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effective July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017. If denied, the local CEO may contest the decision using the appeal process below. Appeal Process for Initial Designation A unit of local government (or combination of units) which has requested and been denied initial designation as a local area under WIOA may appeal the denial to the State Board, in accordance with WIOA Section 106. An entity which has been denied initial designation may appeal the decision and request a hearing. An appeal and request for hearing must be mailed to the State Board within 20 calendar days from the mailing date of the notice of denial of initial designation. The appeal must (1) be in writing and state the grounds for the appeal, and (2) state the reasons why the appellant should be initially designated. The State Board will contact the appellant to schedule a hearing date within five calendar days of the receipt of the appeal. The State Board will conduct the appeal hearing process and provide a written decision to the appellant no later than five calendar days after the hearing. Appeal of State Board Decision A unit or combination of units of general government whose appeal has not resulted in designation as a local area may also appeal the denial to the Department of Labor. (WIOA Section[b][5]) Initial Local Board Certification The WIOA Section 107 requires the Governor to certify one local board for each local area in the state. Local boards will be initially certified as follows, in order to provide local areas an opportunity to restructure their local boards in accordance with WIOA requirements: • Local Boards within Existing Local Areas Complete the Existing Local Area - Application for Initial Local Area Designation and Initial Local Board Certification Program Year 2015 -16 (Attachment 1). Note that this application is used for both initial local area designation and initial local board certification. The existing local board will be automatically initially certified through PY 2015 -16 upon approval of initial designation of a local area. • Local Boards for Local Areas requesting designation as new. modified, Local Areas Complete the Modified Local Area - Application for Initial Local Area Designation and Initial Local Board Certification Program Year 2015 -16 (Attachment 2). Note that this application is used for both initial local area designation and initial local board certification. Page 6 of 7 21A -16