Iowa Admin. Code r. 877-4.15 - Planning process

The planning process should be conducted to allow opportunity for employers, labor organizations, communities, community-based organizations and the public to provide input into the plan. At a minimum, one public hearing shall be conducted and a public notice of the planning process issued no later than ten days prior to the public hearing.

(1) Public notice. The public notice describes the region's planning process, location of where and how the draft and final regional plan may be obtained, and how to provide input into the planning process. The notice also includes a federal funds contribution statement, including the percentage of total cost of programs which will be financed with federal funds, dollar amounts of federal funds for each program, and the percentage and dollar amounts of the total cost of each program that will be financed from nongovernmental sources.

(2) Legislative notice. Ten days prior to the submittal of the plan to the regional advisory board and local elected officials for review and approval, the proposed plan shall be made available to each house of the state legislature. Copies should be sent to the Secretary of the Senate, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319, and the Chief Clerk of the House, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.

(3) Education notice. Ten days prior to the submittal of the plan to the regional advisory board and local elected officials for review and approval, the proposed plan shall be made available to the primary area education agency of the region, the primary community college, and the local vocational area planning council.

(4) Labor notice. Ten days prior to the submittal of the plan to the regional advisory board and local elected officials for review and approval, the proposed plan shall be made available to local labor unions and local labor-management committees.

(5) Final plan. The final plan shall be submitted to the regional advisory board and local elected officials for review and approval. After their joint approval, the plan shall be submitted to the department by June 1 of each year for review and approval by the state workforce development board. If the regional advisory board and local elected officials are unable to agree on the approval of the plan, the department will facilitate a process for agreement to be reached locally.

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Iowa Admin. Code r. 877-4.15