Workforce Investment Act State Compliance Policies. SECTION: 1.4 One-Stop Delivery System August 2005

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1 Workforce Investment Act State Compliance Policies SECTION: 1.4 One-Stop Delivery System August 2005 I. General: Title I of the Workforce Investment Act assigns responsibility at the local, state and federal level to ensure the creation and maintenance of a One-Stop delivery system that enhances the range and quality of workforce development services that are accessible to individuals seeking assistance [ (b)]. II. One-Stop Delivery System: A. A system under which entities (One-Stop partners) responsible for administering separate workforce investment, educational, and other human resource programs and funding streams enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a seamless process of service delivery which will enhance access to services and improve long-term employment outcomes for individuals receiving assistance [ (a)]. B. Each local area (service delivery area) must have at least one comprehensive physical center to provide the core services and to assure access to other programs and activities carried out by the One-Stop partners [ (c)]. Additional centers may be added as required and as funding permits [ (d)]. C. Section 134(c) and (d) provide for options to supplement the center. Included are: 1. A network of affiliated sites that can provide one or more partner programs, services, and activities; 2. A network of One-Stop partners through which each partner provides services that are linked, physically or technologically, to an affiliated site that assures individuals are provided information on the availability of core services in the local area; and 3. Specialized centers that address specific needs, such as those of dislocated workers. D. The design of the local area s One-Stop system, including the number of comprehensive centers and affiliated sites, must be described in the local plan and be consistent with the MOU executed by the One-Stop partners [ (e)]. Revised July 2005 Page 1 of 5

2 III. Designation/Certification of One-Stop Operators: A. The Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB), with the agreement of the chief elected official, must designate and certify One-Stop operators in the local area [Section 121(a)(1-2), (a), and ]. B. The One-Stop operator(s) will be designated or certified as follows: 1. Through a competitive process, or 2. Under agreement between the LWIB and a consortium of entities that includes at least three or more of the required One-Stop partners listed in IV below [Section 121(d) & (e), (b)]; or 3. Under WIA section 121(e), the LWIB, the chief elected official, and the Governor may agree to certify an entity that has been serving as a One-Stop operator in a One-Stop delivery system established prior to the enactment of WIA (August 7, 1998) to continue to serve as a One- Stop operator without meeting the requirements for designation under (b) if the local One-Stop delivery system is modified, as necessary, to meet the other requirements of , including the requirements relating to the inclusion of One-Stop partners, the execution of the MOU, and the provision of services [WIA Section 121(e) and ]. Note: The designation or certification of the One-Stop operator must be carried out in accordance with the sunshine provision at 20 CFR [ (c)]. The designation or certification must be reviewed whenever the biennial certification of the LWIB is made under 20 CFR (a) [WIA Section 117(f)(2)] [ (b)]. IV. The One-Stop Operator: Is the entity selected by the LWIB to provide services ranging from coordinating service providers to being the primary provider within the center [Section 121(d) and (c)]. A. Eligible entities include [Section 121(d)(1)(B) and (a)(1-6)]: 1. A post-secondary educational institution; 2. An employment service agency established under the Wagner-Peyser Act on behalf of the local office of the agency; 3. A private, non-profit organization, including a community-based organization; 4. A private-for-profit entity; 5. A government agency; and 6. Another interested organization or entity. B. One-Stop operators may be a single entity or a consortium of entities that may operate one or more One-Stop centers. There may be more than one One-Stop operator designated in a local area [ (b)]. Revised July 2005 Page 2 of 5

3 C. The agreement between the LWIB and the One-Stop operator shall specify the operator s role. That role may range between simply coordinating service providers within the center to being the primary provider of services within the center [Section 121(d) and (c)]. V. One-Stop Partners: Section 121(b)(1) and identifies the entities that are required partners in the local One-Stop system. The state may require that one or more of the programs identified below be included as a partner in all of the local One-Stop delivery systems in the State [ (c)]. The required partners are the entities that carry out programs authorized under: A. Title I of WIA, which serves adults, dislocated workers, and youth. Additional programs include: Job Corps, Native Americans, Migrant & Seasonal Farm Worker, and Veterans workforce activities; B. Wagner-Peyser Act; C. WIA Section 121(b)(1)(B)(iii) for adult education and literacy activities; D. Parts A & B of Title I of the Rehabilitation Act; E. Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security Act for Welfare-to-Work programs; F. Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 for senior community service employment activities; G. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act for post secondary vocational education activities; H. Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (as amended), for Trade Adjustment Assistance, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reformation Act of 2002, and North American Free Trade Agreement/Transitional Adjustment Assistance activities; I. Chapter 41 of Title 38, U.S.C (local veterans employment representatives and disabled veterans outreach programs); J. Department of Housing and Urban Development; K. State Unemployment Compensation laws in accordance with applicable Federal law. Revised July 2005 Page 3 of 5

4 L. A human resource program, including federal, state, or local programs and programs in the private sector, including, but not limited to [Section 121(b)(2)(A&B) and ]: 1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; 2. Employment/training and work programs authorized under section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977; 3. Programs authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and 4. Other appropriate programs, including programs related to transportation and housing. Note: if a program or activity listed in is not carried out in a local area, the requirements relating to a required One-Stop partner are not applicable to such program or activity in that local One-Stop system [ (a)]. VI. Role and Responsibilities of the One-Stop Partners ( ): A. Develop an MOU with the LWIB relating to the operation of the One-Stop system that meets the requirements of , including a description of services, how the cost of the identified services and operating costs of the system will be funded ( ), and methods for referrals [Section 121(c)]. B. Must agree to participate in the operation of the system consistent with the terms of the MOU and requirements of authorizing laws [Section 121(b)(1)(B)]. C. Will be voting members of the LWIB, if mandatory partners [Section 117(b)(2)(A)(vi)]. D. Make available to participants through the system the core services that are applicable to the partner s programs [Section 121(b)(1)(A), , and WIA State Compliance Policy 1.8.]. E. Provide access to the other activities and programs carried out under the partner s authorizing laws. These services must be described in the MOU. 20 CFR Part 663 describes the specific requirements relating to the provision of core, intensive, and training services through the One-Stop system that apply to the adult and dislocated worker programs authorized under Title I of WIA. Additional requirements apply to the provision of all labor exchange services under the Wagner-Peyser Act [Section 134(c)(1)(D) and ]. F. Provide discretionary activities, if needed, which may include [Section 134(e)]: Revised July 2005 Page 4 of 5

5 1. Customized screening and referral of qualified participants in training services to employment; and 2. Customized, employment-related services to employers on a fee-forservice basis that are in addition to labor exchange services available to employers under the Wagner-Peyser Act. G. Facilitate activities designed to achieve the purposes of the youth program and youth activities as described in Section 129(a). Revised July 2005 Page 5 of 5