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handle is hein.crs/govdabv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: r........... . ¢..,- ,, May 1, 2020 Dislocated Worker Activities in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) O ervkew anvatd Program Rat nA The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WJOA) Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities (DW) program provides employment and training services to dislocated individuals ages 18 and older. Approximately 80% of the WIOA-DW funding is allotted to states by formula and the remaining 20% is for a National Reserve to address specific dislocation events. This report provides a brief overview of the WIOA-DW program. For a detailed discussion of WIOA, see CRS Report R44252, The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the One- Stop Delivery System, by David H. Bradley. The W~orkfon-ce w~,oainA,,-,, WIOA (P.L. 113-28) is the primary federal law that supports workforce development. It was enacted in 2014 and authorizes appropriations for its programs from FY2015 through FY2020. Title I of WIOA authorizes programs and activities that support job training and related services to unemployed and underemployed individuals. Title I programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), primarily through its Employment and Training Administration (ETA), and delivered through a national One-Stop system that is governed by state and local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). In FY2020, programs and activities authorized under Title I were funded at $5.2 billion, including $2.8 billion for state formula grants for youth, adult, and dislocated worker training and employment activities. Table I. WlQA Dislocated (Dollars in thousands) Worker Funding Formula National FY Grants Reserve Total 2015 $1,015,530 $220,859 $1,236,389 2016 $1,020,860 $220,859 $1,241,719 2017 $1,020,860 $220,859 $1,241,719 2018 $1,040,860 $220,859 $1,261,719 2019 $1,040,860 $220,859 $1,261,719 2020 $1,052,053 $270,859 $1,322,912 Source: Prepared by CRS based on Labor-HHS-ED (LHHS) appropriations acts. Note: Figures do not include supplemental appropriations or rescissions. DAfV Sta*e Formc,,da Gra'ts The DW state program is funded through formula grants to states, which in turn allocate the majority of those funds to local areas. The WIOA-DW formula grants have been funded at about $1 billion per year (Table 1). Defin Dkk, cated >socrk -rA- An individual is generally eligible for services under the provisions for dislocated workers in WIOA if he or she * has been terminated or laid off, or has been notified of a termination or layoff; * is sufficiently attached to the workforce, demonstrated either through eligibility for/exhaustion of unemployment compensation or through other means; and * is unlikely to return to the previous industry or occupation. There is some breadth in the definition of a dislocated worker under WIOA. For instance, eligibility is afforded in cases of anticipated facility closings and for self-employed workers. However, the core eligibility requirement is dislocation due to termination or facility closing. There is no eligibility requirement under WIOA related to the cause of the dislocation. St:at : a,'md Loca WIOA-DV Acti .tits Of the state allotment for DW activities, the governor must reserve not more than 25% for dislocated worker rapid response activities to assist these workers in obtaining reemployment as quickly as possible. A dislocation event is typically defined as a permanent closure or mass layoff at a facility or a disaster (natural or otherwise) resulting in mass job dislocation. Rapid response activities may include establishing onsite contact with employers and employee representatives immediately after the dislocation event, providing information and access to employment and training programs through the WIOA-DW program, and providing assistance to the affected local community to develop a coordinated response in seeking state economic development aid. The remaining WIOA-DW funds are allocated to local areas. Through the One-Stop system, dislocated workers receive career services and training. Career services include the provision of labor market information and job postings, skills assessment, and case management. Training services include occupational classroom training and a range of work-based training (e.g., on-the-job training). 10 N ppmmp mgnowgo MI'm

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