Located in:
- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
- c. Youth Program Requirements.
With respect to youth workforce investment activities authorized in section 129 of WIOA, States should describe their strategies that will support the implementation of youth activities under WIOA. State’s must-
- c. Youth Program Requirements.
c. 4. Provide the language contained in the State policy for “requiring additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion for out-of-school youth specified in WIOA section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(VIII) and for “requiring additional assistance to complete an education program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion for in-school youth specified in WIOA section 129(a)(1)(C)(iv)(VII). If the state does not have a policy, describe how the state will ensure that local areas will have a policy for these criteria.
Current Narrative:
Arkansas requires each local area to define “requiring additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” for youth to best accommodate the needs of the local area. State policy requires that this definition be in the local plan if the local area uses the barrier.
ADWS Policy No. WIOA I-B – 2.6 (Eligibility for Out-of-School Youth Program) contains the policy for “requiring additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion for out-of-school youth in its list of eligibility requirements for out-of-school youth:
“A low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment, as defined by the LWDB in the Local Plan.”
ADWS Policy No. WIOA I-B – 2.5 (Eligibility for In-School Youth Program) contains the contains the policy for “requiring additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment” criterion for in-school youth in its list of eligibility requirements for in-school youth:
“A low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment, as defined by the LWDB in the Local Plan approved by the State Board (limited to 5% of the ISY participants).“
The definition in the Local Plan must include required documentation to establish eligibility for this barrier.
The State will ensure that local areas define the terms in their local plans when the State staff and the State Workforce Development Board review and approve the local plans.
State monitors will ensure that the local areas are following their own policies as part of their yearly monitoring reviews.