1. Waiver to allow the transfer of up to 75% of funding between the Adult and Dislocated Worker funding
streams.
This waiver will effectively cease June 30, 2015. Any PY 14 funds obligated by June 30, 2015 are not
available for transfer and any remaining balance carried forward into the new program year will be
subject to WIOA rules that allow a 100% transfer authority.
2. Waiver that allows the state to use the USDOL common measures.
This waiver will continue as is for PY 2015 beginning July 1, 2015.
3. Waiver that allows the use of a sliding scale (no less than 10% for employers with 50 or fewer
employees and no less than 25% of employers with 51-250 employees) for determining the required
employer match for customized training.
This waiver will continue for any obligated PY 14 adult or dislocated worker funding that may remain at
June 30, 2015. Unobligated PY 14 funds at June 30, 2015 and all new funds issued under WIOA must
follow the requirements contained in the new law.
The new law specifies that a significant portion of the cost of training, as determined by the local board
involved, taking into account the size of the employer and such other factors as the local board
determines to be appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in training,
wage and benefit levels of those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the training),
relation of the training to the competitiveness of a participant, and other employer-provided training and
advancement opportunities; and in the case of customized training (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and
(B)) involving an employer located in multiple local areas in the State, a significant portion of the cost of
the training, as determined by the Governor of the State, taking into account the size of the employer
and such other factors as the Governor determines to be appropriate.
4. Waiver that allows the use of a sliding scale (up to 90% for employers with 50 or fewer employees and
up to 75% of employers with 51-250 employees) for determining the amount of reimbursement to an
employer for OJT.
This waiver will continue for any obligated PY 14 adult or dislocated worker funding that may remain at
June 30, 2015. Unobligated PY 14 funds at June 30, 2015 and all new funds issued under WIOA will be
limited to the sliding scale contained in the new law. The new law allows reimbursement up to 75% with
approval of either the Governor or the local board after taking into account factors consisting of—
(I) the characteristics of the participants;
(II) the size of the employer;
(III) the quality of employer-provided training and advancement opportunities; and
(IV) such other factors as the Governor or local board, respectively, may determine to be
appropriate, which may include the number of employees participating in the training, wage
and benefit levels of those employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the
training), and relation of the training to the competitiveness of a participant.
5. Waiver that allows local areas to use up to 20% of local Dislocated Worker funds for incumbent worker
training only as part of a layoff aversion strategy.
This waiver will continue for any obligated PY 14 adult or dislocated worker funding that may remain at
June 30, 2015. Unobligated PY 14 funds at June 30, 2015 and all new funds issued under WIOA must be
used consistent with the new law that allows local boards to use up to 20% of its adult and dislocated
worker funding for incumbent worker training. For the purpose of determining the eligibility of an
employer to receive funding under, the local board shall take into account factors consisting of—
(I) the characteristics of the participants in the program;
(II) the relationship of the training to the competitiveness of a participant and the employer; and
(III) such other factors as the local board may determine to be appropriate, which may include
the number of employees participating in the training, the wage a nd benefit levels of those
employees (at present and anticipated upon completion of the training), and the existence of
other training and advancement opportunities provided by the employer.
6. Waiver that allows local Career Center staff to use local WIA funding to perform intake and eligibility
determination for additional programs including TANF and SNAP.
This waiver will continue as is for PY 2015 beginning July 1, 2015.
7. Waiver that allows the state to use up to 20% of funds reserved for rapid response for incumbent
worker training only as part of a layoff aversion strategy.
This waiver will continue for any obligated PY 14 rapid response funding that may remain at June 30,
2015. Unobligated PY 14 funds at June 30, 2015 and all new funds issued under WIOA must follow the
new law.
Funds reserved by a Governor to carry out rapid response that remain unobligated after the first
program year for which such funds were allotted may be used by the Governor to carry out other
allowable statewide activities (incumbent worker training is an allowable statewide activity).
8. Waiver that permits the state to discontinue the collection of the following data elements: Single
parent; unemployment compensation status; low income; TANF; other public assistance; homeless
individual and/or runaway; and, offender for employers participating in a WIA funded incumbent
worker training program.
This waiver will continue as is for PY 2015 beginning July 1, 2015.
9. Waiver that allows the use of ITAs for older youth and out of school youth program participants.
This waiver will continue for any obligated PY 14 rapid response funding that may remain at June 30,
2015. Unobligated PY 14 funds at June 30, 2015 and all new funds issued under WIOA must follow the
new law. The new law allows the use of ITAs for youth ages 18-24 when appropriate.