facilitate this 
process, (Sec.  112(b)(2) and 20 CFR 661.350(a)(13)), including:
     What oversight of the local planning process is provided, 
including receipt and review of Plans and negotiation of performance 
agreements? and
     How does the local plan approval process ensure that local 
plans are consistent with State performance goals and State strategic 
direction?
    (iii) Oversight/Monitoring Process--Describe the monitoring and 
oversight criteria and procedures the State utilizes to move the system 
toward the State's vision and achieve the goals identified above, such 
as the use of mystery shoppers, performance agreements. (Sec.  
112(b)(14).)
    (c) Vocational Rehabilitation, describe the designated State 
agency's policies, procedures and activities to establish and maintain 
a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an 
adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and 
paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit pursuant to 
section 101(a)(7) of the Act. (Sec.  101(a)(7).)

K. Performance Accountability

    Nothing in this guidance shall relieve a State of its 
responsibilities to comply with the accountability requirements of WIA 
Title I and II and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III), including, for example, the 
requirements to renegotiate performance levels at statutorily defined 
points in the 5-year Unified Plan cycle. The appropriate Secretary will 
negotiate adjusted levels of performance with the State for these 
programs prior to approving the State Plan.
    1. What are the State's performance methodologies, indicators and 
goals in measurable, quantifiable terms for each program included in 
the Unified Plan and how will each program contribute to achieving 
these performance goals? (Performance indicators are generally set out 
by each program's statute.) In answering the above question, if your 
Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III and Tech-Prep:
    (i) Identify and describe the core indicators (Sec.  
113(b)(2)(A)(i-iv).), a State level of performance for each core 
indicator of performance for the first two program years covered by the 
State Plan (Sec.  113(b)(3)(A)(ii).), any additional indicators 
identified by the eligible agency (Sec.  113(b)(1)(B).), and a State 
level of performance for each additional indicator (Sec.  
113(b)(3)(B).)
    (ii) Describe how the effectiveness of vocational and technical 
education programs will be evaluated annually. (Sec.  122(c)(6).)
    (iii) Describe how individuals who are member of special 
populations will be provided with programs designed to enable the 
special populations to meet or exceed State adjusted levels of 
performance, and how it will prepare special populations for further 
learning and for high skill, high wage careers. (Sec.  122(c)(8)(C).)
    (iv) Describe what steps the eligible agency will take to involve 
representatives of eligible recipients in the development of the State 
adjusted levels of performance. (Sec.  122(c)(9).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs:
    (i) Improved performance and accountability for customer-focused 
results are central features of WIA. To improve, States need not only 
systems in place to collect data and track performance, but also 
systems to analyze the information and modify strategies to improve 
performance. (See Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 15-03, 
Common Measures Policy, December 10, 2003.) In this section, describe 
how the State measures the success of its strategies in achieving its 
goals, and how the State uses this data to continuously improve the 
system.
    (i) Describe the State's performance accountability system, 
including any State-system measures and the State's performance goals 
established with local areas. Identify the performance indicators and 
goals the State has established to track its progress toward meeting 
its strategic goals and implementing its vision for the workforce 
investment system. For each of the core indicators, explain how the 
State worked with Local Boards to determine the level of the 
performance goals. Include a discussion of how the levels compare with 
the State's previous outcomes as well as with the State-adjusted levels 
of performance established for other States (if available), taking into 
account differences in economic conditions, the characteristics of 
participants when they entered the program and the services to be 
provided. Include a description of how the levels will help the State 
achieve continuous improvement over the two years of the Plan. 
(Sec. Sec.  112(b)(3) and 136(b)(3).)
    (ii) Describe any targeted applicant groups under WIA title I, the 
Wagner-Peyser Act or title 38 chapters 41 and 42 (Veterans Employment 
and Training Programs) that the State tracks. (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2), 
112(b)(3) and 136(b)(2)(C).)
    (iii) Identify any performance outcomes or measures in addition to 
those prescribed by WIA and what process is the State using to track 
and report them?
    (iv) Describe any actions the Governor and State Board will take to 
ensure collaboration with key partners and continuous improvement of 
the Statewide workforce investment system. (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2) and 
112(b)(1).)
    (v) How do the State and Local Boards evaluate performance? What 
corrective actions (including sanctions and technical assistance) will 
the State take if performance falls short of expectations? How will the 
State and Local Boards use the review process to reinforce the 
strategic direction of the system? (Sec. Sec.  111(d)(2), 112(b)(1), 
and 112(b)(3).)
    (vi) What steps, has the State taken to prepare for implementation 
of new reporting requirements against the common performance measures 
as described in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL), 15-03, 
December 10, 2003, Common Measures Policy. Note: See TEGL 18-04 which 
articulates ETA's plans for future policy guidance on negotiating 
performance levels and common measures.
    (vii) Include a proposed level for each performance measure for 
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While the Plan is under review, the State will negotiate with the 
respective ETA Regional Administrator to set the appropriate levels for 
the next two years. At a minimum, States must identify the performance 
indicators required under section 136, and, for each indicator, the 
State must develop an objective and quantifiable performance goal for 
two program years. States are encouraged to address how the performance 
goals for local workforce investment areas and training provides will 
help them attain their Statewide performance goals. (Sec. Sec.  
112(b)(3) and 136).)
    (c) Adult Education and Family Literacy:
    (i) Include a description of how the eligible agency will evaluate 
annually the effectiveness of the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
activities, such as a comprehensive performance accountability system, 
based on the performance measures in section 212.
    (ii) Identify levels of performance for the core indicators of 
performance described in section 212(b)(2)(A) for the first three 
program years covered by the Plan (Sec.  212(b)(3)(A)(ii).), and any 
additional indicators selected by the eligible agency. (Sec.  212 
(b)(2)(B).)
    (iii) Describe how such performance measures will be used to ensure 
the improvement of Adult Education and Family Literacy activities in 
the State or outlying area. (Sec.  224(b)(4).)
    (d) Unemployment Insurance:
    (i) Submit a Plan to achieve an enhanced goal in service delivery 
for areas in which performance is not deficient. Goals may be set at a 
State's own initiative or as the result of negotiations initiated by 
the Regional Office.
    (ii) Identify milestones/intermediate accomplishments that the SWA 
will use to monitor progress toward the goals.
    (e) TANF, outline how the State intends to establish goals and take 
action to prevent and reduce the incidence of out of wedlock 
pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and 
establish numerical goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the 
State for calendar years 1996 through 2005. (Sec.  402(a)(1)(A)(v).)
    (f) SCSEP: Provisions on performance are set forth in section G.1. 
(g)(xxv) of these instructions.
    (g) CSBG:
    (i) Describe how the State and all eligible entities in the State 
will participate in the Results Oriented Management and Accountability 
System, a performance measure system pursuant to Section 678E(b) of the 
Act, or an alternative system for measuring performance and results 
that meets the requirements of that section, and a description of 
outcome measures to be used to measure eligible entity performance in 
promoting self-sufficiency, family stability, and community 
revitalization.
    (ii) Describe the standards and procedures that the State will use 
to monitor activities carried out in furtherance of the Plan and will 
use to ensure long-term compliance with requirements of the programs 
involved, including the comprehensive planning requirements. (Sec.  
91.330)
    2. Has the State developed any common performance goals applicable 
to multiple programs? If so, describe the goals and how they were 
developed.

L. Data Collection

    1. What processes does the State have in place to collect and 
validate data to track performance and hold providers/operators/
subgrantees accountable?
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Perkins III and Tech-Prep:
    (i) Describe how data will be reported relating to students 
participating in vocational and technical education in order to 
adequately measure the progress of the students, including special 
populations. (Sec.  122(c)(12).)
    (ii) Describe how the data reported to the eligible agency from 
local educational agencies and eligible institutions under Perkins III 
and the data you report to the Secretary are complete, accurate, and 
reliable. (Sec.  122(c)(20).)
    (b) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs, 
describe the State's common data system and reporting processes in 
place to track progress. Describe what data will be collected from the 
various One-Stop partners (beyond that required by DOL), use of 
quarterly wage records (including how your State accesses wage 
records), and how the Statewide system will have access to the 
information needed to continuously improve. (Sec.  112(b)(8)(B).)
    (c) Food Stamp Employment & Training, describe how employment and 
training data will be compiled and where responsibility for employment 
and training reporting is organizationally located at the State level. 
Include the department, agency, and telephone number for the person(s) 
responsible for both financial and non-financial E&T reporting.
    2. What common data elements and reporting systems are in place to 
promote integration of Unified Plan activities?

