OWD Issuance 13-2019: Statewide Workforce Innovation and opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program Framework and Design Policy

This Issuance transmits the Office of Workforce Development’s (OWD) guidance to local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) regarding the parameters of WIOA Youth program design that includes required Objective Assessments, Individual Service Strategies, case management, and follow-up services. 

OWD Issuance 15-2019: Selection or Designation of Service Providers, including one-stop operators, training providers, and youth providers by local workforce development boards

This Issuance transmits State policy to align with official guidance1 released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regarding the procurement of service providers, including One-Stop Operators (OSO) and Youth service providers. A Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) may directly designate some providers. It must competitively select others, including the OSO and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Youth service providers. A single entity may serve the LWDB in more than one service provider role. 

OWD Issuance 04-2021: Section 188 of WIOA Access to Meaningful Services for Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Issuance

The purpose of this issuance is to ensure WIOA recipients communicate effectively with individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) by providing meaningful access to aids, benefits, services, or training under a WIOA Title I - financially assisted program or activity.

OWD Issuance 05-2021: Designation of Local Equal Opportunity Officers under Section 188 of WIOA

The purpose of this issuance is to implement the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which are contained in section 188 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3248). Section 118 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or, for beneficiaries, applicants, and participants only, on the basis of citizenship status or participation in a WIOA Title I - financially assisted program or activity.

OWD Issuance 06-2021: WIOA Complaint Resolution Policy

The purpose of this issuance is to implement the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA), which are contained in section 188 of WIOA (29 U.S.C. 3248). Section 118 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or, for beneficiaries, applicants, and participants only, on the basis of citizenship status or participation in a WIOA Title I - financially assisted program or activity.