[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: 20CFR661.430]

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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. 661.430  Under what conditions may the Governor submit a Workforce Flexibility Plan?

    (a) A State may submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary may 
approve, a workforce flexibility (work-flex) plan under which the State 
is authorized to waive, in accordance with the plan:
    (1) Any of the statutory or regulatory requirements under title I of 
WIA applicable to local areas, if the local area requests the waiver in 
a waiver application, except for:
    (i) Requirements relating to the basic purposes of title I of WIA;
    (ii) Wage and labor standards;
    (iii) Grievance procedures and judicial review;
    (iv) Nondiscrimination;
    (v) Eligibility of participants;
    (vi) Allocation of funds to local areas;
    (vii) Establishment and functions of local areas and local boards;
    (viii) Review and approval of local plans;
    (ix) Worker rights, participation, and protection; and
    (x) Any of the statutory provisions essential to the key reform 
principles embodied in the Workforce Investment Act, described in 
Sec. 661.400.
    (2) Any of the statutory or regulatory requirements applicable to 
the State under section 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49g-49i), except for requirements relating to:
    (i) The provision of services to unemployment insurance claimants 
and veterans; and
    (ii) Universal access to basic labor exchange services without cost 
to job seekers; and
    (3) Any of the statutory or regulatory requirements under the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), applicable to 
State agencies on aging with respect to activities carried out using 
funds allotted under OAA section 506(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 3056d(a)(3)), 
except for requirements relating to:
    (i) The basic purposes of OAA;
    (ii) Wage and labor standards;
    (iii) Eligibility of participants in the activities; and
    (iv) Standards for agreements.
    (b) A State's workforce flexibility plan may accompany the State's 
five-year Strategic Plan or may be submitted separately. If it is 
submitted separately, the workforce flexibility plan must identify 
related provisions in the State's five-year Strategic Plan.
    (c) A workforce flexibility plan submitted under paragraph (a) of 
this section must include descriptions of:
    (1) The process by which local areas in the State may submit and 
obtain State approval of applications for waivers;
    (2) The statutory and regulatory requirements of title I of WIA that 
are likely to be waived by the State under the workforce flexibility 
plan;
    (3) The statutory and regulatory requirements of sections 8 through 
10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act that are proposed for waiver, if any;
    (4) The statutory and regulatory requirements of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 that are proposed for waiver, if any;
    (5) The outcomes to be achieved by the waivers described in 
paragraphs (c)(1) to (4) of this section including, where appropriate, 
revisions to adjusted levels of performance included in the State or 
local plan under title I of WIA; and
    (6) The measures to be taken to ensure appropriate accountability 
for Federal funds in connection with the waivers.

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    (d) The Secretary may approve a workforce flexibility plan for a 
period of up to five years.
    (e) Before submitting a workforce flexibility plan to the Secretary 
for approval, the State must provide adequate notice and a reasonable 
opportunity for comment on the proposed waiver requests under the 
workforce flexibility plan to all interested parties and to the general 
public.
    (f) The Secretary will issue guidelines under which States may 
request designation as a work-flex State.