This section provides the requirements for continued eligibility and continued inclusion on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) for training providers and programs previously approved for initial eligibility.

1. LWIAs must ensure all training providers have their eligible training programs determined for continued eligibility on at least a biennial (at least every two (2) years) basis to maintain their status as an eligible training program.
   1. LWIAs may want to inform each training provider of any upcoming continued eligibility dates (i.e., a notice sent to the training provider ninety (90) days prior to the continued eligibility date).
   2. Continued eligibility is based on the date entered during the initial eligibility or most recent continued eligibility determination of the training program (as outlined in paragraph 4 below).
2. The LWIA must receive the training provider's intent to apply for continued eligibility of a training program or programs in sufficient time to meet the following continued eligibility timeline requirements.
   1. The training provider expresses intent for continued eligibility of a training program by resubmitting the Training Program Basic Information application in IWDS.
      1. If a training program has had only changes in information that are not significant information (as outlined in the Training Provider or Training Program, Change in Information section of this policy), the training provider must make such changes in IWDS and save the Training Program Basic Information record.
      2. If a training program has had no changes in information, the training provider must still save the Training Program Basic Information record.
      3. Once the Training Program Basic Information record has been saved, the Initial Criteria Status record will change to "Pending Continued Eligibility (recertification)".
      4. The change to "Pending Continued Eligibility (recertification)" status will prompt the LWIA that they must send the training program to the LWIB for review and determination.
   2. A report will be available for the local area to identify any training programs with a "Pending Continued Eligibility" status.
      1. The frequency of producing these reports will be a local decision.
      2. The LWIA should utilize due diligence in producing this report routinely throughout the year keeping in mind training programs may be jeopardized if they are not approved for continued eligibility promptly.
      3. The report is titled "Training Programs Nearing Continued Eligibility (recertification) Date" in IWDS.
3. The LWIA should continue to make available and enroll customers in any training program with a "Pending" status.
4. The LWIA has ninety (90) days to submit the application(s) to the LWIB for review and approval. The submission to the LWIB should include the following items:
   1. A current copy of the Training Program Basic Information record from IWDS;
   2. Identification of items that have changed since the initial eligibility or most recent continued eligibility determination;
   3. Performance data (as outlined in the Performance Measures for Eligible Training Providers section of this policy) for the training program; and
   4. Any additional information the training provider has submitted for review or the LWIB determines pertinent to the review.
5. The LWIB should grant continued eligibility to a training program based on the following:
   1. State and local eligibility criteria are still being met;
   2. State and local performance criteria have been met;
   3. One (1) or more O*Net codes associated with the training program remain on the current Demand Occupation Training List;
   4. The training provider has maintained timely updates in IWDS of  information on the training program; and
   5. Other conditions for which the LWIB considers necessary for continued eligibility.
6. The LWIB must make a determination of eligibility of the training program within thirty (30) days of receiving the application from the LWIA.
   1. LWIBs must notify the LWIA within five (5) business days of their decision to approve continued eligibility as a training program.
   2. The LWIA must update the Training Program Basic Information record in IWDS within ten (10) business days of notification by the LWIB. The update should include the following:
      1. The Status must be changed from "Pending Continued Eligibility (Recertification)" to "Accept" to indicate an accepted continued eligibility application.
      2. The Program Status must be listed as "Approved".
      3. The Last Elig./Cert. Date must be listed as the date the LWIB approved the continued eligibility, not the date the entry is made in IWDS.
      4. The Next Elig./Cert. Date should be listed as the date for which the next continued eligibility should take place (and should take into consideration the same factors for initial eligibility as outlined in the Initial Eligibility of Training Providers section of this policy).
7. Training programs that are not determined eligible by the LWIB within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application from the LWIA will be removed from the approved program list and may reapply after one (1) year.
8. Training programs that are not determined eligible within one hundred twenty (120) days of their continued eligibility date will be removed from the approved program list in IWDS.
   
   (Note:  The intent of this provision is to automatically clear training programs from IWDS when they have not been approved for continued eligibility in a timely fashion. Such programs will not be available for selection and thus are removed.)
9. LWIAs shall cease to enroll customers in any training program that has been moved to the capture list. Customers who have already been enrolled in training programs that are removed from the capture list shall be allowed to complete such training programs.
10. A training provider may reapply for eligibility for any training program that was not determined eligible for any reason other than "for cause" reasons.