(a) A State may submit to the Secretary a unified plan for any of
the programs or activities described in WIA section 501(b)(2). This
includes the following DOL programs and activities:
(1) The five-year strategic WIA and Wagner-Peyser plan;
(2) Trade adjustment assistance activities and NAFTA--TAA;
(3) Veterans' programs under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 41;
(4) Programs authorized under State unemployment compensation laws;
(5) Welfare-to-Work (WtW) programs; and
(6) Senior Community Service Employment Programs under title V of
the Older Americans Act.
(b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, a State may
submit, as part of the unified plan, any plan, application form or any
other similar document, that is required as a condition for the
approval of Federal funding under the applicable program. These plans
include such things as the WIA plan, or the WtW plan. They do not
include jointly executed funding instruments, such as grant agreements,
or Governor/Secretary Agreements or items such as corrective actions
plans.
(c) A State which submits a unified plan under paragraph (a) of
this section will not be required to submit additional planning
materials as a condition for approval to receive Federal funds.
(d) Each portion of a unified plan submitted under paragraph (a) of
this section is subject to the particular requirements of Federal law
authorizing the program. All grantees are still subject to such things
as reporting and record-keeping requirements, corrective action plan
requirements and other generally applicable requirements.
(e) A unified plan must contain the information required by WIA
section 501(c) and will be approved in accordance with the requirements
of WIA section 501(d).
