At minimum States must: Review the initial WIOA State Plan and make updates where warranted for strategy and operations adjustments due to changing economic or other factors in the State Review and update applicable assurances for continued compliance Update performance accountability targets in accordance with forthcoming guidance Update plan narratives, if appropriate, where ICR adjustments have occurred Slide 24: Two-Year Modification Requirements: Content Title I ICR updates: Clarified required information for single-area states to “submit any information required in the local plan” Refined language regarding requirements for the Youth program to more clearly identify expectations Title II ICR updates: Clarified that States are required to submit information to address section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act. Added an assurance regarding the statutory requirement in section 502 of WIOA concerning the Buy America Act. Slide 25: Federal Review and Approval Federal review occurs during the 90-day period after State Plan submission Departments will issue decision notifications within 90-days of the State Plan submission Plan modifications will be posted on the Department of Education’s website for public access Slide 26: Considerations for Plan Modification: External Drivers Changes in economic conditions Changes in the environmental conditions Governor and State legislative actions affecting education and workforce development Slide 27: Considerations for Plan Modification: Programmatic Drivers Identified opportunities to expand program integration and alignment since initial years of implementation Guidance issued for specific programs that might have impacted State policies and practices for program delivery since the initial State Plan Changes in the identification of regions and local workforce development area geographies Formal evaluations and monitoring that have impacted both the delivery and measurement of services since the approval of the original State Plan Continuous improvement outcomes and customer-centered design results Slide 28: Resources Required Elements for the Two Year Modification
At minimum States must: Review the initial WIOA State Plan and make updates where warranted for strategy and operations adjustments due to changing economic or other factors in the State Review and update applicable assurances for continued compliance Update performance accountability targets in accordance with forthcoming guidance Update plan narratives, if appropriate, where ICR adjustments have occurred Slide 24: Two-Year Modification Requirements: Content Title I ICR updates: Clarified required information for single-area states to “submit any information required in the local plan” Refined language regarding requirements for the Youth program to more clearly identify expectations Title II ICR updates: Clarified that States are required to submit information to address section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act. Added an assurance regarding the statutory requirement in section 502 of WIOA concerning the Buy America Act. Slide 25: Federal Review and Approval Federal review occurs during the 90-day period after State Plan submission Departments will issue decision notifications within 90-days of the State Plan submission Plan modifications will be posted on the Department of Education’s website for public access Slide 26: Considerations for Plan Modification: External Drivers Changes in economic conditions Changes in the environmental conditions Governor and State legislative actions affecting education and workforce development Slide 27: Considerations for Plan Modification: Programmatic Drivers Identified opportunities to expand program integration and alignment since initial years of implementation Guidance issued for specific programs that might have impacted State policies and practices for program delivery since the initial State Plan Changes in the identification of regions and local workforce development area geographies Formal evaluations and monitoring that have impacted both the delivery and measurement of services since the approval of the original State Plan Continuous improvement outcomes and customer-centered design results Slide 28: Resources Required Elements for the Two Year Modification
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