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Plan: Minnesota PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. a. 1.

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  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—

III. a. 1. State Board Functions

Describe how the State board will implement its functions under section 101(d) of WIOA (i.e. provide a description of Board operational structures and decision making processes to ensure such functions are carried out).

Current Narrative:

The state board will fulfill its functions under section 101(d) of WIOA through an Operations Committee. This committee has formulated its approach to the 12 functions of the board by categories its activities into four areas – administration, policy, information technology and performance. The committee has begun to identify the needs of the 12 functions and will establish a specific work plan that aligns with the state plan upon its approval by the US Department of Labor. The Operations Committee has been meeting monthly to review and comment on the development of the state Combined Plan.

The administration functions include the preparation and submission of the state Combined Plan, preparation and submission of an annual report and other oversight functions. The Operations Committee will also participate in the review and approval of the Regional Plans, to ensure alignment with the state Combined Plan and to assist with creating a work plan for the GWDB.

The policy functions will focus on existing and new policies need to support the better alignment of resources and services and address policy obstacles that hinder advancing the career pathways system. The initial work will take into consideration the current success of career pathway programs, how state funding has been structure to support career pathway initiatives, and the needs for additional refinement of existing policies.

The information technology functions will focus on leveraging systems to avoid duplication, addressing the need for more responsive career information – tied to the eligible training provider list, and on data systems. This will drive better coordination of services across the system and support process and outcome metrics as part of the performance functions.

The performance functions will focus on continuous improvement and support the transparency of the system components and how they are contributing to achieving the goals of the state Combined Plan. The performance system will look at process and outcome measures focusing on interim gains and final outcomes related to the WIOA performance common measures and other areas as deemed necessary by the state board.