                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MINIMUM LEVELS OF FISCAL SUPPORT FROM WIOA ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER FUNDS BY
LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; INCENTIVES (§ 2.2-2472.2)

A. Each local workforce development board shall allocate a minimum of 40 percent
of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training services as defined under
&#xA7; 134(c)(3)(D) of the WIOA that lead to recognized postsecondary education
and workforce credentials aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations
in the local area or region. Beginning October 1, 2016, and biannually
thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the Board evaluating
the rate of the expenditure of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds under this
section.

B. Failure by a local workforce development board to meet the required training
expenditure percentage requirement shall result in sanctions, to increase in
severity for each year of noncompliance. These sanctions may include corrective
action plans; ineligibility to receive state-issued awards, additional WIOA
incentives, or sub-awards; the recapturing and reallocation of a percentage of
the local area board&#8217;s Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; or for boards
with recurring noncompliance, development of a reorganization plan through which
the Governor would appoint and certify a new local board.

C. The Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, in consultation with
the Governor, shall develop a formula providing for 30 percent of WIOA Adult and
Dislocated Worker funds reserved by the Governor for statewide activities to be
used solely for providing incentives to postsecondary workforce training
institutions through local workforce development boards to accelerate the
increase of workforce credential attainment by participants. Fiscal incentive
awards provided under this section must be expended on training activities that
lead participants to a postsecondary education or workforce credential that is
aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations within each local
workforce area. Apprenticeship-related instruction shall be included as a
qualifying training under this subsection if such instruction is provided
through a postsecondary education institution.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 275, 292; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 453; 2024, c. 507.