I. Statewide 5-Year Strategic Plan

1. Content (some of the critical elements):
   1. A description of the State Board and its role in fulfilling functions
   2. State imposed requirements for the One-Stop Delivery system
   3. State accountability system including any State performance measures.
   4. Projected employment opportunities by occupation
   5. Projected skills needed to obtain demand occupations
   6. Economic Development needs of the State
   7. Type and availability of Workforce Investment Activities in the State
   8. Identification of local areas and process and criteria for designation
   9. Criteria for appointment of members of local boards by LEOs
   10. Detail plans required under Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
   11. Procedures to assure coordination and non-duplication
   12. Common data collection and reporting processes for programs and activities
   13. Public comment process on the plan
   14. State leverage of other private or Federal funds
   15. Assurances of fiscal and fund accounting controls
   16. Within State formula for adult, youth, and dislocated worker funds.
   17. Actions that constitute a conflict of interest for State and local Board members
   18. State assistance to develop a One-Stop delivery system
   19. Description of appeal process for area designation
   20. Adult and Dislocated Worker employment and training activities to be undertaken
   21. The state rapid response unit and rapid response activities
   22. Procedures used by local boards to identify eligible providers
   23. How the state will meet the employment and training needs of the following customer segments: Dislocated Workers, Displaced Homemakers, Low Income Individuals, Public Assistance Recipients, and Individuals with multiple barriers to employment
   24. Training and non-traditional occupations
   25. Assurance that Veterans will be served
   26. Description of Youth activities to be undertaken
   27. Criteria for competitive procurement of youth services
   28. Criteria to identify effective youth services
   29. Coordination arrangements with Job Corps and other national programs
   30. Coordination arrangements with the Youth Opportunity Grants

II. Governance

1. Establish State Board
   1. Work with Governor's Office to designate State Board
2. Establish Local Workforce Investment Area(s)
   1. Identify areas entitled to automatic and temporary designation
   2. Develop public comment procedures on proposed designations
   3. Specify all LEO responsibilities under WIA for inclusion in LEO Agreements
   4. Develop an application process for LEOs to apply for WIA designation
3. Appoint Local Workforce Investment Boards
   1. Define criteria for LEO appointment of members of Local WIBS
   2. Establish minimum public comment process on proposed appointments by LEOs
   3. Develop criteria and procedures for initial certification of local Boards based on compositional requirements and job responsibilities of appointees (EXAMPLE: Optimum Policy Making Authority)
   4. Define procedures for Governor's appointment of a WIB if no LEO agreement
   5. Develop procedures for decertification of local WIBs for failure to carry out required functions or fraud
4. Plan and budget for 15% set-a-side for statewide activities
   1. Obtain the input of the State WIB and Local Boards and LEOs on the scope of Statewide investment activities
   2. Develop a budget for all required activities to be funded from the 15% reserve including state administrative activities; development and dissemination of list of Eligible Training Providers, the conduct of program evaluations, incentive awards to improve coordination and local performance, TA to assist local performers, establishment and operation of fiscal and management accountability systems, and establish and maintenance of the One-Stop delivery system
   3. Develop a budget strategy for discretionary activities to be funded from the 15% reserve including providing technical assistance and capacity building; conduct research and demonstrations, and implement innovative incumbent worker programs, establish programs in empowerment zones and enterprise communities, implement innovative programs for displaced homemakers, implement non-traditional placement programs, support data collection concerning eligible training providers, and other locally authorized activities as needed
5. Establish State and Local rapid response procedures and services
   1. Create procedures to develop state and local rapid response services
   2. Clarify role of rapid response unit and funds in response to disasters
   3. Develop a budget for all activities to be funded from the 25% dislocated worker reserve including rapid response unit functions, reserve funds to be allotted in response to mass layoffs, closings and disasters, and automated support of rapid response function

III. Administrative Areas

1. Consult with LEOs regarding allocation formula prior to allocation of funds
2. Define allocation formula for local dislocated worker activities
3. Determine if the State will allocate any portion of youth or adult funds under the 30% discretionary provisions in Sections 127 or 132
4. Distribute allocations to WIBs and LEOs

IV. Establishing and Certifying the One-Stop Delivery System

1. Establish procedures for reaching agreement between the Governor, the WIBs and LEOs to designate new or existing One-Stop Operators
2. Clarify One-Stop Partners' legal obligation to support One-Stop system development costs and the ongoing costs of core services
3. Develop a model MOU for use by WIBs and the One-Stop partners regarding services to be offered through the One-Stop system
4. Define criteria for designating or certifying One-Stop operators
5. Define criteria for permitting local boards to provide core or intensive services
6. Develop policy regarding the waiver of the WIB training prohibition
7. Develop appropriate linkages with partnering agencies to ensure universal access through labor exchange functions (ES and AJB), UI claims and reemployment services
8. Make technology available to the local One-Stop Operators