M. Corrective Action

    1. Describe the corrective actions the State will take for each 
program, as applicable, if performance falls short of expectations.
    In answering the above question, if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) Vocational Rehabilitation, include the results of an evaluation 
of the effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program, and a 
report jointly developed with the State Rehabilitation Council (if the 
State has a Council) on the progress made in improving effectiveness 
from the previous year including:
    (i) An evaluation of the extent to which program goals were 
achieved and a description of the strategies that contributed to 
achieving the goals.
    (ii) To the extent the goals were not achieved, a description of 
the factors that impeded that achievement.
    (iii) An assessment of the performance of the State on the 
standards and indicators established pursuant to section 106 of the 
Act. (Sec.  101(a)(15)(E)(i).)
    (b) Unemployment Insurance, explain the reasons for the areas in 
which the State's performance is deficient. If a Corrective Action Plan 
was in place the previous fiscal year, provide an explanation of why 
the actions contained in that Plan were not successful in improving 
performance. Identify steps to improve performance, including an 
explanation of why the actions now specified will be more successful.

N. Waiver and Work-Flex Requests

    1. Will your State be requesting waivers as a part of this Unified 
Plan?
    In answering the above question, the following waiver provisions 
apply if your Unified Plan includes:
    (a) WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act and/or Veterans Programs, 
States may submit a Workforce Flexibility (Work-Flex) Plan under WIA 
section 192 and/or a General Statutory Waiver Plan under WIA section 
189(i) as part of the WIA Title I Plan. These waiver Plans may also be 
submitted separately, in which case they must identify related 
provisions in the State's Title I Plan. State Waiver Plans should be 
developed in accordance with planning requirements at subpart D of 20 
CFR part 661.420 and planning guidelines issued by the Department of 
Labor.
    (b) Vocational Rehabilitation, if a State requests a waiver of the 
Statewide requirement identified in assurance number 13 for the 
vocational rehabilitation program in Section III of this unified 
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request must be made in accordance with the provisions of 34 CFR 
361.26(b).

IV. Certifications and Assurances

General Certifications and Assurances

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. The methods used for joint planning and coordination of the 
programs and activities included in the Unified Plan included an 
opportunity for the entities responsible for planning or administering 
such programs and activities to review and comment on all portions of 
the Unified Plan. (WIA, Sec.  501(c)(3)(B).)
    In addition, if you submit your Unified Plan by posting it on an 
Internet Web site, you are certifying that:
    2. The content of the submitted Plan will not be changed after it 
is submitted. Plan modifications must be approved by the reviewing 
State agency. It is the responsibility of the designated agency to 
circulate the modifications among the other agencies that may be 
affected by the changes.
    In addition, the following certifications and assurances apply to 
the extent that the programs and activities are included in your State 
Unified Plan.
    3. Nonconstruction Programs. By signing the Unified Plan signature 
page, you are certifying that:
    1. The grantee has filed the Government-wide standard assurances 
for nonconstruction programs (SF 424). States can print SF 424 from 
http://ocfo.ed.gov/grntinfo/appforms.htm.

EDGAR Certifications, Nonconstruction Programs, Debarment, Drug-Free 
Work Place and Lobbying Certifications

    You must include the following certifications for each of the State 
agencies that administer one of these programs: Perkins III, Tech-Prep, 
Adult Education and Literacy or vocational rehabilitation. A State may 
satisfy the EDGAR requirement by having all responsible State agency 
officials sign a single set of EDGAR certifications.

EDGAR Certifications

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. The Plan is submitted by the State agency that is eligible to 
submit the Plan. [34 CFR 76.104(a)(1).]
    2. The State agency has authority under State law to perform the 
functions of the State under the program. [34 CFR 76.104(a)(2)]
    3. The State legally may carry out each provision of the Plan. [34 
CFR 76.104(a)(3)]
    4. All provisions of the Plan are consistent with State law. [34 
CFR 76.104(a)(4)]
    5. A State officer, specified by title in the certification, has 
authority under State law to receive, hold, and disburse Federal funds 
made available under the Plan. [34 CFR 76.104(a)(5)]
    6. The State officer who submits the Plan, specified by title in 
the certification, has authority to submit the Plan. [34 CFR 
76.104(a)(6)]
    7. The agency that submits the Plan has adopted or otherwise 
formally approved the Plan. [34 CFR 76.104(a)(7)]
    8. The Plan is the basis for State operation and administration of 
the program. [34 CFR 76.104(a)(8)]
    9. A copy of the State Plan was submitted into the State 
Intergovernmental Review Process. [Executive Order 12372].

Debarment, Drug-Free Work Place, and Lobbying

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. The ED grantee has filed ED 80-0013. This form also applies to 
AEFLA and RSA. States can print ED 80-0013 from http://ocfo.ed.gov/grntinfo/appforms.htm.

Perkins III

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, the eligible agency is 
certifying that:
    1. The State Plan complies with the requirements of title I of 
Perkins III and the provisions of the State Plan, including the 
provision of a financial audit of funds received under this title which 
may be included as part of an audit of other Federal or State programs. 
(Sec.  122(c)(10).)
    2. None of the funds expended under title I of Perkins III will be 
used to acquire equipment (including computer software) in any instance 
in which such acquisition results in a direct financial benefit to any 
organization representing the interests of the purchasing entity, the 
employees of the purchasing entity, or any affiliate of such an 
organization. (Sec.  122(c)(11).)
    3. Section 501(b)(1) provides that secondary vocational education 
programs authorized under Perkins III may only be included in a Unified 
Plan ``with the prior approval of the legislature of the State.'' 
Documentation of this approval is submitted with the Unified Plan. 
State legislative approval may be conferred by a resolution adopted by 
votes of both houses of your State legislature (unless your State has a 
unicameral legislature) on any date following July 28, 1998. The 
resolution need not be freestanding; it may be included as an amendment 
to other legislation. In either event, the resolution should be 
specific and refer to the requirements of section 501(b)(1) and must 
clearly differentiate between secondary and postsecondary vocational 
education.

