ACTION BULLETINS (PY 2006)

AB - #66 Implementation of Statewide Waiver

AB - #66
Effective: Immediately


ACTION BULLETIN

Implementation of Statewide Waiver


TO: All One-Stop Career Center Site Managers, Employer Services Representatives and Business Services Representatives

DATE: May 14, 2007

SUBJECT: Implementation of Statewide Waiver for Customized Training


PURPOSE OF BULLETIN:
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform all One-Stop Career Center Site Managers, Employer Services Representatives (ESRs) and Business Services Representatives (BSRs) that for Customized Training there is no longer a 50% match requirement

CITATIONS:
WIB Consent Item IV.A. – Implementation of Statewide Waiver approved May, 2007
WIAD06-11 – Implementation of WIA Statewide Waivers
WIA 101 (8) (C) 50% Employer Match


BACKGROUND:
On October 23, 2006, the State of California received approval for three statewide Workforce Investment Act (WIA) waivers submitted to the Department of Labor (DOL) in adherence with the WIA Final Rule.

One of these waivers relates to Customized Training and its implementation in our Local Area.

California requested a waiver of the requirement that employers must match at least 50 percent of the cost of customized training. The waiver granted by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows the use of a sliding scale in order to encourage greater employer participation rates:

• No less than 10 percent match is required of employers with 50 or fewer employees.
• No less than 25 percent match is required of employers with 51-100 employees.
• No less than 50 percent match is required of employers with more than 100 employees.
ACWIB approved implementing this waiver in our local area at their May 10, 2007, meeting.

ACTION:
ACWIB will negotiate the employer match for customized training contracts under the new waiver rules. Please share this information with your staff and partners.

INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES:
For information and inquiries please contact Roy Bertuccelli, Program Financial Specialist at (510) 259-3833 or by email at rbertuccelli@acgov.org