(a) State roles and responsibilities. A State:
(1) Designates State WtW administering agency;
(2) Provides overall administration of WtW funds, consistent with
the WtW statute, WtW regulations and the State's WtW Plan;
(3) Develops the State WtW Plan in consultation and coordination
with appropriate entities in substate areas, such as One-Stop systems,
private sector employers, labor organizations, business and trade
associations, education agencies, housing agencies, community
development corporations, transportation agencies, community-based and
faith-based organizations, disability community organizations,
community action agencies, and colleges and universities which provide
some of the assistance needed by the targeted population (section
403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)(cc));
(4) Distributes funds to SDAs, consistent with the provisions
described at Sec. 645.410(a) (section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)(bb));
(5) Conducts oversight and monitoring of WtW activities and fund
expenditures at the State and local levels for compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, consistent with the provisions at
Sec. 645.245 and provides technical assistance as appropriate;
(6) Ensures coordination of local board or alternate administering
agency fund expenditures with the State TANF expenditures and other
programs (section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)(dd));
(7) Determines whether to request waivers to select an alternate
administering agency consistent with the provisions described at
Sec. 645.400 of this part (sections 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(I)(ee) and
403(a)(5)(A)(vii)(III));
(8) Manages and distributes State level WtW funds (15 percent),
consistent with the provisions at Sec. 645.410(b) and (c) (section
403(a)(5)(A)(vi)(III));
(9) Ensures that the 15 percent administration limitation and the
match requirement are met;
(10) Ensures that worker protections provisions are observed and
establishes an appropriate grievance process, consistent with
Secs. 645.255 through 645.270 of this part (section 403(a)(5)(J));
(11) Provides comments on Competitive Grant Application(s) from
eligible entities within the State, consistent with Sec. 645.510 of
this part (section 403(a)(5)(B)(ii));
(12) Cooperates with the Department of Health and Human Services on
the evaluation of WtW programs (section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(III));
(13) Provides technical assistance to PIC's, local boards or
alternate administering agencies; and
(14) Establishes internal reporting requirements to ensure Federal
reports are accurate, complete and are submitted on a timely basis,
consistent with Sec. 645.240 of this part.
(b) Local Boards (or alternate administering agency) roles and
responsibilities. A local board:
(1) Has sole authority, in coordination with CEOs, to expend
formula funds (section 403(a)(5)(A)(vii)(I));
(2) Has authority to determine the individuals to be served in the
local area (section 403(a)(5)(A)(vii)(I));
(3) Has authority to determine the services to be provided in the
local area (section 403(a)(5)(A)(vii)(I));
(4) Ensures funds are expended on eligible recipients and on
allowable activities, consistent with Sec. 645.410(a)(5) of this part;
(5) Coordinates WtW fund expenditures with State TANF expenditures
and other programs (section 403(a)(5)(A)(ii)(dd));
(6) Ensures that there is an assessment and an individual service
strategy in place for each WtW participant, consistent with
Sec. 645.225(a) and (b) of this part;
(7) Conducts oversight and monitoring of subrecipients, consistent
with the provisions at Sec. 645.245 of this part;
(8) Ensures worker protection provisions and grievance process are
observed, consistent with State guidelines (section 403(a)(5)(J)); and
(9) Consults with and provides comments on private entity
Competitive Grant Application(s), consistent with the provisions at
Sec. 645.500(b)(1)(i) of this part.