WIA Title I/Wagner-Peyser Act/Veterans Programs

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. The State assures that it will establish, in accordance with 
section 184 of the Workforce Investment Act, fiscal control and fund 
accounting procedures that may be necessary to ensure the proper 
disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the State through 
the allotments made under sections 127 and 132. (Sec.  112(b)(11).)
    2. The State assures that it will comply with section 184(a)(6), 
which requires the Governor to, every two years, certify to the 
Secretary, that--
    a. the State has implemented the uniform administrative 
requirements referred to in section 184(a)(3);
    b. the State has annually monitored local areas to ensure 
compliance with the uniform administrative requirements as required 
under section 184(a)(4); and
    c. the State has taken appropriate action to secure compliance 
pursuant to section 184(a)(5). (Sec.  184(a)(6).)
    3. The State assures that the adult and youth funds received under 
the Workforce Investment Act will be distributed equitably throughout 
the State, and that no local areas will suffer significant shifts in 
funding from year to year during the period covered by this Plan. 
(Sec.  112(b)(12)(B).)
    4. The State assures that veterans will be afforded employment and 
training activities authorized in section 134 of the Workforce 
Investment Act, and the activities authorized in chapters 41 and 42 of 
title 38 U.S. Code. The State assures that it will comply with the 
veterans priority established in the Jobs for Veterans Act. (38 U.S.C. 
4215).)
    5. The State assures that the Governor shall, once every two years, 
certify one Local Board for each local area in the State. (Sec.  
117(c)(2).)
    6. The State assures that it will comply with the confidentiality 
requirements of section 136(f)(3).
    7. The State assures that no funds received under the Workforce 
Investment Act will be used to assist, promote, or deter union 
organizing. (Sec.  181(b)(7).)
    8. The State assures that it will comply with the nondiscrimination 
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Administration has been developed and implemented. (Sec.  188.).
    9. The State assures that it will collect and maintain data 
necessary to show compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of 
section 188. (Sec.  185.).
    10. The State assures that it will comply with the grant procedures 
prescribed by the Secretary (pursuant to the authority at section 
189(c) of the Act) which are necessary to enter into grant agreements 
for the allocation and payment of funds under the Act. The procedures 
and agreements will be provided to the State by the ETA Office of 
Grants and Contract Management and will specify the required terms and 
conditions and assurances and certifications, including, but not 
limited to, the following:
    a. General Administrative Requirements:
    (i) 29 CFR part 97--Uniform Administrative Requirements for State 
and Local Governments (as amended by the Act).
    (ii) 29 CFR part 96 (as amended by OMB Circular A-133)--Single 
Audit Act.
    (iii) OMB Circular A-87--Cost Principles (as amended by the Act).
    b. Assurances and Certifications:
    (i) SF 424 B--Assurances for Non-construction Programs.
    (ii) 29 CFR part 37 --Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity 
Assurance (and regulation) 29 CFR 37.20.
    (iii) CFR part 93--Certification Regarding Lobbying (and 
regulation).
    (iv) 29 CFR part 98--Drug Free Workplace and Debarment and 
Suspension Certifications (and regulation).
    c. Special Clauses/Provisions:
    Other special assurances or provisions as may be required under 
Federal law or policy, including specific appropriations legislation, 
the Workforce Investment Act, or subsequent Executive or Congressional 
mandates.
    11. The State certifies that the Wagner-Peyser Act Plan, which is 
part of this document, has been certified by the State Employment 
Security Administrator.
    12. The State certifies that veterans' services provided with 
Wagner-Peyser Act funds will be in compliance with 38 U.S.C. chapter 41 
and 20 CFR part 1001.
    13. The State certifies that Wagner-Peyser Act-funded labor 
exchange activities will be provided by merit-based public employees in 
accordance with DOL regulations.
    14. The State assures that it will comply with the MSFW significant 
office requirements in accordance with 20 CFR part 653.
    15. The State certifies it has developed this Plan in consultation 
with local elected officials, Local Workforce Boards, the business 
community, labor organizations and other partners.
    16. As a condition to the award of financial assistance from the 
Department of Labor under title I of WIA, the grant applicant assures 
that it will comply fully with the nondiscrimination and equal 
opportunity provisions of the following laws:
    a. Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which 
prohibits discrimination against all individuals in the United States 
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 
disability, political affiliation or belief, and against beneficiaries 
on the basis of either citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted 
immigrant authorized to work in the United States or participation in 
any WIA title I--financially assisted program or activity;
    b. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national 
origin; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with 
disabilities;
    c. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of age; and
    d. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, which 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs.
    e. The grant applicant also assures that it will comply with 29 CFR 
part 37 and all other regulations implementing the laws listed above. 
This assurance applies to the grant applicant's operation of the WIA 
Title I-financially assisted program or activity, and to all agreements 
the grant applicant makes to carry out the WIA Title I-financially 
assisted program or activity. The grant applicant understands that the 
United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this 
assurance.
    17. The State assures that funds will be spent in accordance with 
the Workforce Investment Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act and their 
regulations, written Department of Labor Guidance implementing these 
laws, and all other applicable Federal and State laws.

Adult Education and Family Literacy

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. The eligible agency will award not less than one grant to an 
eligible provider who offers flexible schedules and necessary support 
services (such as child care and transportation) to enable individuals, 
including individuals with disabilities, or individuals with other 
special needs, to participate in Adult Education and Literacy 
activities, which eligible provider shall attempt to coordinate with 
support services that are not provided under this subtitle prior to 
using funds for Adult Education and Literacy activities provided under 
AEFLA for support services. (Sec.  224(b)(5).)
    2. The funds received under subtitle A of title II of WIA will not 
be expended for any purpose other than for activities under subtitle A 
of title II of WIA. (Sec.  224(b)(6).)
    3. The eligible agency will expend the funds under subtitle A of 
title II of WIA only in a manner consistent with fiscal requirements in 
section 241. (Sec.  224(b)(8).)

Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET)

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. Federal funds allocated by the Department of Agriculture to the 
State under section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (the Act), 
or provided to the State as reimbursements under Sections 16(h)(2) and 
16(h)(3) of the Act will be used only for operating an employment and 
training program under section 6(d)(4) of the Act.
    2. The State will submit to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) 
annual updates to its Employment and Training Plan for the coming 
fiscal year. The updates are due by August 15 of each year. The annual 
update must include any changes the State anticipates making in the 
basic structure or operation of its program. At a minimum, the annual 
update must contain revisions to Tables 1 (Estimated Participant 
Levels), 2 (Estimated E&T Placement Levels), 4 (Operating Budget), and 
5 (Funding Categories).
    3. If significant changes are to be made to its E&T program during 
the fiscal year, the State will submit to FNS a request to modify its 
Plan. FNS must approve the modification request before the proposed 
change is implemented. The State may be liable for costs associated 
with implementation prior to approval. See ``The Handbook on Preparing 
State Plans for Food Stamp Employment and Training Programs'' for 
additional information.
    4. The State will submit a quarterly E&T report, FNS-583. Reports 
are due no later than 45 days after the end of each Federal fiscal 
quarter. The information required on the FNS-583 is

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listed in Exhibit 3 of the ``The Handbook on Preparing State Plans for 
Food Stamp Employment and Training Programs.''
    5. The State will submit E&T program financial information on the 
SF-269, Financial Status Report. It must include claims for the 100 
percent Federal grant, 50 percent matched funding, and participant 
reimbursements. The SF-269 is due 30 days after the end of each Federal 
fiscal quarter.
    6. The State will deliver each component of its E&T program through 
the One-Stop delivery system, an inter-connected strategy for providing 
comprehensive labor market and occupational information to job seekers, 
employers, core services providers, other workforce employment activity 
providers, and providers of workforce education activities. If the 
component is not available locally through such a system, the State may 
use another source.

