[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR661.420]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 661--STATEWIDE AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D--Waivers and Work-Flex Waivers
 
Sec. 661.420  Under what conditions may a Governor request, and the Secretary approve, a general waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements under WIA 
          section 189(i)(4)?

    (a) A Governor may request a general waiver in consultation with 
appropriate chief elected officials:
    (1) By submitting a waiver plan which may accompany the State's WIA 
5-year strategic Plan; or
    (2) After a State's WIA Plan is approved, by directly submitting a 
waiver plan.
    (b) A Governor's waiver request may seek waivers for the entire 
State or for one or more local areas.
    (c) A Governor requesting a general waiver must submit to the 
Secretary a plan to improve the Statewide workforce investment system 
that:
    (1) Identifies the statutory or regulatory requirements for which a 
waiver is requested and the goals that the State or local area, as 
appropriate, intends to achieve as a result of the waiver and how those 
goals relate to the Strategic Plan goals;
    (2) Describes the actions that the State or local area, as 
appropriate, has undertaken to remove State or local statutory or 
regulatory barriers;
    (3) Describes the goals of the waiver and the expected programmatic 
outcomes if the request is granted;
    (4) Describes the individuals affected by the waiver; and
    (5) Describes the processes used to:
    (i) Monitor the progress in implementing the waiver;
    (ii) Provide notice to any Local Board affected by the waiver;
    (iii) Provide any Local Board affected by the waiver an opportunity 
to comment on the request; and
    (iv) Ensure meaningful public comment, including comment by business 
and organized labor, on the waiver.
    (d) The Secretary issues a decision on a waiver request within 90 
days after the receipt of the original waiver request.
    (e) The Secretary will approve a waiver request if and only to the 
extent that:

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    (1) The Secretary determines that the requirements for which a 
waiver is requested impede the ability of either the State or local area 
to implement the State's plan to improve the Statewide workforce 
investment system;
    (2) The Secretary determines that the waiver plan meets all of the 
requirements of WIA section 189(i)(4) and Secs. 661.400 through 661.420; 
and
    (3) The State has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
Secretary requiring the State to meet, or ensure that the local area 
meets, agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other appropriate measures 
to ensure accountability.
    (f) The Secretary will issue guidelines under which the States may 
request general waivers of WIA and Wagner-Peyser requirements. (WIA sec. 
189(i).)