This Policy addresses the use of the annual 70 Percent Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL” guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA), and the annual Poverty Level guidelines issued by the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of HHS. Employees may alternate using these two sets of income guidelines as circumstances require and in conjunction with the criteria in Section 3(36)1 of WIOA2 to determine low-income eligibility for WIOA Title I programs.

This Policy outlines the Office of Workforce Development’s (OWD) sub-state monitoring requirements for Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) designated under WIOA.

This policy provides guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDB) regarding the assessments used for basic skills testing in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth Program.

This Policy transmits the Technical Assistance eligibility and documentation requirements of the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) for the WIOA1 Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. It includes information on Adult and Dislocated Worker eligibility, source documentation requirements, and minor language changes.

This policy transmits the Technical Assistance eligibility and documentation requirements of the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) for the WIOA1 Youth Program. It includes information on Youth program eligibility, source documentation requirements, and minor language changes.

This policy provides the case management, delivery, reporting, and documentation requirements associated with the Wagner-Peyser (WP) program. The goal is to provide guidance necessary to allow staff to understand expectations on service delivery to facilitate a successful outcome for customers enrolled into the Wagner-Peyser program.

This Policy communicates Missouri’s process and criteria for evaluating and certifying Comprehensive (full service) Missouri Job Centers and Affiliate Job Centers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This Policy supersedes and replaces previous guidance on the subject.

This policy clarifies the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) policy for its employees and for its contracted subrecipients, on the handling of media inquiries, the delivery of public information, and the handling of requests for information.

This policy updates the Office of Workforce Development’s (OWD) Statewide Case Note Policy, applicable across all workforce programs, for entries in OWD’s statewide electronic case-management system. This policy standardizes the use of the term “Case Note” for consistency within the State and with usage by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA).

Providers of training services under Title I of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) must meet the eligibility requirements of the law, be approved by the State according to the criteria as described in the State Plan, and be approved by Local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) to provide services in Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA). Local WDBs, therefore, must develop a written, standing policy for selecting and approving eligible training providers (ETP).