Vocational Rehabilitation

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. As a condition for the receipt Federal funds under title I, part 
B of the Rehabilitation Act for the provision of vocational 
rehabilitation services, the designated State agency agrees to operate 
and administer the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program in 
accordance with provisions of this title I State Plan, the Act and all 
applicable regulations, policies and procedures established by the 
Secretary. Funds made available under section 111 of the Act are used 
solely for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services under 
title I and the administration of the title I State Plan.
    2. As a condition of the receipt of Federal funds under title VI, 
part B of the Act for supported employment services, the designated 
State agency agrees to operate and administer the State Supported 
Employment Services Program in accordance with the provisions of the 
supplement to this State Plan, the Act, and all applicable regulations, 
policies, and procedures established by the Secretary. Funds made 
available under title VI, part B are used solely for the provision of 
supported employment services and the administration of the supplement 
to the title I State Plan.
    3. The designated State agency or designated State unit is 
authorized to submit this State Plan under title I of the Act and its 
supplement under title VI, part B of the Act.
    4. The State submits only those policies, procedures, or 
descriptions required under this State Plan and its supplement that 
have not been previously submitted to and approved by the Commissioner 
of the Rehabilitation Services Administration. (Sec.  101(a)(1)(B).)
    5. The State submits to the Commissioner at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, reports 
containing annual updates of the information relating to the: 
comprehensive system of personnel development; assessments, estimates, 
goals and priorities, and reports of progress; innovation and expansion 
activities; and requirements under title I, part B or title VI, part B 
of the Act. (Sec.  101(a)(23).)
    6. The State Plan and its supplement are in effect subject to the 
submission of such modifications as the State determines to be 
necessary or as the Commissioner may require based on a change in State 
policy, a change in Federal law, including regulations, an 
interpretation of the Act by a Federal court or the highest court of 
the State, or a finding by the Commissioner of State noncompliance with 
the requirements of the Act, until the State submits and receives 
approval of a new State Plan or Plan supplement. (Sec.  101(a)(1)(C).)
    7. The State has an acceptable plan for carrying out part B of 
title VI of the Act, including the use of funds under that part to 
supplement funds made available under part B of title I of the Act to 
pay for the cost of services leading to supported employment. (Sec.  
101(a)(22).)
    8. The designated State agency, prior to the adoption of any 
policies or procedures governing the provision of vocational 
rehabilitation services under the State Plan and supported employment 
services under the supplement to the State Plan, including making any 
amendment to such policies and procedures, conducts public meetings 
throughout the State after providing adequate notice of the meetings, 
to provide the public, including individuals with disabilities, an 
opportunity to comment on the policies or procedures, and actively 
consults with the Director of the client assistance program, and, as 
appropriate, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations on the policies or procedures. (Sec.  101(a)(16)(A).)
    9. The designated State agency takes into account, in connection 
with matters of general policy arising in the administration of the 
Plan, the views of individuals and groups of individuals who are 
recipients of vocational rehabilitation services, or in appropriate 
cases, the individual's representatives; personnel working in programs 
that provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with 
disabilities; providers of vocational rehabilitation services to 
individuals with disabilities; the Director of the client assistance 
program; and the State Rehabilitation Council, if the State has such a 
Council. (Sec.  101(a)(16)(B))
    10. The designated State agency (or, as appropriate, agencies) is a 
State agency that is:
    a. ---- primarily concerned with vocational rehabilitation, or 
vocational and other rehabilitation, of individuals with disabilities; 
or
    b. ---- not primarily concerned with vocational rehabilitation, or 
vocational and other rehabilitation, of individuals with disabilities, 
and includes within the State agency a vocational rehabilitation 
bureau, or division, or other organizational unit that: is primarily 
concerned with vocational rehabilitation, or vocational and other 
rehabilitation, of individuals with disabilities, and is responsible 
for the designated State agency's vocational rehabilitation program; 
has a full-time director; has a staff, all or substantially all of whom 
are employed full time on the rehabilitation work of the organizational 
unit; and is located at an organizational level and has an 
organizational status within the designated State agency comparable to 
that of other major organizational units of the designated State 
agency. (Sec.  101(a)(2)(B).)
    11. The designated State agency (or, as appropriate, agencies):
    a. ---- is an independent commission that is responsible under 
State law for operating, or overseeing the operation of, the vocational 
rehabilitation program in the State; is consumer-controlled by persons 
who are individuals with physical or mental impairments that 
substantially limit major life activities; and represent individuals 
with a broad range of disabilities, unless the designated State unit 
under the direction of the commission is the State agency for 
individuals who are blind; includes family members, advocates, or other 
representatives, of individuals with mental impairments; and undertakes 
the functions set forth in section 105(c)(4) of the Act; or
    b. ---- has established a State Rehabilitation Council that meets 
the criteria set forth in section 105 of the Act and the designated 
State unit: jointly with the Council develops, agrees to, and reviews 
annually State goals and priorities, and jointly submits annual reports 
of progress with the Council, in accordance with the provisions of 
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regarding the development, implementation, and revision of State 
policies and procedures of general applicability pertaining to the 
provision of vocational rehabilitation services; includes in the State 
Plan and in any revision to the State Plan, a summary of input provided 
by the Council, including recommendations from the annual report of the 
Council described in section 105(c)(5) of the Act, the review and 
analysis of consumer satisfaction described in section 105(c)(4), and 
other reports prepared by the Council, and the response of the 
designated State unit to such input and recommendations, including 
explanations for rejecting any input or recommendation; and transmits 
to the Council all Plans, reports, and other information required under 
this title to be submitted to the Secretary; all policies, and 
information on all practices and procedures, of general applicability 
provided to or used by rehabilitation personnel in carrying out this 
title; and copies of due process hearing decisions issued under this 
title, which shall be transmitted in such a manner as to ensure that 
the identity of the participants in the hearings is kept confidential. 
(Sec.  101(a)(21).)
    12. The State provides for financial participation, or if the State 
so elects, by the State and local agencies, to provide the amount of 
the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out title I, part B of 
the Act. (Sec.  101(a)(3).)
    13. The Plan is in effect in all political subdivisions of the 
State, except that in the case of any activity that, in the judgment of 
the Commissioner, is likely to assist in promoting the vocational 
rehabilitation of substantially larger numbers of individuals with 
disabilities or groups of individuals with disabilities, the 
Commissioner may waive compliance with the requirement that the Plan be 
in effect in all political subdivisions of the State to the extent and 
for such period as may be provided in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Commissioner, but only if the non-Federal share of 
the cost of the vocational rehabilitation services involved is met from 
funds made available by a local agency (including funds contributed to 
such agency by a private agency, organization, or individual); and in a 
case in which earmarked funds are used toward the non-Federal share and 
such funds are earmarked for particular geographic areas within the 
State, the earmarked funds may be used in such areas if the State 
notifies the Commissioner that the State cannot provide the full non-
Federal share without such funds. (Sec.  101(a)(4).)
    14. The State agency employs methods of administration found by the 
Commissioner to be necessary for the proper and efficient 
administration of the State Plan. (Sec.  101(a)(6)(A).)
    15. The designated State agency and entities carrying out community 
rehabilitation programs in the State, who are in receipt of assistance 
under title I of the Act, take affirmative action to employ and advance 
in employment qualified individuals with disabilities covered under and 
on the same terms and conditions as set forth in section 503 of the 
Act. (Sec.  101(a)(6)(B).)
    16. Facilities used in connection with the delivery of services 
assisted under the State Plan comply with the provisions of the Act 
entitled ``An Act to insure that certain buildings financed with 
Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to 
the physically handicapped,'' approved on August 12, 1968 (commonly 
known as the ``Architectural Barriers Act of 1968''), with section 504 
of the Act and with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Sec.  
101(a)(6)(C).)
    17. If, under special circumstances, the State Plan includes 
provisions for the construction of facilities for community 
rehabilitation programs--
    a. The Federal share of the cost of construction for the facilities 
for a fiscal year will not exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the 
State's allotment under section 110 for such year;
    b. The provisions of section 306 (as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998) 
shall be applicable to such construction and such provisions shall be 
deemed to apply to such construction; and
    c. There shall be compliance with regulations the Commissioner 
shall prescribe designed to assure that no State will reduce its 
efforts in providing other vocational rehabilitation services (other 
than for the establishment of facilities for community rehabilitation 
programs) because the Plan includes such provisions for construction. 
(Sec.  101(a)(17).)
    18. The designated State unit submits, in accordance with section 
