Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The local board must perform the following functions per
WIOA section 107 and must describe the implementation of these functions in the
agreement with its CEOs, including:
A.
develop and submit a four-year local plan for the local area, in partnership
with the CEO per WIOA section 108;
B. conduct workforce research and regional
labor market analysis to include:
(1)
analyses and regular updates of economic conditions, needed knowledge and
skills, workforce and workforce development, including:
(a) education and training
activities;
(b) strengths and
weaknesses; and
(c) the capacity to
provide services to address the identified education and skill needs of the
workforce and the employment needs of employers.
(2) assistance to DWS in developing the
statewide workforce and labor market information system under the Wagner-Peyser
Act for the region; and
(3) other
research, data collection, and analysis related to the workforce needs of the
regional economy after receiving input from a wide array of stakeholders, as
necessary.
C. convene
local workforce development system stakeholders to assist in the development of
the local plan and in identifying non-federal expertise and resources to
leverage support for workforce development activities. Such stakeholders may
assist the local board and standing committees in carrying out the convening,
brokering, and leveraging functions at the direction of the local
board;
D. lead efforts to engage
with a diverse range of employers and other entities in the region to:
(1) promote business representation on the
local board;
(2) develop effective
linkages, including the use of intermediaries, with employers in the region to
support employer utilization of the local workforce development system and to
support local workforce activities;
(3) ensure workforce investment activities
meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the region by
enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers,
economic development entities and service providers; and
(4) develop and implement proven or promising
strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers,
such as the establishment of industry and sector partnerships, that provide the
skilled workforce needed by employers in the region and that expand employment
and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system
participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.
E. with representatives of secondary and
postsecondary education programs, lead efforts to develop and implement career
pathways within the local area by aligning the employment, training, education,
and supportive services that are needed by adults and youth, particularly
individuals with barriers to employment;
F. lead efforts in the local area to identify
and promote proven and promising strategies and initiatives for meeting the
needs of employers, workers and job seekers, and identify and disseminate
information on proven and promising practices carried out in other local areas
for meeting such needs;
G. develop
strategies for using technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness
of the local workforce development system for employers, workers, and job
seekers by:
(1) facilitating connections
among the intake and case management information systems of the one-stop
partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce development system in the
local area;
(2) facilitating access
to services provided through the one-stop delivery system involved, including
access in remote areas;
(3)
identifying strategies for better meeting the needs of individuals with
barriers to employment, including strategies that augment traditional service
delivery, and increase access to services and programs of the one-stop delivery
system, such as improving access in remote areas;
(4) leveraging resources and capacity within
the local workforce development system, including resources and capacity for
services for individuals with barriers to employment.
H. in partnership with the CEOs for the local
area:
(1) conduct oversight of youth
workforce investment activities authorized under WIOA section 129, adult and
dislocated worker employment and training activities under WIOA section 134,
and the entire one-stop delivery system in the local area;
(2) ensure the appropriate use and management
of the funds provided under WIOA Title I for the youth, adult, and dislocated
worker activities and one-stop delivery system in the local area; and
(3) ensure the appropriate use, management,
and investment of funds to maximize performance outcomes under WIOA section
116.
I. negotiate and
reach agreement on local performance indicators with the CEO and DWS;
J. negotiate with CEOs and required partners
on the methods for funding the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in the
local area or must notify DWS if they fail to reach agreement at the local
level and will use a state infrastructure funding mechanism;
K. select the following providers in the
local area, and where appropriate terminate such providers:
(1) providers of youth workforce investment
activities through competitive grants or contracts based on the recommendations
of the youth standing committee (if such a committee is established); however,
if the local board determined there is an insufficient number of eligible
training providers in the local area, the local board may award contracts on a
sole-source basis as per WIOA section 123;
(2) providers of training services consistent
with the criteria and information requirements established per WIOA section
122;
(3) providers of career
services through the award of contracts, if the one-stop operator does not
provide such services; and
(4)
one-stop operators.
L.
work with the state to ensure there are sufficient numbers and types of
providers of career services and training services serving the local area and
providing the services in a manner that maximizes consumer choice, as well as
providing opportunities that lead to competitive integrated employment for
individuals with disabilities per WIOA section 107;
M. coordinate activities with education and
training providers in the local area, including:
(1) reviewing applications to provide adult
education and literacy activities under WIOA Title II, for the local area to
determine whether such applications are consistent with the local
plan;
(2) making recommendations to
the eligible agency to promote alignment with such plan; and
(3) replicating and implementing cooperative
agreements to enhance the provision of services to individuals with
disabilities and other individuals, such as cross training of staff, technical
assistance, use and sharing of information, cooperative efforts with employers,
and other efforts at cooperation, collaboration, and coordination;
N. develop a budget for the
activities of the local board, with the approval of CEOs and consistent with
the local plan and the duties of the local board;
O. assess on an annual basis, the physical
and programmatic accessibility of all one-stop centers in the local area per
WIOA section 188, if applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (
42 USC 12101
et seq.);
P. certify one-stop
centers;
Q. produce an annual
report that must be submitted to the state administrative entity, per
guidelines established by the state administrative entity;
R. promote workforce connection center
programs and activities; and
S.
conduct business in an open manner by making available to the public
information about the activities of the local board.
