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2 Year Modification

Plan: Louisiana PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 6. A. i.

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Located in:
  • 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—
    • b. State Operating Systems and Policies
      The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in Section II Strategic Elements . This includes—
      • 6. Program Data
        • A. Data Alignment and Integration
          Describe the plans of the lead State agencies with responsibility for the administration of the core programs, along with the State Board, to align and integrate available workforce and education data systems for the core programs, unemployment insurance programs, and education through postsecondary education, and to the extent possible, the Combined State Plan partner programs included in this plan. The description of the State’s plan for integrating data systems should include the State’s goals for achieving integration and any progress to date.

III. b. 6. A. i. Describe the State’s Plans to Make the Management Information Systems for the Core Programs Interoperable to Maximize the Efficient Exchange of Common Data Elements to Support Assessment and Evaluation.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Effective November 9, 2015, the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s HiRE system became a comprehensive system that fully integrates workforce development with unemployment insurance. Not only does this aid the job-seeker/claimant in managing their unemployment insurance benefits, job-search functions, and case management, it also enhances services provided to employers by allowing them to manage unemployment claims as well as utilize recruiting features within the system.

In 2010, Title IV’s Vocational Rehabilitation services moved to LWC’s oversight, specifically under the Office of Workforce Development. Since the transition, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services continues to use the AWARE system (Accessible Web-based Activity and Reporting Environment).

As the lead state agency, LWC hosts regularly scheduled meetings with the administrators of the core partner programs. Louisiana’s Office of Technology Systems (OTS) is a key player in the development of a data warehouse. This data warehouse will be used to collect common data points as it relates to performance ,and will allow each partner agency to extract data for reporting requirements. At the time of this writing, each core partner program has illustrated its process of data collection and reporting structure as well as evaluating the common data points to include in the new data warehouse structure. Data sharing agreements are being reviewed and/or written to ensure a seamless delivery of information.

Having a fully integrated data warehouse offering a full case management system is a long term goal. However, the construction of such a system will be a phased approach. Phase 1 will introduce all common data points, common intake and meet minimum reporting requirements. In Phase 2, the data warehouse will begin to incorporate non-required partner data and feature enhancements such as management of training providers. With this phase individuals will be exposed to all partner services and referred to appropriate services based on intake information.

Louisiana currently produces reports as required by the Workforce Investment Act by aggregating data through multiple sources. HiRE houses participant case management data. Unemployment Insurance wage data is housed in a state-managed mainframe system. Louisiana is also a WRIS member and imports out-of-state wage data for its participants from other WRIS member states and territories.

Unemployment insurance is integrated within our workforce development system via HiRE for ETA programs. HiRE’s system administrator, Geographic Solutions Inc., aggregates data from the aforementioned sources in the required WIASRD format for WIA reporting. Geographic Solutions will continue to assist LWC in the aggregation and preparation of data for WIOA reporting.