101(a)(10) of the Act, reports in the form and level of detail and at 
the time required by the Commissioner regarding applicants for and 
eligible individuals receiving services under the State Plan and the 
information submitted in the reports provides a complete count, unless 
sampling techniques are used, of the applicants and eligible 
individuals in a manner that permits the greatest possible cross-
classification of data and ensures the confidentiality of the identity 
of each individual. (Sec.  101(a)(10)(A) and (F).)
    19. The designated State agency has the authority to enter into 
contracts with for-profit organizations for the purpose of providing, 
as vocational rehabilitation services, on-the-job training and related 
programs for individuals with disabilities under part A of title VI of 
the Act, upon the determination by the designated State agency that 
such for-profit organizations are better qualified to provide such 
vocational rehabilitation services than non-profit agencies and 
organizations. (Sec.  101(a)(24)(A).)
    20. The designated State agency has cooperative agreements with 
other entities that are components of the Statewide workforce 
investment system of the State in accordance with section 101(a)(11)(A) 
of the Act and replicates these cooperative agreements at the local 
level between individual offices of the designated State unit and local 
entities carrying out activities through the Statewide workforce 
investment system. (Sec.  101(a)(11)(A) and (B).)
    21. The designated State unit, the Statewide Independent Living 
Council established under section 705 of the Act, and the independent 
living centers described in part C of title VII of the Act within the 
State have developed working relationships and coordinate their 
activities. (Sec.  101(a)(11)(E).)
    22. If there is a grant recipient in the State that receives funds 
under part C of the Act, the designated State agency has entered into a 
formal agreement that meets the requirements of section 101(a)(11)(F) 
of the Act with each grant recipient. (Sec.  101(a)(11)(F).)
    23. Except as otherwise provided in part C of title I of the Act, 
the designated State unit provides vocational rehabilitation services 
to American Indians who are individuals with disabilities residing in 
the State to the same extent as the designated State agency provides 
such services to other significant populations of individuals with 
disabilities residing in the State. (Sec.  101(a)(13).)
    24. No duration of residence requirement is imposed that excludes 
from services under the Plan any individual who is present in the 
State. (Sec.  101(a)(12).)
    25. The designated State agency has implemented an information and 
referral system that is adequate to ensure that individuals with 
disabilities are provided accurate vocational rehabilitation 
information and guidance, using appropriate modes of communication, to 
assist such individuals in preparing for, securing, retaining, or 
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are appropriately referred to Federal and State programs, including 
other components of the Statewide workforce investment system in the 
State. (Sec.  101(a)(20).)
    26. In the event that vocational rehabilitation services cannot be 
provided to all eligible individuals with disabilities in the State who 
apply for the services, individuals with the most significant 
disabilities, in accordance with criteria established by the State for 
the order of selection, will be selected first for the provision of 
vocational rehabilitation services and eligible individuals, who do not 
meet the order of selection criteria, shall have access to services 
provided through the information and referral system implemented under 
section 101(a)(20) of the Act. (Sec.  101(a)(5)(C) and (D).)
    27. Applicants and eligible individuals, or, as appropriate, the 
applicants' representatives or the individuals' representatives, are 
provided information and support services to assist the applicants and 
eligible individuals in exercising informed choice throughout the 
rehabilitation process, consistent with the provisions of section 
102(d) of the Act. (Sec.  101(a)(19).)
    28. An individualized plan for employment meeting the requirements 
of section 102(b) of the Act will be developed and implemented in a 
timely manner for an individual subsequent to the determination of the 
eligibility of the individual for services, except that in a State 
operating under an order of selection, the Plan will be developed and 
implemented only for individuals meeting the order of selection 
criteria; services under this Plan will be provided in accordance with 
the provisions of the individualized plan for employment. (Sec.  
01(a)(9).)
    29. Prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation services, 
except:
    a. Assessment for determining eligibility and vocational 
rehabilitation needs by qualified personnel, including, if appropriate, 
an assessment by personnel skilled in rehabilitation technology;
    b. Counseling and guidance, including information and support 
services to assist an individual in exercising informed choice 
consistent with the provisions of section 102(d) of the Act;
    c. Referral and other services to secure needed services from other 
agencies through agreements developed under section 101(a)(11) of the 
Act, if such services are not available under this State Plan;
    d. Job-related services, including job search and placement 
assistance, job retention services, follow-up services, and follow-
along services;
    e. Rehabilitation technology, including telecommunications, 
sensory, and other technological aids and devices; and
    f. Post-employment services consisting of the services listed under 
subparagraphs (a) through (e), to an eligible individual, or to members 
of the individual's family, the State unit determines whether 
comparable services and benefits exist under any other program and 
whether those services and benefits are available to the individual 
unless the determination of the availability of comparable services and 
benefits under any other program would interrupt or delay:
    Progress of the individual toward achieving the employment outcome 
identified in the individualized plan for employment;
    An immediate job placement; or
    Provision of such service to any individual who is determined to be 
at extreme medical risk, based on medical evidence provided by an 
appropriate qualified medical professional. (Sec.  101(a)(8)(A).)
    30. The Governor of the State in consultation with the designated 
State vocational rehabilitation agency and other appropriate agencies 
ensures that there is an interagency agreement or other mechanism for 
interagency coordination that meets the requirements of section 
101(a)(8)(B)(i)-(iv) of the Act between any appropriate public entity, 
including the State Medicaid program, public institution of higher 
education, and a component of the Statewide workforce investment 
system, and the designated State unit so as to ensure the provision of 
the vocational rehabilitation services identified in section 103(a) of 
the Act, other than the services identified as being exempt from the 
determination of the availability of comparable services and benefits, 
that are included in the individualized plan for employment of an 
eligible individual, including the provision of such services during 
the pendency of any dispute that may arise in the implementation of the 
interagency agreement or other mechanism for interagency coordination. 
(Sec.  101(a)(8)(B).)
    31. The State agency conducts an annual review and reevaluation of 
the status of each individual with a disability served under this State 
Plan who has achieved an employment outcome either in an extended 
employment setting in a community rehabilitation program or any other 
employment under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 
U.S.C. 214(c)) for 2 years after the achievement of the outcome (and 
annually thereafter if requested by the individual or, if appropriate, 
the individual's representative), to determine the interests, 
priorities, and needs of the individual with respect to competitive 
employment or training for competitive employment; provides for the 
input into the review and reevaluation, and a signed acknowledgment 
that such review and reevaluation have been conducted, by the 
individual with a disability, or, if appropriate, the individual's 
representative; and makes maximum efforts, including the identification 
and provision of vocational rehabilitation services, reasonable 
accommodations, and other necessary support services, to assist such 
individuals in engaging in competitive employment. (Sec.  101(a)(14).)
    32. Funds made available under title VI, part B of the Act will 
only be used to provide supported employment services to individuals 
who are eligible under this part to receive the services. (Sec.  
625(b)(6)(A).)
    33. The comprehensive assessments of individuals with significant 
disabilities conducted under section 102(b)(1) of the Act and funded 
under title I will include consideration of supported employment as an 
appropriate employment outcome. (Sec.  625(b)(6)(B).)
    34. An individualized plan for employment, as required by section 
102 of the Act, will be developed and updated using funds under title I 
in order to specify the supported employment services to be provided; 
specify the expected extended services needed; and identify the source 
of extended services, which may include natural supports, or to the 
extent that it is not possible to identify the source of extended 
services at the time the individualized plan for employment is 
developed, a statement describing the basis for concluding that there 
is a reasonable expectation that such sources will become available. 
(Sec.  625(b)(6)(C).)
    35. The State will use funds provided under title VI, part B only 
to supplement, and not supplant, the funds provided under title I, in 
providing supported employment services specified in the individualized 
plan for employment. (Sec.  625(b)(6)(D).)
    36. Services provided under an individualized plan for employment 
will be coordinated with services provided under other individualized 
plans established under other Federal or State programs. (Sec.  
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    37. To the extent job skills training is provided, the training 
will be provided on site. (Sec.  625(b)(6)(F).)
    38. Supported employment services will include placement in an 
integrated setting for the maximum number of hours possible based on 
the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
capabilities, interests, and informed choice of individuals with the 
most significant disabilities. (Sec.  625(b)(G).)
    39. The State will expend not more than 5 percent of the allotment 
of the State under title VI, part B for administrative costs of 
carrying out this part. (Sec.  625(b)(7).)
    40. The supported employment supplement to the title I State Plan 
contains such other information and be submitted in such manner as the 
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration may require. 
(Sec.  625(b)(8).)

