Policy Chapters and Sections

Planning

Chapter: 2 Section:
Effective Date: 5/5/2016
Expiration Date: Continuing
Published Date: 7/23/2021 2:16:00 PM
Status: Current
Version: 1

Tags: Local Plan, Planning

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), a new feature of the law is the implementation of workforce regions and creation of regional plans based on economic data.  In Illinois these are referred to as Economic Development Regions.  This new approach of serving regional economies better aligns with how industries recruit and people commute for work across local area boundaries. In some cases industry sectors or special initiatives are more effective when several workforce areas leverage their strengths and coordinate appropriate services.

Local Workforce Innovation Boards (LWIBs) are required to develop four (4)-year plans that detail strategies as well as the supporting policy and procedures for addressing both regional and local planning requirements described in the law. These plans must support the strategies and be consistent with those described in the State Plan.

As required by WIOA, the Governor must establish and disseminate to policy for the submission of regional and local plans. Chapter 2 provides the policy for regional and local planning based on the requirements in Section 108 of the Act and 20 CFR Section 679 of the WIOA Final Rule.