[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: 20CFR667.130]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 667--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--Funding
 
Sec. 667.130  How are WIA title I formula funds allocated to local workforce investment areas?

    (a) General. The Governor must allocate WIA formula funds allotted 
for services to youth, adults and dislocated workers in accordance with 
WIA sections 128 and 133, and this section.
    (1) State Boards must assist Governors in the development of any 
discretionary within-State allocation formulas. (WIA sec. 111(d)(5).)
    (2) Within-State allocations must be made:
    (i) In accordance with the allocation formulas contained in WIA 
sections 128(b) and 133(b) and in the State workforce investment plan, 
and
    (ii) After consultation with chief elected officials in each of the 
workforce investment areas.
    (b) State reserve. (1) Of the WIA formula funds allotted for 
services to youth, adults and dislocated workers, the Governor must 
reserve funds from

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each of these sources for Statewide workforce investment activities. In 
making these reservations, the Governor may reserve up to fifteen (15) 
percent from each of these sources. Funds reserved under this paragraph 
may be combined and spent on Statewide employment and training 
activities, for adults and dislocated workers, and Statewide youth 
activities, as described in 20 CFR 665.200 and 665.210, without regard 
to the funding source of the reserved funds.
    (2) The Governor must reserve a portion of the dislocated worker 
funds for Statewide rapid response activities, as described in WIA 
section 134(a)(2)(A) and 20 CFR 665.310 through 665.330. In making this 
reservation, the Governor may reserve up to twenty-five (25) percent of 
the dislocated worker funds.
    (c) Youth allocation formula. (1) Unless the Governor elects to 
distribute funds in accordance with the discretionary allocation formula 
described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the remainder of youth 
funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be 
allocated:
    (i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each 
workforce investment area, compared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals in all areas of substantial unemployment in the State;
    (ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative excess number of 
unemployed individuals in each workforce investment area, compared to 
the total excess number of unemployed individuals in the State; and
    (iii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
disadvantaged youth in each workforce investment area, compared to the 
total number of disadvantaged youth in the State. (WIA sec. 
128(b)(2)(A)(i))
    (2) Discretionary youth allocation formula. In lieu of making the 
formula allocation described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the 
State may allocate youth funds under a discretionary formula. Under that 
formula, the State must allocate a minimum of 70 percent of youth funds 
not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section on the basis of the 
formula in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, and may allocate up to 30 
percent on the basis of a formula that:
    (i) Incorporates additional factors (other than the factors 
described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section) relating to:
    (A) Excess youth poverty in urban, rural and suburban local areas; 
and
    (B) Excess unemployment above the State average in urban, rural and 
suburban local areas; and
    (ii) Was developed by the State Board and approved by the Secretary 
of Labor as part of the State workforce investment plan. (WIA sec. 
128(b)(3).)
    (d) Adult allocation formula. (1) Unless the Governor elects to 
distribute funds in accordance with the discretionary allocation formula 
described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section, the remainder of adult 
funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be 
allocated:
    (i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
unemployed individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in each 
workforce investment area, compared to the total number of unemployed 
individuals in areas of substantial unemployment in the State;
    (ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative excess number of 
unemployed individuals in each workforce investment area, compared to 
the total excess number of unemployed individuals in the State; and
    (iii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the relative number of 
disadvantaged adults in each workforce investment area, compared to the 
total number of disadvantaged adults in the State. (WIA sec. 
133(b)(2)(A)(i))
    (2) Discretionary adult allocation formula. In lieu of making the 
formula allocation described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the 
State may allocate adult funds under an discretionary formula. Under 
that formula, the State must allocate a minimum of 70 percent of adult 
funds on the basis of the formula in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, 
and may allocate up to 30 percent on the basis of a formula that:
    (i) Incorporates additional factors (other than the factors 
described in paragraph (d)(1) of this section) relating to:
    (A) Excess poverty in urban, rural and suburban local areas; and

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    (B) Excess unemployment above the State average in urban, rural and 
suburban local areas; and
    (ii) Was developed by the State Board and approved by the Secretary 
of Labor as part of the State workforce investment plan. (WIA sec. 
133(b)(3).)
    (e) Dislocated worker allocation formula. (1) The remainder of 
dislocated worker funds not reserved under paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of 
this section must be allocated on the basis of a formula prescribed by 
the Governor that distributes funds in a manner that addresses the 
State's worker readjustment assistance needs. Funds so distributed must 
not be less than 60 percent of the State's formula allotment.
    (2)(i) The Governor's dislocated worker formula must use the most 
appropriate information available to the Governor, including information 
on:
    (A) Insured unemployment data,
    (B) Unemployment concentrations,
    (C) Plant closings and mass layoff data,
    (D) Declining industries data,
    (E) Farmer-rancher economic hardship data, and
    (F) Long-term unemployment data.
    (ii) The State Plan must describe the data used for the formula and 
the weights assigned, and explain the State's decision to use other 
information or to omit any of the information sources set forth in 
paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section.
    (3) The Governor may not amend the dislocated worker formula more 
than once for any program year.
    (4)(i) Dislocated worker funds initially reserved by the Governor 
for Statewide rapid response activities in accordance with paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section may be:
    (A) Distributed to local areas, and
    (B) Used to operate projects in local areas in accordance with the 
requirements of WIA section 134(a)(2)(A) and 20 CFR 665.310 through 
665.330.
    (ii) The State Plan must describe the procedures for any 
distribution to local areas, including the timing and process for 
determining whether a distribution will take place.