Unemployment Insurance

    The Governor, by signing the Unified Plan Signature Page, certifies 
that:
    1. The SWA will comply with the following assurances, and that the 
SWA will institute plans or measures to comply with the following 
requirements. Because the Signature Page incorporates the assurances by 
reference into the Unified Plan, States should not include written 
assurances in their Unified Plan submittal. The assurances are 
identified and explained in Paragraphs (2)-(11) below.
    2. Assurance of Equal Opportunity (EO). As a condition to the award 
of financial assistance from ETA:
    (a) The State assures that it will comply with the 
nondiscrimination provisions of WIA section 188, and its implementing 
regulations at 29 CFR part 37, including an assurance that a Method of 
Administration has been developed and implemented. (Sec. Sec.  188 and 
112(b)(17).);
    (b) The State assures that it will collect and maintain data 
necessary to show compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of 
section 188, as provided in the regulations implementing that section 
(Sec.  185).)
    3. Assurance of Administrative Requirements and Allowable Cost 
Standards. The SWA will comply with administrative requirements and 
cost principles applicable to grants and cooperative agreements as 
specified in 20 CFR part 601 (Administrative Procedure), 29 CFR part 93 
(Lobbying Prohibitions), 29 CFR part 96 (Audit Requirements), 29 CFR 
part 97 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements to State and Local Governments), and OMB Circular A-87 
(Revised), 60 FR 26484 (May 17, 1995), further amended at 62 FR 45934 
(August 29, 1997) (Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian Tribal 
Governments), and with administrative requirements for debarment and 
suspension applicable to subgrants or contracts as specified in 29 CFR 
part 98 (Debarment and Suspension). The cost of State staff travel to 
regional and national meetings and training sessions is included in the 
grant funds. It is assured that State staff will attend mandatory 
meetings and training sessions, or unused funds will be returned.
    States that have subawards to organizations covered by audit 
requirements of OMB Circular A-133 (Revised) (Audit Requirements of 
Institutions of Higher Education and Other Non-Profits) must (1) ensure 
that such subrecipients meet the requirements of that circular, as 
applicable, and (2) resolve audit findings, if any, resulting from such 
audits, relating to the UI program.
    (a) The SWA also assures that it will comply with the following 
specific administrative requirements.
    (i). Administrative Requirements.
    Program Income. Program income is defined in 29 CFR 97.25 as gross 
income received by a grantee or subgrantee directly generated by a 
grant supported activity, or earned only as a result of the grant 
agreement during the grant period. States may deduct costs incidental 
to the generation of UI program income from gross income to determine 
net UI program income. UI program income may be added to the funds 
committed to the grant by ETA. The program income must be used only as 
necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the UI 
program. Any rental income or user fees obtained from real property or 
equipment acquired with grant funds from prior awards shall be treated 
as program income under this grant.
    Budget Changes. Except as specified by terms of the specific grant 
award, ETA, in accordance with the regulations, waives the requirements 
in 29 CFR 97.30(c)(1)(ii) that States obtain prior written approval for 
certain types of budget changes.
    Real Property Acquired with Reed Act Funds. The requirements for 
real property acquired with Reed Act or other non-Federal funds and 
amortized with UI grants are in UIPL 39-97, dated September 12, 1997, 
and in 29 CFR 97.31 to the extent amortized with UI grants.
    Equipment Acquired with Reed Act Funds. The requirements for 
equipment acquired with Reed Act or other non-Federal funds and 
amortized with UI grants are in UIPL 39-97, dated September 12, 1997, 
and in 29 CFR 97.31 to the extent amortized with UI grants.
    Real Property, Equipment, and Supplies. Real property, equipment, 
and supplies acquired under prior awards are transferred to this award 
and are subject to the relevant regulations at 29 CFR part 97.
    For super-microcomputer systems and all associated components which 
were installed in States for the purpose of Regular Reports, Benefits 
Accuracy Measurement, and other UI Activities, the requirements of 29 
CFR part 97 apply. The National Office reserves the right to transfer 
title and issue disposition instructions in accordance with paragraph 
(g) of Federal regulations at 29 CFR 97.32. States also will certify an 
inventory list of system components which will be distributed annually 
by ETA.
    Standard Form 272, Federal Cash Transactions Report. In accordance 
with 29 CFR 97.41(c), SESAs are required to submit a separate SF 272 
for each sub-account under the Department of Health and Human Services 
(DHHS) Payment Management System. However, SESAs are exempt from the 
requirement to submit the SF 272A, Continuation Sheet.
    (ii). Exceptions and Expansions to Cost Principles. The following 
exceptions or expansions to the cost principles of OMB Circular No. A-
87 (Revised) are applicable to SESAs:

--Employee Fringe Benefits. As an exception to OMB Circular A-87 
(Revised) with respect to personnel benefit costs incurred on behalf of 
SESA employees who are members of fringe benefit plans which do not 
meet the requirements of OMB Circular No. A-87 (Revised), Attachment B, 
item 11, the costs of employer contributions or expenses incurred for 
SESA fringe benefit plans are allowable, provided that:

    For retirement plans, all covered employees joined the plan before 
October 1, 1983; the plan is authorized by State law; the plan was 
previously approved by the Secretary; the plan is insured by a private 
insurance carrier which is licensed to operate this type of plan in the 
applicable State; and any dividends or similar credits because of 
participation in the plan are credited against the next premium falling 
due under the contract.
    For all SESA fringe benefit plans other than retirement plans, if 
the Secretary granted a time extension after October 1, 1983, to the 
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of such a plan, costs of the plan are allowable until such time as the 
plan is comparable in cost and benefits to fringe benefit plans 
available to other similarly employed State employees. At such time as 
the cost and benefits of an approved fringe benefit plan are equivalent 
to the cost and benefits of plans available to other similarly employed 
State employees, the time extension will cease and the cited 
requirements of OMB Circular A-87 (Revised) will apply. For retirement 
plans and all other fringe benefit plans covered above, any additional 
costs resulting from improvements to the plans made after October 1, 
1983, are not chargeable to UI grant funds.

--UI Claimant's Court Appeals Costs. To the extent authorized by State 
law, funds may be expended for reasonable counsel fees and necessary 
court costs, as fixed by the court, incurred by the claimant on appeals 
to the courts in the following cases:
    Any court appeal from an administrative or judicial decision 
favorable in whole or in part for the claimant;
    Any court appeal by a claimant from a decision which reverses a 
prior decision in his/her favor;
    Any court appeal by a claimant from a decision denying or reducing 
benefits awarded under a prior administrative or judicial decision;
    Any court appeal as a result of which the claimant is awarded 
benefits;
    Any court appeal by a claimant from a decision by a tribunal, board 
of review, or court which was not unanimous; and
    Any court appeal by a claimant where the court finds that a 
reasonable basis exists for the appeal.
    Reed Act. Payment from the SESA's UI grant allocations, made into a 
State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund for the purpose of 
reducing charges against Reed Act funds (Section 903(c)(2) of the 
Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1103(c)(2)), are allowable 
costs provided that:
    The charges against Reed Act funds were for amounts appropriated, 
obligated, and expended for the acquisition of automatic data 
processing installations or for the acquisition or major renovation of 
State-owned real property (as defined in 29 CFR 97.3); and
    With respect to each acquisition or improvement of property, the 
payments are accounted for as credit against equivalent amounts of Reed 
Act funds previously withdrawn under the respective appropriation.
    Prior Approval of Equipment Purchases. As provided for in OMB 
Circular No. A-87 (Revised), Attachment B, item 19, the requirement 
that grant recipients obtain prior approval from the Federal grantor 
agency for all purchases of equipment (as defined in 29 CFR 97.3) is 
waived and approval authority is delegated to the SESA Administrator.
    4. Assurance of Management Systems, Reporting, and Record Keeping. 
The SESA assures that:

--Financial systems provide fiscal control and accounting procedures 
sufficient to permit timely preparation of required reports, and the 
tracing of funds to a level of expenditure adequate to establish that 
funds have not been expended improperly (29 CFR 97.20).)

    The financial management system and the program information system 
provide Federally-required reports and records that are uniform in 
definition, accessible to authorized Federal and State staff, and 
verifiable for monitoring, reporting, audit, and evaluation purposes.
    It will submit reports to ETA as required in instructions issued by 
ETA and in the format ETA prescribes.
    The financial management system provides for methods to insure 
compliance with the requirements applicable to procurement and grants 
as specified in 29 CFR part 98 (Debarment and Suspension), and for 
obtaining the required certifications under 29 CFR 98.510(b) regarding 
debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusions for 
lower tier covered transactions.
    5. Assurance of Program Quality. The SESA assures that it will 
administer the UI program in a manner that ensures proper and efficient 
administration. ``Proper and efficient administration'' includes 
performance measured by ETA through Tier I measures, Tier II measures, 
program reviews, and the administration of the UI BAM, BTQ measures, 
and TPS program requirements.
    6. Assurance on Use of Unobligated Funds. The SESA assures that 
non-automation funds will be obligated by December 31 of the following 
fiscal year, and liquidated (expended) within 90 days thereafter. ETA 
may extend the liquidation date upon written request. Automation funds 
must be obligated by the end of the 3rd fiscal year, and liquidated 
within 90 days thereafter. ETA may extend the liquidation date upon 
written request. Failure to comply with this assurance may result in 
disallowed costs from audits or review findings.
    7. Assurance of Disaster Recovery Capability. The SESA assures that 
it will maintain a Disaster Recovery Plan.
    8. Assurance of Conformity and Compliance. The SESA assures that 
the State law will conform to, and its administrative practice will 
substantially comply with, all Federal UI law requirements, and that it 
will adhere to DOL directives.
    9. Assurance of Participation in UI PERFORMS. The SESA assures that 
it will participate in the annual UI PERFORMS State Quality Service 
Planning process by submitting any Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) 
required under UI PERFORMS as part of the State Quality Service 
Planning process.
    10. Assurance of Financial Reports and Planning Forms. The SESA 
assures that it will submit financial reports and financial planning 
forms as required by the Department of Labor to support the annual 
allocation of administrative grants.
    11. Assurance of Prohibition of Lobbying Costs (29 CFR part 93). 
The SESA assures and certifies that, in accordance with the DOL 
Appropriations Act, no UI grant funds will be used to pay salaries or 
expenses related to any activity designed to influence legislation or 
appropriations pending before the Congress of the United States. (k). 
Drug-Free Workplace (29 CFR part 98). The SESA assures and certifies 
that it will comply with the requirements at this part.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. During the fiscal year, the State will operate a child support 
enforcement program under the State Plan approved under part D. (Sec.  
402(a)(2).)
    2. During the fiscal year, the State will operate a foster care and 
adoption assistance program under the State Plan approved under part E, 
and that the State will take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
that children receiving assistance under such part are eligible for 
medical assistance under the State Plan under title XIX. (Sec.  
402(a)(3).)
    3. Which State agency or agencies will administer and supervise the 
TANF program for the fiscal year, which shall include assurances that 
local governments and private sector organizations have been consulted 
regarding the plan and design of welfare services in the State so that 
services are provided in a manner appropriate to local populations; and 
have had at least 45 days to submit comments on the Plan and the design 
of such services. (Sec.  402(a)(4).)
    4. That, during the fiscal year, the State will provide each member 
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State and is not eligible for assistance under a tribal family 
assistance plan approved under section 412, with equitable access to 
Federally-funded assistance under the State's TANF program (Sec.  
402(a)(5).)
    5. That the State has established and is enforcing standards and 
procedures to ensure against program fraud and abuse, including 
standards and procedures concerning nepotism, conflicts of interest 
among individuals responsible for the administration and supervision of 
the State program, kickbacks, and the use of political patronage. 
(Sec.  402(a)(6).)
    6. (Optional) that the State has established and is enforcing 
standards and procedures to:
    Screen and identify individuals receiving assistance under this 
part with a history of domestic violence while maintaining the 
confidentiality of such individuals;
    Refer such individuals to counseling and supportive services; and
    Waive, pursuant to a determination of good cause, other program 
requirements such as time limits (for so long as necessary) for 
individuals receiving assistance, residency requirements, child support 
cooperation requirements, and family cap provisions, in cases where 
compliance with such requirements would make it more difficult for 
individuals receiving assistance under this part to escape domestic 
violence or unfairly penalize such individuals who are or have been 
victimized by such violence, or individuals who are at risk of further 
domestic violence. (Sec.  402(a)(7)(A)(i), (ii), (iii).)

