Workforce Innovation

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Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Regional
and Local Area Designation and Redesignation
Local Workforce Investment Board Listening
Session February 3-6, 2015
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Agenda

• Welcome
• Purpose of Meeting
• WIOA and the LWIBs Role
• Steering Committee Process
• Review Proposed Options
• Provide Feedback
• Discuss Next Steps

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Purpose of the Meeting

• Create a common understanding of the role of
  regions and local areas
• Understand federal requirements
• Review KWIB process
• Present Local Options and Regional Recommendation
• Gather feedback

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Timeline of Process

• 11/17/14 KWIB established process
• 12/19/14 Finalized Steering Committee
• 01/23/15 Developed initial options/recommendation
• 02/07/15 DWI completes local input process
• 02/13/15 Review feedback finalize
  recommendations
• 03/02/15 KWIB reviews recommendations
• 03/02/15 30 day appeals process begins
• 03/31/15 Governor issues Executive Order

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WIOA Summary

• Expectations
• A streamlined workforce development system
• Greater value
• Better coordination
• Improved outreach to disconnected youth

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LWIBs Role

• Local plan
• Workforce research and labor market analysis
• Convene, broker and leverage
• Employer engagement
• Career pathways development
• Proven and promising practices

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LWIBs Role

• Technology
• Program oversight
• Local performance negotiations
• Selection of operators and providers
• Coordination of education providers
• Budget and administration

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Key Governance Agreements

• The Interlocal Agreement explaining how local
  governments will conduct their many WIOA mandated
  tasks.
• A Memorandum of Agreement between the local
  elected officials and the Workforce Board
  explaining who does what and how disputes are
  resolved.

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Key Workforce Governance Tasks

• Developing the new strategic workforce plan for
  the entire local workforce system.
• Cooperating with other workforce areas in your
  region.
• Agreeing on an annual workforce budget.
• Choosing Kentucky Career Center operators.

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Section 106

• Local areas identified
• Consistent with labor market areas
• Consistent with economic regions
• Available Federal and non-Federal funds
• Regions identified
• 1 local area
• 2 or more local areas and
• Interstate areas

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Steering Committee Review Factors

• Economic Regions
• Local Labor Market Areas
• Other Factors

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Local Area Options

• Initial Designation Criteria
• Option 1 No Change
• Option 2 LEO Change Requests

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Designation Process

• Initial Designation
• Approve requests for initial designation during
  the first 2 years of enactment as a local area
  if
• Operated as a local area for 2 years prior to
  WIOA
• Performed successfully
• Sustained fiscal integrity

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WIA Boundary Review
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Local Area Option 1
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Option 1 No Change

• Pros
• Focus on strategic policy and service delivery
  changes under WIOA
• Workforce system partner relationships already
  established
• Stability in funding structures in local areas

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Option 1 No Change

• Cons
• Local Elected Official requests not granted
• Does not support streamlining of the workforce
  system
• Does not take advantage of the opportunity to
  restructure local areas under WIOA

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Local Area Option 2
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Option 2 LEO Change Requests

• Pros
• Some Local Elected Official requests are granted
• Ownership in the system by local leaders
• Embraces the opportunity to change local areas
  under WIOA
• Increases local control over workforce funds

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Option 2 LEO Change Requests

• Cons
• Not in alignment with economic region, local
  labor market area and commuting pattern data
• There is not consensus among Local Elected
  Officials that new local areas should be formed
• Separates workforce planning between communities
  that have the jobs and those that provide the
  workforce
• Limits economies of scale on administrative and
  service delivery functions

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Regional Recommendation

• Regional Coordination
• Recommendation Three Intrastate Regions

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Regional Coordination

• Regional Planning
• Prepare a regional plan
• Establish regional service strategies
• Develop and implement sector strategies
• Collect and analyze regional labor market data
• Establish administrative cost arrangements
• Negotiate and oversee regional performance goals
• Coordinate transportation and support services
• Coordinate with regional economic development

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Regional Recommendation Three Intrastate Regions

• Pros
• Recognizes LWIB work across local areas
• Supports economic region sector strategies work
• Allows for economy of scale on administrative and
  service delivery functions

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Regional Recommendation Three Intrastate Regions

• Cons
• Difficult to achieve administrative savings with
  different procurement processes/regulations
• Challenging to achieve the same Career Center
  Operator given different procurement approaches
• Complexities of sharing performance data across
  different IT infrastructures

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Local Options and Regional Recommendation Comments
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Next Steps

• Listening Sessions across the Commonwealth
• Collect written public comment
• Public comment and response report
• Steering Committee meeting to finalize
  recommendations
• Present to KWIB for review and approval
• Forward final recommendation to Governor for
  consideration