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:
State Policy for “Requires Additional Assistance”
The State policy for “requiring additional assistance to enter or complete and educational program, or to secure and hold employment” for In-School and Out-of-School Youth is codified in TCSG OWD Policy Manual sec. 3.2.6. “Requires additional assistance” is defined as experiencing one or more of the following:
Educational Barriers
- In School (secondary or postsecondary) with a Grade Point Average of less than 2.0
- Has quit secondary or postsecondary program without completing their education or obtaining a degree or recognized credential
- Has repeated at least one secondary grade level
- One or more years behind modal grade for one’s age group, with particular emphasis on those two or more years behind modal grade
- Below average academic test scores relative to students in his/her class with particular emphasis on those in the bottom 25% of the test score distribution
- Placed on probation, suspended from school, or expelled from school one or more times during the past two years
- Documented behavioral problems at school
- Deemed at risk of dropping out of school by a school official
- Has received court agency referrals mandating school attendance
- For each year of secondary education, the individual is at least two semester credits behind the rate required to graduate from high school
Employment Barriers
- Has never held a job
- Has been fired from a job within the 12 months prior to program application
- Has never held a full-time job for more than 13 consecutive weeks
- Has a family history of chronic unemployment, including long-term public assistance
- Has been unemployed six months out of the last two years
- Has little or no successful work experience, a long and unsuccessful work search, or little to no exposure to successfully employed adults
- Is a high school graduate who has not held a full-time regular job for more than three consecutive months
Living Arrangements
- Resides in a non-traditional household setting (i.e., single parent, lives with unofficial guardian, latchkey, grandparents, etc.)
- Lives with only one or neither of his/her natural parents
- Lives in public housing
- Lives in a federally-designated high poverty area (see section III(B) for definition of high-poverty area)
Medical/School/Family Barriers
- Lacks parental support
- Has emotional, medical, physical, cognitive, or psychological impairment which creates a significant impediment to employment
- Has been referred to, or being treated by, an agency for substance abuse related problem(s) 108
- Has experienced recent traumatic events, is a victim or abuse, or resides in an abusive environment as documented by a school official or professional
- Faces significant personal challenges, including dysfunctional domestic situation, lack of supportive services, documented behavioral problems, and substance abuse by the youth or family members
Characteristics
- Children of incarcerated parents
- Emancipated youth
- Immigrant or refugee
- Migrant youth