Iowa Code r. 877-12.9 - Plan requirements

(1) Job training plan. Pursuant to rule 12.8(7B,PL97-300,PL102-367), each service delivery area shall develop a job training plan signed by the chairperson of the PIC and the chief elected official(s). Plan development instructions will be issued to the SDAs prior to the effective date of the local training plan submission. The instructions will include guidelines for and explanations of the planning information requested. Plan development must be conducted in coordination with the other SDAs, regional advisory boards, the department, local school districts, and other local agencies, including at a minimum, the department of human services, vocational rehabilitation, area agency on aging, and the community action agency.

a. Where submitted. The job training plan and all modifications shall be submitted to the Department of Workforce Development, 150 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.

b. Submittal date. The job training plan shall be submitted no later than May 1 of each program year. An original and four copies of the final plan must be submitted.

c. Failure to submit or gain approval.

(1) The human resource investment council committee of the WDB will approve or disapprove the job training plan within 30 days of submittal.

(2) If a plan is disapproved, the disapproval will be provided to the PIC and LEOs in writing, detailing the reasons for the disapproval and revisions required to approve the plan. Any required revisions shall include only pages that need changes. The entire plan does not need to be resubmitted. The revision must be clearly marked and resubmitted within 20 days from the date of disapproval.

(3) Revisions must be signed by the PIC chairperson and chief elected official. After revisions are submitted, the final determination approving or disapproving the plan will be made within 15 days.

d. Local documentation. Each party to the job training plan shall adhere to the job training plan public review and comment process, shall document adherence and retain copies of all written comments received. Proof of publication of the availability of the proposed and final job training plan for public review shall accompany each job training plan submitted.

e. Modifications. Modifications to a job training plan may be made when:

(1) Agreed to and signed by the PIC and the local elected official(s);

(2) Published no later than 80 days before it is effective; and

(3) Approved by WDB prior to implementation.

(2) Title III dislocated workers plan.

a. Funds are allocated under Title III for the statewide operation of programs providing activities and services to dislocated workers. Programs will be operated in each service delivery area through a dislocated worker center which will be selected by the PIC and LEOs through a request for proposal (RFP) process that meets state procurement standards.

b. By March 3 of each program year, each SDA must publish a notification that the Title III plan is being drafted in at least one newspaper of general circulation. The notification must solicit comments from appropriate local educational and other public agencies and labor organizations in the area representing employees having the skills for which training is proposed.

(3) Workforce development plan. The Wagner-Peyser Act, which establishes the national public employment service system, requires the department to develop a workforce development plan for each SDA in cooperation with the PIC and chief elected official(s). The LEO/PIC agreement establishes procedures for the cooperative development of the plan.

Each program year the department will issue a technical assistance guide (TAG) explaining the procedures for completing the local workforce development plan. For planning purposes, the amount of the Wagner-Peyser allocation for each SDA will be provided to the PIC's workforce development representative within 30 days of notification to the governor. The state will also publish the substate resource distributions in a newspaper of general circulation.

a. Cooperative efforts. Each local workforce development plan must be developed taking into consideration proposals developed jointly by the PIC and LEOs. The workforce development representative on the PIC serves as the department coordinator in this effort.

b. Plan submittal, review and approval process.

(1) The workforce development plan must be submitted by the date established in the workforce development TAG. An original and two copies must be sent to:

Department of Workforce Development

150 Des Moines Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

(2) Workforce development board review. After approval by the PIC and LEOs, each workforce development plan will be reviewed by the human resources investment council committee of the workforce development board. The human resource investment council committee will determine if the components of the plan have been jointly agreed to by the department, the PIC, and LEOs and if the plan is consistent with the 5- and 20-year state plans for workforce development.

If the WDB determines the above provisions have not been met, the plan will be returned to the department with the WDB's recommendations for it to consider jointly with the PIC and LEOs. Thirty days from the date of written notification that the plan cannot be approved are permitted to modify and resubmit the plan.

c. Failure to agree. If agreement cannot be reached between the department, the PIC and LEOs, the plan may be submitted to the WDB and Secretary of Labor and must be accompanied by the proposed modifications as recommended by the disagreeing parties. In such cases, the WDB must inform the Secretary of Labor of its recommendations for resolution of the disagreement.

d. Governor's review. The governor is permitted to review and transmit to the Secretary of Labor proposed modifications of any workforce development plans.

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Iowa Code r. 877-12.9