WIOA Negotiations and Sanction Guidance

TEGL 11-19: Negotiations and Sanctions Guidance for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Programs (February 6, 2020)

Through this guidance, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education (Departments) delineate the process for negotiating levels of performance, as required by section 116(b)(3)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This guidance also provides explanation of the two instances in which a state may be sanctioned for performance failure or for failure to report (section 116(f) of WIOA). Section 116 of WIOA, its implementing regulations, and this guidance govern how the Departments will determine when it is necessary to sanction a state, which is statutorily required by WIOA.

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    Performance Negotiations

    PY 2022 - 2023 Negotiations Tool

    This tool aims to aid in the negotiation process of setting negotiated levels of performance for Program Years 2022 and 2023. It provides users with benchmarks provided by the statistical adjustment model (SAM)--as required by WIOA--along with an analysis of historical performance that shows both actual levels of performance as well as historic WIA performance outcomes viewed through a WIOA lens.

    PY 2022 - 2023 State Model Summaries

    These are state-specific summaries of the key elements derived from the statistical adjustment models developed for PY 2022-2023. For each individual performance indicator there are plots that show how the actual level of performance for the specific state in PY 2020 compared to all states and how the predicted level of performance (i.e., Estimate0) for the specific state in PY 2022 compares to the predicted levels for all states. There are also tables that give all the relevant model estimates and pre-PY 2022 data for all of the model variables. In addition, the last tab has a table that identifies all the variables included in each individual indicator model.

    WIOA State Negotiated Levels of Performance

    These are the negotiated levels of performance agreed to by the Department of Labor and respective state agencies.

    WIOA Performance Accountability Cycle e-Learning Module

    The module is intended for state and local workforce boards, administrators, and policy and operations staff.  It walks the user through basic elements of the negotiations process using a narrative that follows a fictional state through each step of the cycle. 

    WIOA Statistical Adjustment Model Resources

    PY 2022 - 2023 Model Selection Paper 

    This document provides an overview of the statistical analysis that was conducted in developing and evaluating the statistical adjustment models that will be used for the 2022 and 2023 program years (PY).

    PY 2022 - 2023 Statistical Adjustment Model Variable List

    This document shows which variables are in each of the models and provides additional definitions of how the variables are calculated.

    Economic Data Resources

    The WIOA Statistical Adjustment Models include variables that accounts for the economic conditions of states. The data sources for the economic conditions variables are below.

    Performance Negotiations Archive

    This archive includes:

    • Prior Model Selection Papers
    • Original WIOA Statistical Model Methodology Report
    • Prior Negotiations Tools & Resources

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    Government Performance and Results Act

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