[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: 20CFR662.310]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 662--DESCRIPTION OF THE ONE-STOP SYSTEM UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart C--Memorandum of Understanding for the One-Stop Delivery System
 
Sec. 662.310  Is there a single MOU for the local area or are there to be separate MOU's between the Local Board and each partner?

    (a) A single ``umbrella'' MOU may be developed that addresses the 
issues relating to the local One-Stop delivery system for the Local 
Board, chief elected official and all partners, or the Local Board, 
chief elected official and the partners may decide to enter into 
separate agreements between the Local Board (with the agreement of the 
chief elected official) and one or more partners. Under either approach, 
the requirements described in this subpart apply. Since funds are 
generally appropriated annually, financial agreements may be negotiated 
with each partner annually to clarify funding of services and operating 
costs of the system under the MOU.
    (b) WIA emphasizes full and effective partnerships between Local 
Boards, chief elected officials and One-Stop partners. Local Boards and 
partners must enter into good-faith negotiations. Local Boards, chief 
elected officials and partners may request assistance from a State 
agency responsible for administering the partner program, the Governor, 
State Board, or other appropriate parties. The State agencies, the State 
Board, and the Governor may also consult with the appropriate Federal 
agencies to address impasse situations after exhausting other 
alternatives. The Local Board and partners must document the 
negotiations and efforts that have taken place. Any failure to execute 
an MOU between a Local Board and a required partner must be reported by 
the Local Board and the required partner to the Governor or State Board, 
and the State agency responsible for administering the partner's 
program, and by the Governor or the State Board and the responsible 
State agency to the Secretary of Labor and to the head of any other 
Federal agency with responsibility for oversight of a partner's program. 
(WIA sec. 121(c).)
    (c) If an impasse has not been resolved through the alternatives 
available under this section any partner that fails to execute an MOU 
may not be permitted to serve on the Local Board. In addition, any local 
area in which a Local Board has failed to execute an MOU with all of the 
required partners is not eligible for State incentive grants awarded on 
the basis of local coordination of activities under 20 CFR 
665.200(d)(2). These sanctions are in addition to, not in lieu of, any 
other remedies that may be applicable

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to the Local Board or to each partner for failure to comply with the 
statutory requirement.