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APPEAL PROCESS PERTAINING TO INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS —Policy is being developed

Requested Revision; The Bureau of Employment Services has been working to educate Local Board Directors and Required Partners on all aspects of the required MOUs, including introducing them to the requirements for cost sharing agreements. The Bureau has been made aware that there will be forthcoming guidance in the form of a TEGL regarding infrastructure cost sharing. The Bureau will develop the appeals process once it has thoroughly digested the guidance around cost sharing so that it can provide an appropriate series of steps for appeal. The appeals process will likely follow a standard format, with the required partner being requested to submit a written appeal to the State Board, within 30 days of the local board cost-sharing negotiations, documenting the rationale for the appeal. The State Board will review the appeal and decide if the local area was able to negotiate cost sharing agreements with the majority of partners without issue and will work with the local area to address the single partner appeal. In the event multiple partners appeal it will be noted that the local area was unable to negotiate cost sharing agreements in genera and the Governor’s cost sharing formula will be implemented. This is also still in the process of development and awaiting the expected TEGL. Once the Infrastructure cost sharing agreement policy has been drafted and reviewed by the State Board and the Governor’s Cost Sharing Formula outlined and reviewed by the State Board these and a copy of the appeal process will be forwarded to USDOL and added to the State Unified Plan. MDOL appreciates any guidance that can be provided on this requirement.