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References: a. Job Training Partnership Act, as amended. b. Interim Final JTPA Regulations, 20 CFR 626-629 published in the Federal Register on December 29, 1992. Background: Section 121(a)(2) of the JTPA provides that "Any State seeking financial assistance under this Act shall submit a Governor's coordination and special services plan for two program years to the Secretary describing the use of all resources provided to the State and its service delivery areas under this Act, and evaluating the experience over the preceding two years." Section 105(d) of the JTPA requires that in any case in which one Statewide SDA is established, the Governor shall submit a job training plan to the Secretary for approval. Pursuant to Section 20 CFR 628.205 and CFR 628.420 of the JTPA Interim Final Regulations, this document provides: (1) instructions to the States for the submission of the GCSSP; and (2) instructions for selected States for submission of the single statewide SDA job training plan. This document is divided into three parts: I. Planning Guidance and Instruction for Submission of the GCSSP; II. Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Modification to the GCSSP and; III. Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Single Statewide SDA Job Training Plans. The planning instructions call for the development of a new biennial GCSSP, and a Single SDA Plan where the whole State is included in a single SDA. The instructions address the period to be covered, the submittal dates, goals and objectives, program activities, performance, etc. States are requested to follow the procedures and format included in the attachments to this document. THE JTPA TITLE II EMPHASIS FOR PY's 94-95: The JTPA Amendments were enacted in September 1992, and the interim final rule was issued in December 1992. Most Amendment elements and features became effective on July 1, 1993. Selected provisions such as assessment became effective on January 1, 1994 and the out-of-school and performance standards provisions will become effective July 1, 1994. PY's 94 and 95 will be the first full planning cycle for the amended JTPA. Since PY 93 was a transition period both in terms of implementing the new requirements and initiating new program designs, this first two year cycle is expected to reflect the full implementation of both the redirected program design and the new administrative requirements. While new initiatives are being undertaken for improving access for Americans to workforce preparation and career opportunities, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will fully implement the amended JTPA. While doing so, we must also seek effective means for the inclusion of the economically disadvantaged in the new workforce initiatives and at the same time seek new ways for lifting JTPA participants out of poverty. In fact, ETA is committed to achieve a significant increase in the number of terminees whose earnings allow them to escape poverty by the end of PY 95. Recently, study results have become available which provide information about interventions which work better than others in JTPA Title II. The JTPA system needs to use this information to generally improve the overall quality of our system. In particular, we have found that on-the-job training is an effective strategy for serving both adult men and women. We have also found that work-based learning combining basic skills instruction in context both occupational skills training is a highly effective design, both for youth and adults. Four basic objectives have been established for ETA during the upcoming two-year planning period: -- Improve our ability to tailor services to the individual needs of our customers and increase their knowledge about the options available to them in the labor market and through JTPA related programs. -- Fully and effectively implement the quality programs and new standards of integrity intended in the JTPA Amendments. -- Prepare the JTPA system to respond to the challenges of the new workforce initiatives including school- to-work; skill standards; and workforce investment initiatives particularly worker adjustment and one stop centers. -- Promote what we have learned that works well for JTPA Title II participants, especially OJT for adults and work-based contextual learning for all participants. The States are expected to achieve these objectives through the following: -- Devoting full attention to training and capacity building for staff who are planning and delivering State and local programs. The objective is to significantly enhance the capacity of front line professionals to deliver quality services to customers. The ETA expects that States will undertake this within their cycle of performance analysis, incentive grants, and technical assistance and capacity building. The Department is planning to enhance the federal support in this area. -- Delivering quality programs with a high degree of integrity through effective program monitoring and oversight. Title II Program Collaboration: The effective integration of JTPA Title II with other human service delivery systems has never been more important. Scarce resources make it imperative for JTPA to leverage support from all possible areas, including but not limited to: ESTABLISHMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCILS. Currently, a number of federal human resource programs require that States establish councils to advise the Governor on relevant State policy and the use of federal funds. These programs often fund similar or complementary employment-related services to sometimes the same population. The 1992 JTPA Amendments authorize each State to establish a single State Human Resource Investment Council (HRIC) by consolidating the functions of other federal human resource advisory councils. The federal programs that may fall under the aegis of the HRIC include the Job Training Partnership Act; the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act; the National and Community Service Act; the Adult Education Act; the Wagner-Peyser Act (employment service); Part F of Title IV of the Social Security Act; the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program; and the employment programs established under the Food Stamp Act. Optimally, the consolidation of federally mandated advisory councils and council staffs should help streamline oversight and planning functions; reduce redundancy and waste; and allow States to use federal dollars to develop, articulate, and advance comprehensive workforce development policies and priorities. Once achieved, system-wide coordination will result in the improvement of services to the customers of the workforce development system, specifically program clients and employers. THE JOB SERVICE. Job search provisions make it imperative for there to be a close working relationship with the Job Service. As ETA proceeds with the One-Stop Center concept, States and SDAs need to examine Job Service-JTPA working relationships to ensure the maximum impact of this new service concept. JOBS. There is a clear imperative in the Amendments for closer JOBS - JTPA collaboration. With the expectation of new welfare reform strategies which build on JOBS and JTPA, there will likely be further impetus to address impediments. EDUCATION. New provisions for the use of State Education Coordination and Grants (8 percent) funds require strengthened working relationships among JTPA and principal education agencies. School-to-work initiatives and the Youth Fair Chance program will also bring attention to a strengthened JTPA - Education collaboration. OLDER WORKER PROGRAMS. Changes in older worker requirements for both the State setaside and SDA level programs make coordination between Title V of the Older Americans Act and JTPA that much more important. HOUSING PROGRAMS. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers several programs for which resident self-sufficiency and job training is an objective. The JTPA system needs to fully coordinate with these programs. Final Rulemaking and the Planning Process: JTPA Titles II-A and C are presently operating under the interim final rule issued in December 1992. Issuance of final rules is expected to follow shortly after this instruction is released. ETA is seeking to issue rules which serve to ease the administrative burden and clarify policy matters raised in the rulemaking process. Under the best of circumstances, final rules would have been issued well in advance of system planning for PY 94-95 and the Department continues to give the highest priority to their issuance. Be assured that conforming your planning to the current interim final rules will ensure conformance to final rulemaking. Signature: An original signature of the Governor or authorized designee shall be affixed to each of the three copies of the GCSSP and Statewide Plan submitted. The name of the signer (and the signer's title, if a designee) shall be typed below the signature. Plan Submission: Both the GCSSP and, where appropriate, the Statewide Job Training Plan should be submitted using the OMB approved guidelines contained in Attachments I and III. Please address each of the items included in the section column of Attachments I and III. Governors should submit the Plan(s) no later than May 1, 1994, to: Administrator Office of Job Training Programs Employment and Training Administration Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N4459 Washington, D. C. 20210 Also, a copy of the GCSSP and, if applicable, the Statewide Plan must be sent to the ETA Regional Office. We are also requesting, where possible, the submission of your Plan on a computer disk using a Word Perfect 5.1 format. Burden Hours Estimates: The ETA estimates that the burden estimates of 40 hours include time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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References: a. Job Training Partnership Act, as amended. b. Interim Final JTPA Regulations, 20 CFR 626-629 published in the Federal Register on December 29, 1992. Background: Section 121(a)(2) of the JTPA provides that "Any State seeking financial assistance under this Act shall submit a Governor's coordination and special services plan for two program years to the Secretary describing the use of all resources provided to the State and its service delivery areas under this Act, and evaluating the experience over the preceding two years." Section 105(d) of the JTPA requires that in any case in which one Statewide SDA is established, the Governor shall submit a job training plan to the Secretary for approval. Pursuant to Section 20 CFR 628.205 and CFR 628.420 of the JTPA Interim Final Regulations, this document provides: (1) instructions to the States for the submission of the GCSSP; and (2) instructions for selected States for submission of the single statewide SDA job training plan. This document is divided into three parts: I. Planning Guidance and Instruction for Submission of the GCSSP; II. Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Modification to the GCSSP and; III. Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of Single Statewide SDA Job Training Plans. The planning instructions call for the development of a new biennial GCSSP, and a Single SDA Plan where the whole State is included in a single SDA. The instructions address the period to be covered, the submittal dates, goals and objectives, program activities, performance, etc. States are requested to follow the procedures and format included in the attachments to this document. The JTPA Title II Emphasis For PY's 94-95: The JTPA Amendments were enacted in September 1992, and the interim final rule was issued in December 1992. Most Amendment elements and features became effective on July 1, 1993. Selected provisions such as assessment became effective on January 1, 1994 and the out-of-school and performance standards provisions will become effective July 1, 1994. PY's 94 and 95 will be the first full planning cycle for the amended JTPA. Since PY 93 was a transition period both in terms of implementing the new requirements and initiating new program designs, this first two year cycle is expected to reflect the full implementation of both the redirected program design and the new administrative requirements. While new initiatives are being undertaken for improving access for Americans to workforce preparation and career opportunities, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) will fully implement the amended JTPA. While doing so, we must also seek effective means for the inclusion of the economically disadvantaged in the new workforce initiatives and at the same time seek new ways for lifting JTPA participants out of poverty. In fact, ETA is committed to achieve a significant increase in the number of terminees whose earnings allow them to escape poverty by the end of PY 95. Recently, study results have become available which provide information about interventions which work better than others in JTPA Title II. The JTPA system needs to use this information to generally improve the overall quality of our system. In particular, we have found that on-the-job training is an effective strategy for serving both adult men and women. We have also found that work-based learning combining basic skills instruction in context both occupational skills training is a highly effective design, both for youth and adults. Four basic objectives have been established for ETA during the upcoming two-year planning period: -- Improve our ability to tailor services to the individual needs of our customers and increase their knowledge about the options available to them in the labor market and through JTPA related programs. -- Fully and effectively implement the quality programs and new standards of integrity intended in the JTPA Amendments. -- Prepare the JTPA system to respond to the challenges of the new workforce initiatives including school-to-work; skill standards; and workforce investment initiatives particularly worker adjustment and one stop centers. -- Promote what we have learned that works well for JTPA Title II participants, especially OJT for adults and work-based contextual learning for all participants. The States are expected to achieve these objectives through the following: -- Devoting full attention to training and capacity building for staff who are planning and delivering State and local programs. The objective is to significantly enhance the capacity of front line professionals to deliver quality services to customers. The ETA expects that States will undertake this within their cycle of performance analysis, incentive grants, and technical assistance and capacity building. The Department is planning to enhance the federal support in this area. -- Delivering quality programs with a high degree of integrity through effective program monitoring and oversight. Title II Program Collaboration: The effective integration of JTPA Title II with other human service delivery systems has never been more important. Scarce resources make it imperative for JTPA to leverage support from all possible areas, including but not limited to: ESTABLISHMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCILS. Currently, a number of federal human resource programs require that States establish councils to advise the Governor on relevant State policy and the use of federal funds. These programs often fund similar or complementary employment-related services to sometimes the same population. The 1992 JTPA Amendments authorize each State to establish a single State Human Resource Investment Council (HRIC) by consolidating the functions of other federal human resource advisory councils. The federal programs that may fall under the aegis of the HRIC include the Job Training Partnership Act; the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act; the National and Community Service Act; the Adult Education Act; the Wagner-Peyser Act (employment service); Part F of Title IV of the Social Security Act; the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program; and the employment programs established under the Food Stamp Act. Optimally, the consolidation of federally mandated advisory councils and council staffs should help streamline oversight and planning functions; reduce redundancy and waste; and allow States to use federal dollars to develop, articulate, and advance comprehensive workforce development policies and priorities. Once achieved, system-wide coordination will result in the improvement of services to the customers of the workforce development system, specifically program clients and employers. THE JOB SERVICE. Job search provisions make it imperative for there to be a close working relationship with the Job Service. As ETA proceeds with the One-Stop Center concept, States and SDAs need to examine Job Service-JTPA working relationships to ensure the maximum impact of this new service concept. JOBS. There is a clear imperative in the Amendments for closer JOBS - JTPA collaboration. With the expectation of new welfare reform strategies which build on JOBS and JTPA, there will likely be further impetus to address impediments. EDUCATION. New provisions for the use of State Education Coordination and Grants (8 percent) funds require strengthened working relationships among JTPA and principal education agencies. School-to-work initiatives and the Youth Fair Chance program will also bring attention to a strengthened JTPA - Education collaboration. OLDER WORKER PROGRAMS. Changes in older worker requirements for both the State setaside and SDA level programs make coordination between Title V of the Older Americans Act and JTPA that much more important. HOUSING PROGRAMS. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers several programs for which resident self-sufficiency and job training is an objective. The JTPA system needs to fully coordinate with these programs. Final Rulemaking and the Planning Process: JTPA Titles II-A and C are presently operating under the interim final rule issued in December 1992. Issuance of final rules is expected to follow shortly after this instruction is released. ETA is seeking to issue rules which serve to ease the administrative burden and clarify policy matters raised in the rulemaking process. Under the best of circumstances, final rules would have been issued well in advance of system planning for PY 94-95 and the Department continues to give the highest priority to their issuance. Be assured that conforming your planning to the current interim final rules will ensure conformance to final rulemaking. Signature: An original signature of the Governor or authorized designee shall be affixed to each of the three copies of the GCSSP and Statewide Plan submitted. The name of the signer (and the signer's title, if a designee) shall be typed below the signature. Plan Submission: Both the GCSSP and, where appropriate, the Statewide Job Training Plan should be submitted using the OMB approved guidelines contained in Attachments I and III. Please address each of the items included in the section column of Attachments I and III. Governors should submit the Plan(s) no later than May 1, 1994, to: Administrator Office of Job Training Programs Employment and Training Administration Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N4459 Washington, D. C. 20210 Also, a copy of the GCSSP and, if applicable, the Statewide Plan must be sent to the ETA Regional Office. We are also requesting, where possible, the submission of your Plan on a computer disk using a Word Perfect 5.1 format. Burden Hours Estimates: The ETA estimates that the burden estimates of 40 hours include time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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References: The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Title III, Part B, Sections 323(a)(1) and (b), 324(a)(2) and (4); and Title IV, Part J, Section 499B(c). National reserve grant Application Procedures for Emergency Dislocated Worker Projects as published in the July 9, 1992 FEDERAL REGISTER (pp 30554-30558). Background: Under Sections 323 and 324 of Title III of the JTPA, the Secretary is provided limited authority to approve temporary jobs creation demonstration programs to respond to natural disasters. The Secretary has exercised this limited authority for the allowance of demonstration projects, developed specifically for providing immediate services to natural disaster emergencies which contain a temporary job creation component. The Title III reserve account funds provided to States and substate grantees on an emergency basis are specifically earmarked to give priority services, including temporary employment, to workers who lose their jobs due to the disaster. These temporary jobs are permitted to assist in the immediate clean-up, repair and restoration of public facilities as a result of damage caused by the disaster. A usual and acceptable sequence of activities under the emergency grants is the immediate establishment of a temporary jobs component followed in some circumstances by a retraining component and culminating in the acquisition of unsubsidized employment by the participant. The limitations on participation in these temporary jobs of six months and a total wage limit of $6,000 per participant were established so that the Department could permit the operation of a temporary job creation component within the Act without exceeding the Secretary's limited authority as prescribed under the Act. Policies implemented by the Department with respect to these temporary jobs were established several years ago. A number of States have requested that the Department review these policies to determine whether such policies are reasonable and consistent with existing statutory requirements and other current relevant and related policies. In response to these requests, the Department has reviewed its policies related to emergency grants awarded to respond to natural disasters. As a result of its review, the Department is confirming or revising appropriate policies as indicated in Section 4. DOL Policy. a. Six-month Limitation: The amendments to the JTPA legislation, published December 29, 1992, in the Federal Register, provides for projects for disaster-related assistance and includes a statutory limitation of 6 months per individual for project participation. Therefore, in keeping with the provisions of the legislative amendments, the 6 month participation limitation will remain in effect. The six-month participation may be calculated based on a maximum of 1,040 hours, if the temporary worker is working less than 40 hours per week. In addition, the six-month limitation does not take into account any overtime during the six-month period which is authorized for other workers for the same employing entity. b. Wage Limitation: The wage limitation is an administrative policy based on wage levels, including the prevailing wage levels for the kinds of skilled occupations employed in clean-up and restoration activities. Wage levels for eligible participants shall not exceed the local wage level paid to a regularly employed individual for the type of work being performed. It is expected that in most instances, entry level wages will be paid. Given the increases in the wage levels in recent years, the Department is herewith establishing a new limitation of up to $12,000 per participant that will be granted on a project by project basis. The Secretary reserves the right to establish the wage limitation at a lower level, where the prevailing wage levels in the community do not warrant the higher limitation. Where a lower limitation has been established in the grant award letter, approval of a higher limitation may be issued by the Grant Officer upon submittal and review of sufficient documentation to support a higher limitation. For those participants who were terminated from a temporary job prior to the six-month participation limitation because of the $6,000 earnings limitation, they may be rehired by the State and permitted to work up to the new earnings limitation or the six- month maximum participation limitation, which ever comes first. The six-month limitation will apply to the total number of hours worked by any individual, regardless of an interruption in actual calendar months worked. Action Required: Any State presently operating an emergency dislocated worker project temporary job component may apply to the Grant Officer for authority to increase out of its existing grant budget the present earnings limitation of $6,000 per participant as indicated above. This must be submitted in the form of a grant amendment request. The State will be informed as expeditiously as possible of the decision on its request. The State should annotate the July 9, 1992, application procedures accordingly to indicate this change.

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