V. Development, Review and Approval of Local Plans

1. Develop Planning Instructions containing the format, content requirements, and forms for the Local WIA Plans
2. Operationally define programs and activities
3. Establish policies and procedures for 20% fund transfer across adult programs
4. Provide Employment Statistics to WIBs and LEOs to support planning
5. Specify minimum expenditure requirements for out-of-school youth
6. Provide the Governor's priority for use of limited adult training funds
7. Establish minimum requirements for public comment on local plans
8. Negotiate local outcome-oriented performance measures
9. Negotiate local performance measures of coordination and non-duplication
10. Develop procedures for submittal, review and state approval of local plans

VI. Eligible Training Providers

1. Designate the appropriate State Agency to collect and disseminate performance information on Eligible Training Providers
2. While developing procedures for provider designation, obtain comments from WIBs, providers of training, business, organized labor, and interested members of the public
3. Secure Inter-Agency agreements to obtain relevant wage data regarding provider performance
4. Define policy and procedures to be used by WIBs to determine local adult and dislocated worker training providers "initially eligible" as WIA training providers
5. Develop minimum performance criteria for subsequent determinations. Include measures relating to all program participants and measures relating only to WIA participants including program completion rate, placements in unsubsidized employment, placements in training related jobs, wages at placement, six-month retention in employment, wages at six-month post placement, rates of licensure certification (where applicable), program costs, and other information required by the Governor.
6. Develop a methodology to allow local provider performance criteria to be adjusted based on economic, geographic, and demographic factors as well as characteristics of the population served
7. Negotiate interstate agreements to accept Eligible Training Provider lists from adjacent States
8. Develop procedures to remove providers from the list for submittal of inaccurate information or violation of the Act or Regulations
9. Develop separate criteria for One-The-Job Training and Customized Training Providers
10. Collect adult and dislocated worker training provider information submitted to local WIBs for later dissemination
11. Collect the list of eligible providers of Youth activities developed by the Local Board and Youth Council
12. Develop a strategy for the dissemination of the Provider Lists with performance information and distribute the list of Eligible Training Providers and providers of non-traditional training services through the One-Stop Delivery System
13. Establish an appeal procedure for providers denied approval by either the local board or the State designated agency
14. Provide minimum criteria for competitive procurement of Eligible Training Providers

VII. Promulgate Participant Eligibility Policy.

1. Operationally define "core services" available to the general public
2. Operationally define "intensive services"
3. Clarify the role of traditional eligibility concepts ( for example, being economically disadvantaged or dislocated worker) in determining eligibility for adult training services
4. Operationally define new eligibility concepts limiting access to training services including: criteria to be determined "in need of training", criteria to demonstrate ability to "successfully participate in training", criteria to demonstrate occupational demand related to the training, documentation of efforts to obtain other financial assistance, inability to obtain employment through core services
5. Develop forms to support local eligibility determination

VIII. Establishing the State Performance Accountability System

1. Operationally define and set standards for core performance measures for adults and youth ages 19-21 including entry into unsubsidized employment, employment retention for six months, earnings six month post termination, and attainment of recognized credentials
2. Operationally define and set standards for core performance measures for youth ages 14-18, including attainment of basic skills, attainment for work readiness and occupational skills, attainment of high school diploma or GED, and placement and retention and post-secondary education or advanced training
3. Develop indicators and set standards for measures of customer satisfaction for workers and employers
4. Determine if the State will promulgate any additional Governor's measures
5. Develop appropriate policy regarding the degree of WIB failure and the provision of technical assistance and application of sanctions
6. Develop incentive award strategies using 15% reserve funds for improving regional coordination, improving local coordination, and achievement of local performance measures
7. Negotiate with the Secretary of Labor regarding the acceptable level of performance on each national and optional state measure
8. Establish procedures to monitor progress against negotiated statewide performance goals vis-a-vis changes in economic conditions, service mix, and the population served in order to request a modification to the negotiated goals
9. Establish procedures to set local performance goals for each measure and adjust local performance expectations based on local economic conditions, service mix, and characteristics of the population served

IX. Reporting and Monitoring Capabilities

1. Define criteria for use by LEOs and WIBs for conducting oversight of One-Stop Centers
2. Define State reporting requirements regarding the activities carried out through the One-Stop Centers
3. Develop programmatic and fiscal monitoring instruments and procedures
4. Develop monitoring schedule
5. Develop monitoring and continuous improvement reports
6. Promulgate State programmatic and fiscal roles
7. Develop a plan to conduct program evaluation activities and develop a format for the annual report to the Secretary

X. Development of a TAT Plan Supporting WIA Implementation

1. Provide training for LEOs regarding WIA responsibilities
2. Develop a training plan for WIBs and LEOs regarding requirements associated with the local One-Stop Memorandum of Understanding
3. Train local planners regarding plan requirements
4. Train local Boards regarding their role in the development and maintenance of the list of Eligible Training Providers
5. Develop a training plan for LEOs and WIBs regarding State and Federal performance management policy
6. Provide training for local staff on various procedures including intake, rapid response, etc.