Local Workforce Plan
(THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION)
Once officially approved by local & state officials, the information herein will contain all the necessary items/responses required in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Workforce Plan and 2-Year Modifications for Local Workforce Board for Region 1.
A public meeting was held and the Local Plan was posted here on CareerSource Escarosa’ s website on August 17, 2022 for public comment.
To access the presentation material in .pdf format click here.
Too view the public meeting video in its entirety, please click here. To skip past the wait time, fast forward the video to the beginning of the presentation at the 9 min 05 second mark of the video.
The DRAFT Local Plan can be accessed here.
All comments concerning the Local Plan will be submitted using this eform.
Each response received via the eform will be carefully considered by Senior Leadership and added to attachment J below.
The period for public comments will end on September 1, 2022.
The approved Local Plan will be effective and available on January 1, 2023.
LOCAL PLAN ATTACHMENTS
A. Executed interlocal agreement that defines how parties carry out roles and responsibilities of the chief local elected official (if the local area includes more than one unit of general local government in accordance with WIOA § 107(c)(1)(B) .
B. Executed agreement between the chief local elected official(s) and the local workforce development board.
Workforce Board and CLEO Agreement
9-22-2022 Board of County Commissioners Agenda Agenda item #8
C. Evidence of designation of the fiscal agent by the chief local elected official(s), if other than the chief local elected official.
D. Current bylaws established by the chief local elected official to address criteria contained in 20 CFR 679.310(g) and CareerSource Florida Administrative Policy 110 – Local Workforce Development Area and Board Governance.
E. Current board member roster, meeting minutes for the local plan agenda item, discussions about the plan, and the board’s vote on the local plan.
F. Agreements describing how any single entity selected to operate in more than one of the following roles: local fiscal agent, local board staff, one-stop operator, or direct provider of career services, will carry out its multiple responsibilities, including how it develops appropriate firewalls to guard against conflicts of interest. Also attach copies of any processes and procedures that clearly detail a) how functions are sufficiently separated; b) descriptions of the steps the local area has taken to mitigate risks that could lead to impropriety; c) firewalls (physical, technological, policies, etc.) created to ensure such risks are mitigated; and d) oversight and monitoring procedures.
Executed One-Stop Operator Memorandum
Extension request for CareerSource Escarosa to serve as direct provider of Workforce Services
G. Executed Memoranda of Understanding for all one-stop partners (Section III(b)(2) of the State of Florida WIOA Unified Plan).
Community Action Program, Division of Blind Services, Florida Department of Education, National Caucus Center on Black Aged, Inc., Pensacola State College, Santa Rosa School District, Escambia County School District, Tri-County Community Council, Inc.
H. Executed Infrastructure Funding Agreements with all applicable WIOA required partners (Section III(b)(2) and Section IV(a)(1)(d) of the State of Florida WIOA Unified Plan).
The IFA’s are embedded within the MOU’s in attachment G.
I. Executed cooperative agreements which define how all local service providers, including additional providers, will carry out the requirements for integration of and access to all services available in the local one-stop delivery system. This includes cooperative agreements (as defined in WIOA section 107(d)(11)(B) between the LWDB or other local entities described in WIOA section 107(d)(11)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C 721(a)(11)(B)) and the local office of a designated state agency or designated state unit administering programs carried out under Title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11) with respect to efforts that enhance the provision of services to individuals with disabilities and to other individuals, such as cross-training staff, technical assistance, use and sharing of information, cooperative efforts with employers and other efforts of cooperation, collaboration and coordination.
See attachment G.
J. A description of the process used by the LWDB to obtain input and comment by representatives of business and labor organizations for the development of the plan. This attachment must include any comments submitted during the public comment period that represent disagreement with the local plan (WIOA § 108(d)).
The public comment process was outlined above on this page. These were the comments that were received: Public Comments