Located in:
- Unemployment Insurance (UI)
(OMB Control Number: 1205-0132)
The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program requires a State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) on a 2-year planning cycle that is a condition of receipt of administrative funding to administer the program. The SQSP is the State’s UI performance management and planning process that allows for an exchange of information between Federal and State partners to enhance the UI program’s ability to reflect their joint commitment to performance excellence and client-centered services. A formal two-year SQSP is submitted biennially. On the off years, States may be required to modify the SQSP with additional corrective action plans and narrative if they are failing any new performance measures, and they are required to provide updated budget documents, certifications, and assurances. ETA Handbook No. 336, 18th Edition provides detailed guidance for the preparation and submittal of the SQSP and supplemental guidance is provided in an annual UIPL, issued as UIPL 15-19 for the FY 2020 SQSP. The Social Security Act (SSA) sections 302 and 303 authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide funds to administer the UI program and govern the expenditure of those funds. States that choose the option to include UI in a WIOA Combined State Plan will be required to submit their SQSP through the Combined State Plan process. The SQSP must be prepared in accordance to the instructions in ET Handbook 336, 18th Edition and there are no changes to the established SQSP cycle if a State chose to submit their SQSP through the Combined State Plan process.
- a. Contents of a Complete UI SQSP Package
A complete UI SQSP package includes the following documents, as described in Chapter 1, ETA Handbook 336, 18th Edition:
- a. Contents of a Complete UI SQSP Package
a. 7. SQSP Signature Page
The State administrator must sign and date the SQSP Signature Page. By signing the Signature Page, the State administrator certifies that the State will comply with all the assurances and activities contained in the SQSP guidelines.
Though a State needs to submit the complete SQSP package on a 2-year cycle, there are certain documents contained in the SQSP package which are required to be submitted by States annually as part of the off-year submission. The documents which are required to be submitted annually are considered a modification to the complete SQSP submitted the previous year. Since funds for State UI operations are appropriated each year, each State is required to annually submit the transmittal letter, budget worksheets, organizational chart and the signature page. The modification may also include CAPs for new identified performance deficiencies, and any required modifications to existing CAPs.
Since the UI program is a required one-stop partner, States have the option of including UI in the Combined State Plan authorized by WIOA sec. 103.
Current Narrative:
U.S. Department of Labor SQSP SIGNATURE PAGE
OMB Approval No. 1205-0132 Expires 2/28/2021
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2019 STATE ARKANSAS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE STATE QUALITY SERVICE PLAN SIGNATURE PAGE
This Unemployment Insurance State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) is entered into between the
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, and
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
The Unemployment Insurance SQSP is part of the State’s overall operating plan and, during
this Federal fiscal year, the State agency will adhere to and carry out the standards set forth in
Federal UI Law as interpreted by the DOL, and adhere to the Federal requirements related to
the use of granted funds.
All work performed under this agreement will be in accordance with the assurances and
descriptions of activities as identified in the SQSP Handbook and will be subject to its terms.
TYPED NAME AND TITLE SIGNATURE DATE
STATE ADMINISTRATOR
Charisse Childers, Ph.D., Director
DOL APPROVING OFFICIAL
DOL APPROVING OFFICIAL
THE SIGNED COPY OF THE SQSP SIGNATURE PAGE IS MAINTAINED WITH THE AGENCY AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE