Issuance 14-2023: Sub-recipient contract: Applicable Terms, Laws, and Regulations
This Issuance identifies Terms, Conditions, Laws, and Regulations associated with Federal funding for all sub-recipients.
OWD Issuances
Issuance 13-2023: Designation of a Local Fiscal Agent
This Issuance describes the circumstances and process whereby a Chief Local Elected Official (CLEO) may delegate the management of Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA) grant funds to a Local Fiscal Agent (LFA). Designation of a fiscal agent does not relieve the CLEO of liability for the misuse of grant funds. If the CLEO designates a fiscal agent, the CLEO must ensure this agent has clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
Issuance 12-2023: Missouri Job Center Referral Policy
This Issuance establishes policy on participant access to WIOA services and discusses required procedures for referral to WIOA One-Stop Partners for additional services. These procedures can include utilizing the https://www.211.org/ website to assist staff with making appropriate referrals. This Issuance emphasizes such referrals must avoid discriminatory practices as instructed by WIOA Section 188 nondiscrimination obligations of the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) and its subrecipients, including local program operators.
Issuance 11-2023: Subsequent Designation of Local Workforce Development Areas
This Issuance provides guidance and establishes the procedures regarding subsequent designation of Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Governor must evaluate whether local areas continue to meet WIOA requirements for subsequent designation during each four-year State planning cycle. To facilitate this, Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEO) and Local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) must request subsequent designation as an LWDA by December 31, prior to the submission of the 4-year State Plan.
Issuance 08-2023: Food Provided at Planned Events
The purpose of this policy is to clarify previous guidance on the provisions relating to utilizing Federal funding to provide meals for external customers and employees at planned trainings, meetings, or conferences.
07-2023: Statewide On-The-Job Training Policy
This Issuance conveys operational guidelines for the Office of Workforce Development's (OWD) On-The-Job Training (OJT) program. The guidance provided in the attached OJT Practices and Procedures Manual are OWD Policy. This Issuance updates previous guidance on this topic, which it supersedes and rescinds. Updated March 15, 2024.
Issuance 04-2023: Local and Regional Plan Guidelines for Local WDBs
This Issuance transmits the guidelines for Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and their partners, as required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to produce a comprehensive four-year plan to develop, align, and integrate service-delivery strategies and to support the State's vision and goals. This issuance communicates WIOA statutory requirements and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations for Regional and Local Planning activities, as well as the State's interpretations of additional requirements.
02-2023: WIOA Referral Policy
This Issuance provides Office of Workforce Development (OWD) guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and Workforce Staff to ensure the recipient complies with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of WIOA by collecting and maintaining the required data and records to conduct a statistical or other quantifiable data analyses used to verify the recipient's compliance with section 188 of WIOA, 29 CFR 38, and the Missouri Nondiscrimination Plan.
01-2023: Statewide Enrollment and Exit Policy
This Issuance provides Office of Workforce Development (OWD) guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards (Local WDBs) and Workforce Staff regarding service category distinctions, co-enrollment, priority of service, common exit procedures, and quarterly follow-up requirements. The WIOA program enrollments require numerous data elements.
12-2022: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Standing Youth Committees Requirements
The purpose of this policy is to set forth the WIOA's vision of the local Workforce Development Board's (LWDB) involvement in the Youth Program design and implementation.