state role and resources: lessons learned
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State Role and Resources: Lessons Learned. States’ Use of their 15% Recovery Act Youth set-aside Funds. State Role and Resources: Lessons Learned. Introduction of Panel Members Use of the “Parking Lot” for Issues. State Role and Resources: Lessons Learned. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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States’ Use of their 15% States’ Use of their 15% Recovery Act Youth set-aside Recovery Act Youth set-aside FundsFunds
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Introduction of Panel MembersIntroduction of Panel Members
Use of the “Parking Lot” for Use of the “Parking Lot” for IssuesIssues
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LearnedLearned Section 128 of the Act reads in part:Section 128 of the Act reads in part:““Regardless of whether the reserved Regardless of whether the reserved amounts were allotted under section amounts were allotted under section 127(b)(1)(C), or under paragraph (1)(B) or 127(b)(1)(C), or under paragraph (1)(B) or 2(B) of section 132(b), 2(B) of section 132(b), the Governor the Governor may use the reserved amounts to may use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide youth activitiescarry out statewide youth activities described in section 129(bdescribed in section 129(b) ) or statewide or statewide employment and training activities, employment and training activities, for adults or for dislocated workersfor adults or for dislocated workers, , described in paragraph (2)(B) or (3) of described in paragraph (2)(B) or (3) of section 134(a).”section 134(a).”
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Section 667.130(b)(1) of the WIA Section 667.130(b)(1) of the WIA Regulations reads in part:Regulations reads in part:
““Funds reservedFunds reserved under this paragraph under this paragraph may be combinedmay be combined and spentand spent on on Statewide employment and training Statewide employment and training activities, for adults and dislocated activities, for adults and dislocated workers, and Statewide youth activities, as workers, and Statewide youth activities, as described in 20CFR 665.2000 and described in 20CFR 665.2000 and 665.210, 665.210, without regard to the funding without regard to the funding source of the reserved fundssource of the reserved funds.”.”
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The importance of local flexibility is The importance of local flexibility is echoed in the Preamble to the WIA echoed in the Preamble to the WIA
RegulationsRegulations““States and localities have increased States and localities have increased flexibility, with significant authority flexibility, with significant authority reserved for the Governor and chief reserved for the Governor and chief elected officials, to build on existing elected officials, to build on existing reforms in order to implement innovative reforms in order to implement innovative and comprehensive workforce investment and comprehensive workforce investment systems tailored to meet the particular systems tailored to meet the particular needs of local and regional labor markets.”needs of local and regional labor markets.”
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Under the Recovery Act, Congress and ETA Under the Recovery Act, Congress and ETA encouraged states and local areas to:encouraged states and local areas to:
Use as much of these funds as possible to Use as much of these funds as possible to operate expanded summer youth operate expanded summer youth employment opportunities during the employment opportunities during the summer of 2009summer of 2009Develop work experiences and other Develop work experiences and other activities that expose youth to activities that expose youth to opportunities in “green” educational and opportunities in “green” educational and career pathways.career pathways.
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In guidance provided by ETA, States In guidance provided by ETA, States and local workforce investment areas and local workforce investment areas (LWIA) were told they had program (LWIA) were told they had program design flexibility to determine which design flexibility to determine which program elements they provided program elements they provided with Recovery Act funds.with Recovery Act funds.
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““How did the states chose to How did the states chose to spend the 15% Recovery Act spend the 15% Recovery Act statewide youth discretionary statewide youth discretionary funds?”funds?”
State Survey—40 Responses State Survey—40 Responses from States and other from States and other jurisdictionsjurisdictions
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Broad Range of Approaches and StrategiesBroad Range of Approaches and Strategies– In some cases, these discretionary funds
are unspent awaiting states’ decisions on priorities
– Some states combined all the discretionary funds (adult, youth and dislocated worker) into a single pool
which was used to fund a broad range of projects, including youth activities and
administration.
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Some states established youth priorities, Some states established youth priorities, spending funds for youth employment spending funds for youth employment and/or year-round youth projects.and/or year-round youth projects.
Some states targeted a portion of these Some states targeted a portion of these funds for youth activities, and combined funds for youth activities, and combined the remainder with adult and dislocated the remainder with adult and dislocated worker discretionary funds.worker discretionary funds.
Other states chose new and innovative Other states chose new and innovative approaches.approaches.
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Distribution MethodologiesDistribution Methodologies RFP—Grants/Contracts for ProjectsRFP—Grants/Contracts for Projects
Allocations/ MOUs with State agenciesAllocations/ MOUs with State agencies
Allocations to WIBsAllocations to WIBs
Combination of Grants and AllocationsCombination of Grants and Allocations
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Preliminary Conclusions: Lessons Preliminary Conclusions: Lessons LearnedLearned
Importance of:Importance of:– Flexibility in DesignFlexibility in Design– Early Establishment of PrioritiesEarly Establishment of Priorities– Leadership/Support from Top State Leadership/Support from Top State
OfficialsOfficials– Early PlanningEarly Planning– Robust Web Site ResourcesRobust Web Site Resources