(a) General. The Governor must allocate WIA formula funds allotted
for services to youth, adults and dislocated workers in accordance with
WIA sections 128 and 133, and this section.
(1) State Boards must assist Governors in the development of any
discretionary within-State allocation formulas. (WIA sec. 111(d)(5).)
(2) Within-State allocations must be made:
(i) In accordance with the allocation formulas contained in WIA
section 128(b) and 133(b) and in the State workforce investment plan,
and (ii) After consultation with chief elected officials in each of the
workforce investment areas.
(b) State Reserve. (1) Of the WIA formula funds allotted for
services to youth, adults and dislocated workers, the Governor must
reserve funds from each of these sources for Statewide workforce
investment activities. In making these reservations, the Governor may
reserve up to fifteen (15) percent from each of these sources. Funds
reserved under this paragraph may be combined and spent on Statewide
employment and training activities, for adults and dislocated workers,
and Statewide youth activities, as described in 20 CFR 665.200 and
665.210, without regard to the funding source of the reserved funds.
(2) The Governor must reserve a portion of the dislocated worker
funds for Statewide rapid response activities, as described in WIA
section 134(a)(2)(A) and 20 CFR 665.310 through 665.330. In making this
reservation, the Governor may reserve up to twenty-five (25) percent of
the dislocated worker funds.
(c) Youth allocation formula. (1) Unless the Governor elects to
distribute funds in accordance with the discretionary allocation
formula described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the remainder of
youth funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be
allocated:
(i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of
unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each
workforce investment area, compared to the total number of unemployed
individuals in all areas of substantial unemployment in the State;
(ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative excess number of
unemployed individuals in each workforce investment area, compared to
the total excess number of unemployed individuals in the State; and
(iii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of
disadvantaged youth in each workforce investment area, compared to the
total number of disadvantaged youth in the State. [WIA sec.
128(b)(2)(A)(i)]
(2) Discretionary youth allocation formula. In lieu of making the
formula allocation described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the
State may allocate youth funds under a discretionary formula. Under
that formula, the State must allocate a minimum of 70 percent of youth
funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section on the basis
of the formula in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, and may allocate up
to 30 percent on the basis of a formula that:
(i) Incorporates additional factors (other than the factors
described in pargraph (c)(1) of this section) relating to:
(A) Excess youth poverty in urban, rural and suburban local areas;
and
(B) Excess unemployment above the State average in urban, rural and
suburban local areas; and
(ii) Was developed by the State Board and approved by the Secretary
of Labor as part of the State workforce investment plan. (WIA sec.
128(b)(3).)
(d) Adult allocation formula. (1) Unless the Governor elects to
distribute funds in accordance with the discretionary allocation
formula described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section, the remainder of
adult funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be
allocated:
(i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of
unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each
workforce investment area, compared to the total number of unemployed
individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in the State;
(ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative excess number of
unemployed individuals in each workforce investment area, compared to
the total excess number of unemployed individuals in the State; and
(iii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of
disadvantaged adults in each workforce investment area, compared to the
total number of disadvantaged adults in the State. (WIA sec.
133(b)(2)(A)(i))
(2) Discretionary adult allocation formula. In lieu of making the
formula allocation described in paragraph (d)(1)of this section, the
State may allocate adult funds under an discretionary formula. Under
that formula, the State must allocate a minimum of 70 percent of adult
funds on the basis of such formula in paragraph (d)(1) of this section,
and may allocate up to 30 percent on the basis of a formula that:
(i) Incorporates additional factors (other than the factors
described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section) relating to:
(A) Excess poverty in urban, rural and suburban local areas; and
(B) Excess unemployment above the State average in urban, rural and
suburban local areas; and
(ii) Was developed by the State Board and approved by the Secretary
of Labor as part of the State workforce investment plan. (WIA sec.
133(b)(3).)
(e) Dislocated worker allocation formula. (1) The remainder of
dislocated worker funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2)
of this section must be allocated on the basis of a formula prescribed
by the Governor that distributes funds in a manner that addresses the
State's worker readjustment assistance needs. Funds so distributed must
not be less than 60 percent of the State's formula allotment.
(2)(i) The Governor's dislocated worker formula must use the most
appropriate information available to the Governor, including
information on:
(A) Insured unemployment data,
(B) Unemployment concentrations,
(C) Plant closings and mass layoff data,
(D) Declining industries data,
(E) Farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and
(F) Long-term unemployment data.
(ii) The State Plan must describe the data used for the formula and
the weights assigned, and explain the State's decision to use other
information or to omit any of the information sources set forth in
paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section.
(3) The Governor may not amend the dislocated worker formula more
than once for any program year.
(4)(i) Dislocated worker funds initially reserved by the Governor
for Statewide rapid response activities in accordance with paragraph
(b)(2) of this section may be:
(A) Distributed to local areas, and (B) Used to operate projects in
local areas in accordance with the requirements of WIA section
134(a)(2)(A) and 20 CFR 665.310 through 665.330.
(ii) The State Plan must describe the procedures for any
distribution to local areas, including the timing and process for
determining whether a distribution will take place.
