1. Serve as grant recipient for WIOA funds or to designate an alternative entity as grant subrecipient or fiscal agent;  (Refer to the Chief Elected Official Delegation of Authority and Acknowledgment of Financial Liability section of the policy manual.)
2. Assume financial liability for any grant funds determined to be misused or unallowable even when alternate grant subrecipients or fiscal agents are appointed;  (Refer to the Chief Elected Official Delegation of Authority and Acknowledgment of Financial Liability section of the policy manual.)
3. Appoint members of local workforce innovation board; and
4. Approve all significant actions of local workforce innovation board, including the board’s competitive selection of a one-stop center operator, the negotiated local memorandum of understanding, the board’s desire to provide career services prior to requesting approval from the Governor and the local workforce innovation board budget.

1. Designation of local areas;
2. Identification of planning regions;
3. Allocation of WIOA funds;
4. The development of a Unified State Plan;
5. Development of a reorganization plan for local workforce innovation board (LWIB), if an LWIB is decertified; and
6. The operation and certification of local one-stop centers, including consultation with the Governor regarding policies related to and funding of one-stop center infrastructure costs.

1. Developing a local plan that meets local workforce development needs and the requirements of WIOA;
2. Engaging in regional planning with other chief elected officials and local workforce innovation boards designated by the Governor as being in the same region;
3. In conjunction with the state, carrying  out statewide rapid response activities using funds reserved by the Governor, including additional assistance to local areas that experience disasters, mass layoffs, or plant closings, or other events that precipitate substantial increases in the number of unemployed individuals;
4. Negotiating local performance accountability measures under WIOA;
5. Establishing and operating a fiscal and management accountability information system based on guidelines established by the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education; and
6. Conducting ongoing oversight of workforce development activities to assure appropriate management and use of funds and to maximize performance outcomes.

Chief Elected Officials Agreement
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