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POLICY AND PROCEDURES Initial Local Area Designation As stated in WIOA Section 106, the Governor shall approve a request made for initial designation by any local area if the area did the following during PYs 2012 -13 and 2013 -14: • Was designated as a local area under WIA • Performed successfully • Sustained fiscal integrity Initial designation is effective July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017. Local areas must apply for initial designation using the process included in this directive. Local areas that would like to modify their current geographical boundaries are eligible to apply under their new structure. Subsequent designation will be effective July 1, 2017. Local areas should be planning and preparing to meet the WIOA requirements for subsequent designation (i.e., perform successfully, sustain fiscal integrity, and in the case of a local area in a planning region, meet the regional planning requirements in WIOA Section 106[c][1]) during the initial designation period. Additionally, local areas should be preparing to meet the new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Department of Labor Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 2900, which applies to new awards and additional funding (funding increments) to existing awards made after December 26, 2014 (i.e., the youth allocations beginning April 1, 2015, and all subsequent allocations). Local areas will be expected to develop new services, enter new collaborative partnerships, and /or create innovative workforce development strategies in alignment with WIOA during the initial designation period. The EDD and the State Board will provide technical assistance and guidance to local boards implementing WIOA activities and assess the extent to which local boards are designing a better system for customers. The assessment of local performance goals during the initial designation period will consider the extent to which local boards implement WIOA, and the potential impact on customer outcomes. During local area performance negotiations, the State Board will work with local boards who undertake activities that result in new services, partnerships, and /or service redesign or other WIOA transitional activities to ensure that local areas have the opportunity to set goals that enable them to perform successfully. Definitions Performed Successfully - a local area has achieved at least 80 percent of their local performance goal on each performance measure for PYs 2012 -13 and 2013 -14. (WIOA Section 106[e][1]). The state has provided the following flexibility to the definition of performed successfully, for purposes of initial local area designation only. This flexibility is in Page 3 of 7 21A -13