Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
e. 6. B. Review and Public Comment
In developing the AOP, the SWA must solicit information and suggestions from NFJP grantees, other appropriate MSFW groups, public agencies, agricultural employer organizations, and other interested organizations. In addition, at least 45 calendar days before submitting its final AOP, the SWA must provide a proposed plan to NFJP grantees, public agencies, agricultural employer organizations, and other organizations expressing an interest and allow at least 30 days for review and comment. The SWA must: 1) Consider any comments received in formulating its final proposed AOP; 2) Inform all commenting parties in writing whether their comments have been incorporated and, if not, the reasons therefore; and 3) Transmit the comments and recommendations received and its responses with the submission of the AOP.
The AOP must include a statement confirming NFJP grantees, other appropriate MSFW groups, public agencies, agricultural employer organizations and other interested employer organizations have been given an opportunity to comment on the AOP. Include the list of organizations from which information and suggestions were solicited, any comments received, and responses to those comments.
Current Narrative:
During the planning time for the AOP plan, the SMA spoke with several MSFW supporting agencies during the monthly Colorado Migrant and Rural Coalition (State Coalition) meeting to gather information. Agencies who were included were Rocky Mountain SER (NFJP provider), Colorado Migrant Education, Migrant Head Start, Migrant Health, Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Legal Services. Following the meeting, the group was informed that the plan was posted for public comment and provided with the link to the plan with instructions about commenting by the deadline. That comment took place in November 2023. During the public comment period, one comment was received that was related to the MSFW program which identified an error in the number of offices of significance listed and some typos. These items were corrected.