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Plan: Louisiana PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 5. A. ii.

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  • III. Operational Planning Elements

    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports 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—

      • 5. Distribution of Funds for Core Programs

        Describe the methods and factors the State will use in distributing funds under the core programs in accordance with the provisions authorizing such distributions.  

        • A. For Title I Programs

          Provide a description of the written policies that establish the State's methods and factors used to distribute funds to local areas for—

III. b. 5. A. ii. Adult and Training Activities in Accordance with WIOA Section 133(b)(2) or (b)(3)

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

Adult and training activities in accordance with WIOA section 133(b)(2) or (b)(3), WIOA Title I Adult local area allocations are computed in accordance with instructions in the WIOA sections identified above and are distributed by percentage share to the 15 Local Workforce Development Areas according to the formula shown below.

  • 33 1/3 percent based on the relative number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in the local workforce development area, compared to the total number of unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in all local workforce development areas in the state.
  • 33 1/3 percent based on the relative excess number of unemployed individuals in the local workforce development area, compared to the total excess number of unemployed individuals in all local workforce areas in the state.
  • 33 1/3 percent based on the relative number of disadvantaged adults in the local workforce development area, compared to the total number of disadvantaged adults in all local workforce development areas in the state.

A hold-harmless provision ensures that each local area’s percentage share of the State allotments designated for local WIOA Title 1 Youth and Adult program activities does not fall below 90% of the local area’s average percentage share for the prior two fiscal years.

The State has put into place control measures through its monitoring division, to identify the following in an attempt to ensure and maintain fiscal integrity. 

1) Formal determinations of disallowed costs and non-compliance as documented by reports of the results of the state’s WIOA monitoring, single audits and DOL monitoring (if applicable);

2) Results of investigations of incident reports alleging gross negligence, fraud, abuse or other misconduct; and

3) Formal communication of high-risk status and/or suspension of cash payments resulting from continued violations of administrative requirements and grant terms and conditions and the subsequent corrective actions implemented by the local area to correct the violations. This system of accountability adds another set of tools to ensure grant recipients sustain fiscal integrity.