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

    By signing this Unified Plan you also certify that the State agrees 
to meet the requirements of or submit the following documents as 
applicable, in addition to the general ETA requirements for receipt of 
Federal funds:
     General Administrative Requirements:

--29 CFR part 97--Uniform Administrative Requirements for State and 
Local Governments (as amended by the Act).
--29 CFR part 96 (as amended by OMB Circular A-133)--Single Audit Act.
--OMB Circular A-87--Cost Principles (as amended by the Act).

     Assurances and Certifications:

--SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance.
--SF 424A--Budget Information--Non-construction Programs.
--SF 424 B--Assurances for Non-construction Programs.
--Hatch Act Notices must be placed in all work locations.
--Privacy Statement must be provided to all participants.
--ETA-5140--Quarterly Progress Report.
--ETA-8705--Equitable Distribution Report.

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying that 
you will abide by the following special clauses:
     Web site contact information must be updated on a regular 
basis.
     Attendance is required at any significant training to be 
held during the program year.
     Any recipient that did not meet the 20 percent performance 
goal for unsubsidized placements in Program Year 2003 or 2004 must 
attach a corrective action plan unless the recipient has already 
achieved this goal in Program Year 2004 at the time of application.

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

    By signing the Unified Plan signature page, you are certifying 
that:
    1. Funds made available through the grant or allotment will be 
used--
    To support activities that are designed to assist low-income 
families and individuals, including families and individuals receiving 
assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), homeless families and individuals, migrant or 
seasonal farmworkers, and elderly low-income individuals and families, 
and a description of how such activities will enable the families and 
individuals--
    To remove obstacles and solve problems that block the achievement 
of self-sufficiency (including self-sufficiency for families and 
individuals who are attempting to transition off a State program 
carried out under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act); to 
secure and retain meaningful employment;
    To attain an adequate education, with particular attention toward 
improving literacy skills of the low-income families in the communities 
involved, which may include carrying out family literacy initiatives;
    To make better use of available income;
    To obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living 
environment;
    To obtain emergency assistance through loans, grants, or other 
means to meet immediate and urgent family and individual needs; and to 
achieve greater participation in the affairs of the communities 
involved, including the development of public and private grassroots 
partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, local housing 
authorities, private foundations, and other public and private partners 
to--
    Document best practices based on successful grassroots intervention 
in urban areas, to develop methodologies for widespread replication; 
and strengthen and improve relationships with local law enforcement 
agencies, which may include participation in activities such as 
neighborhood or community policing efforts.
    2. The needs of youth in low-income communities are being met 
through youth development programs that support the primary role of the 
family, give priority to the prevention of youth problems and crime, 
and promote increased community coordination and collaboration in 
meeting the needs of youth, and support development and expansion of 
innovative community-based youth development programs that have 
demonstrated success in preventing or reducing youth crime, such as--
    Programs for the establishment of violence-free zones that would 
involve youth development and intervention models (such as models 
involving youth mediation, youth mentoring, life skills training, job 
creation, and entrepreneurship programs); and
    After-school child care programs. There is an effective use of, and 
to coordinate, other programs related to the purposes of this subtitle 
(including State welfare reform efforts).
    3. There is an effective use of, and to coordinate with, other 
programs related to the purposes of this subtitle (including State 
welfare reform efforts).
    4. A description is provided on how the State intends to use 
discretionary funds made available from the remainder of the grant or 
allotment described in section 675C(b) in accordance with this 
subtitle, including a description of how the State will support 
innovative community and neighborhood-based initiatives related to the 
purposes of this subtitle.
    5. Information is provided by eligible entities in the State, 
containing--
    A description of the service delivery system, for services provided 
or coordinated with funds made available through grants made under 
Section 675C(a), targeted to low-income individuals and families in 
communities within the State;
    A description of how linkages will be developed to fill identified 
gaps in the services, through the provision of information, referrals, 
case management, and follow-up consultations;
    A description of how funds made available through grants made under

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section 675C(a) will be coordinated with other public and private 
resources; and
    A description of how the local entity will use the funds to support 
innovative community and neighborhood-based initiatives related to the 
purposes of this subtitle, which may include fatherhood initiatives and 
other initiatives with the goal of strengthening families and 
encouraging effective parenting.
    6. Eligible entities in the State will provide, on an emergency 
basis, for the provision of such supplies and services, nutritious 
foods, and related services, as may be necessary to counteract 
conditions of starvation and malnutrition among low-income individuals.
    7. The State and the eligible entities in the State will 
coordinate, and establish linkages between, governmental and other 
social services programs to assure the effective delivery of such 
services to low-income individuals and to avoid duplication of such 
services, and a description of how the State and the eligible entities 
will coordinate the provision of employment and training activities, as 
defined in section 101 of such Act, in the State and in communities 
with entities providing activities through Statewide and local 
workforce investment systems under the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998.
    8. The State will ensure coordination between antipoverty programs 
in each community in the State, and ensure, where appropriate, that 
emergency energy crisis intervention programs under title XXVI 
(relating to low-income home energy assistance) are conducted in such 
community.
    9. The State will permit and cooperate with Federal investigations 
undertaken in accordance with section 678D.
    10. Any eligible entity in the State that received funding in the 
previous fiscal year through a community services block grant made 
under this subtitle will not have its funding terminated under this 
subtitle, or reduced below the proportional share of funding the entity 
received in the previous fiscal year unless, after providing notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing on the record, the State determines that 
cause exists for such termination or such reduction, subject to review 
by the Secretary as provided in section 678C(b).
    11. The State will require each eligible entity in the State to 
establish procedures under which a low-income individual, community 
organization, or religious organization, or representative of low-
income individuals that considers its organization, or low-income 
individuals, to be inadequately represented on the board (or other 
mechanism) of the eligible entity to petition for adequate 
representation.
    12. The State will require each eligible entity in the State to 
establish procedures under which a low-income individual, community 
organization, or religious organization, or representative of low-
income individuals that considers its organization, or low-income 
individuals, to be inadequately represented on the board (or other 
mechanism) of the eligible entity to petition for adequate 
representation.
    13. The State will secure from each eligible entity in the State, 
as a condition to receipt of funding by the entity through a community 
services block grant made under this subtitle for a program, a 
community action plan (which shall be submitted to the Secretary, at 
the request of the Secretary, with the State Plan) that includes a 
community-needs assessment for the community served, which may be 
coordinated with community-needs assessments conducted for other 
programs.
    14. The State and all eligible entities in the State will 
participate in the Results Oriented Management and Accountability 
System, another performance measure system for which the Secretary 
facilitated development pursuant to Section 678E(b), or an alternative 
system for measuring performance and results that meets the 
requirements of that section, and a description of outcome measures to 
be used to measure eligible entity performance in promoting self-
sufficiency, family stability, and community revitalization.
    15. The information describing how the State will carry out the 
assurances is described in this subsection.

Attachment A

ETA Regional Administrators

January 2005

Region 1--Boston/New York

Douglas Small, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, 
JFK Federal Building, Room E-350, Boston, Massachusetts 02203, (617) 
788-0170, FAX: 617-788-0101, [email protected].

Region 2--Philadelphia

Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of 
Labor/ETA, The Curtis Center, 170 South Independence Mall West, Suite 
825 East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3315, (215) 861-5205, FAX: 
215-861-5260, [email protected].

Region 3--Atlanta

Helen Parker, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, 
Atlanta Federal Center Rm. 6M12, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303, (404) 562-2092, FAX: 404-562-2149, [email protected].

Region 4--Dallas/Denver

Joseph C. Juarez, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, 
Federal Building, Rm. 317, 525 Griffin Street, Dallas, Texas 75202, 
(214) 767-8263, FAX: 214-767-5113, [email protected].

Region 5--Chicago/Kansas City

Byron Zuidema, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, 
230 S. Dearborn Street, Rm. 628, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 596-
5400, FAX: 312-596-5401, [email protected].

Region 6--San Francisco/Seattle

Richard Trigg, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, 71 
Stevenson Street, Rm. 830, San Francisco, California 94119-3767, (415) 
975-4610. FAX: 415-975-4612, [email protected].

Attachment B

1. Unified Plan Activities and Programs Checklist

    Under section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act, the following 
activities or programs may be included in a State's Unified Plan. From 
the list below, please place a check beside the programs and activities 
your State or Commonwealth is including in this Unified Plan.
    The State Unified Plan shall cover one or more of the following 
programs and activities:

----Secondary vocational education programs (Perkins III/Secondary). 
Note that inclusion of this program requires prior approval of State 
legislature. (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 
1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)
----Postsecondary vocational education programs (Perkins III/
Postsecondary). Note that for the purposes of what the State Unified 
Plan shall cover, Perkins III/Secondary and Perkins III/Postsecondary 
count as one program. (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.))
----Activities authorized under title I, Workforce Investment Systems 
(Workforce Investment Activities for Adults, Dislocated Workers and 
Youth, or WIA title I, and the Wagner-

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Peyser Act) (Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.))
----Activities authorized under title II, Adult Education and Family 
Literacy (Adult Education and Family Literacy Programs) (Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.))
    The State Unified Plan may cover one or more of the following 
programs and activities:
----Food Stamp Employment and Training Program, or FSET (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d))
----Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (Trade Act Programs) (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.)
----Programs authorized under part B of title I of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 732) (Vocational Rehabilitation)
----Activities authorized under chapters 41 & 42 of title 38, U.S.C., 
and 20 CFR 1001 and 1005 (Veterans Programs, including Veterans 
Employment, Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program, and Local Veterans' 
Employment Representative Program)
----Programs authorized under State unemployment compensation laws 
(Unemployment Insurance) (in accordance with applicable Federal law 
which is authorized under title III, title IX and title XII of the 
Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act)
----Programs authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
----Programs authorized under title V of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 (Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).) (42 U.S.C. 
3056 et seq.) Training activities funded by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development under the Community Development Block Grants 
(CDBG) and Public Housing Programs). Note that programs funded by the 
CDBG and Public Housing programs can only be included in your State 
Unified Plan if the State is the funds recipient, and approval of the 
Unified Plan will not trigger funding for these programs.
----Community Development Block Grants
----Public Housing
----Programs authorized under the Community Services Block Grant Act 
(Community Services Block Grant, or CSBG) (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.)

2. Contact Information

    Please complete one copy for EACH of the separate activities and 
programs included in your State Unified Plan.
 Program:--------------------------------------------------------------
 State Name for Program/Activity:--------------------------------------
 Name of Grant Recipient Agency for Program/Activity:------------------
 Address:--------------------------------------------------------------
 Telephone Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 Facsimile Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 E-mail Address:-------------------------------------------------------
 Name of State Administrative Agency (if different from the Grant 
Recipient):------------------------------------------------------------
 Address:--------------------------------------------------------------
 Telephone Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 Facsimile Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 E-mail Address:-------------------------------------------------------
 Name of Signatory Official:-------------------------------------------
 Address:--------------------------------------------------------------
 Telephone Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 Facsimile Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 E-mail Address:-------------------------------------------------------
 Name of Liaison:------------------------------------------------------
 Address:--------------------------------------------------------------
 Telephone Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 Facsimile Number:-----------------------------------------------------
 E-mail Address:-------------------------------------------------------

3. Plan Signature(s)

Governor (if Applicable)

    As the Governor, I certify that for the State/Commonwealth of ----
----, for those activities and programs included in this Plan that are 
under my jurisdiction, the agencies and officials designated above 
under ``Contact Information'' have been duly designated to represent 
the State/Commonwealth in the capacities indicated for the programs and 
activities indicated. I will provide subsequent changes in the 
designation of officials to the designated program or activity contact 
as such changes occur.
    I further certify that, for those activities and programs included 
in this Plan that are under my jurisdiction, we will operate the 
workforce development programs included in this Unified Plan in 
accordance with this Unified Plan and the assurances described in 
section III of this Unified Plan.
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Typed Name and Signature of Governor
 Date------------------------------------------------------------------

Responsible State Official for Eligible Agency for Vocational Education 
(if Applicable)

    I certify that for the State/Commonwealth of --------, for those 
activities and programs included in this Plan that are under my 
jurisdiction, the agencies and officials designated above under 
``Contact Information'' have been duly designated to represent the 
State/Commonwealth in the capacities indicated for the programs and 
activities indicated. I will provide subsequent changes in the 
designation of officials to the designated program or activity contact 
as such changes occur.
    I further certify that, for those activities and programs included 
in this Plan that are under my jurisdiction, we will operate the 
programs included in this Unified Plan in accordance with this Unified 
Plan and the applicable assurances described in section III of this 
Unified Plan.
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Typed Name, Title, and Agency of Responsible State Official for 
Vocational Education
 Signature-------------------------------------------------------------
 Date------------------------------------------------------------------

Responsible State Official for Eligible Agency for Vocational 
Rehabilitation (if Applicable)

    I certify that for the State/Commonwealth of --------, for those 
activities and programs included in this Plan that are under my 
jurisdiction, the agencies and officials designated above under 
``Contact Information'' have been duly designated to represent the 
State/Commonwealth in the capacities indicated for the programs and 
activities indicated. I will provide subsequent changes in the 
designation of officials to the designated program or activity contact 
as such changes occur.
    I further certify that we will operate those activities and 
programs included in this Unified Plan that are under my jurisdiction 
in accordance with this Unified Plan and the assurances described in 
section III of this Unified Plan.
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Typed Name, Title, and Agency of Responsible State Official for 
Vocational Rehabilitation
 Signature-------------------------------------------------------------
 Date------------------------------------------------------------------

Responsible State Official for Eligible Agency for Adult Education (if 
Applicable)

    I certify that for the State/Commonwealth of --------, for those 
activities and programs included in this Plan that are under my 
jurisdiction, the agencies and officials designated above under 
``Contact Information'' have been duly designated to represent the 
State/Commonwealth in the capacities indicated for the programs and 
activities indicated. I will provide subsequent changes in the 
designation of officials to the designated program or activity contact 
as such changes occur.
    I further certify that, for those activities and programs included 
in this Plan that are under my jurisdiction, we

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will operate the programs included in this Unified Plan in accordance 
with this Unified Plan and the applicable assurances described in 
Section III of this Unified Plan.
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 Typed Name, Title, and Agency of Responsible State Official for Adult 
Education--------------------------------------------------------------
 Signature-------------------------------------------------------------
 Date------------------------------------------------------------------

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