This policy was voted on and approved by the State Workforce Development Board during the Sept. 4, 2024 regular business meeting. Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and units of government may submit a request for designation as a Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA) at any time. This policy transmits the Office of Workforce Development's (OWD) policy and procedures that all entities must follow when making new designation requests, in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Sec. 106 and implementing regulations. 

This policy was voted on and approved by the State Workforce Development Board during the Sept. 4, 2024 regular business meeting. The purpose of this policy is to establish a local negotiations policy for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and Wagner Peyser (WP) programs operated by the Office of Workforce Development (OWD).

This policy was voted on and approved by the State Workforce Development Board during the Sept. 4, 2024 regular business meeting. This policy provides updated funding information to Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) for completion of Planning Budget Summaries (PBS) for PY 2024 and FY 2025 under WIOA. 

This policy was voted on and approved by the State Workforce Development Board during the Sept. 4, 2024 regular business meeting. This policy addresses the use of the annual 70 Percent 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 Health and Human Services (HHS).

The Office of Workforce Development often receives funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) to aide in the recovery from major disasters affecting the workforce system in Missouri in the form of Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWG). Eligible participants under Disaster Recovery NWDG's include long-term unemployed individuals.

This Issuance 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 Issuance updates the Office of Workforce Development's (OWD) Sub-State Monitoring Policy for Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) designated under WIOA. Updates include detailed expectations for Annual Reports and required deadlines.