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BACKGROUND The WIOA Section 106 includes a requirement that the Governor identify planning regions in the state and enumerates specific elements that must be considered as part of this process. The purpose of identifying regions is to align workforce development activities and resources with larger regional economic development areas and available resources to provide coordinated and efficient services to job seekers and employers. The WIOA also requires the Governor to consult with the Local Boards and CEOs in the Local Workforce Development Areas (Local Areas). POLICY AND PROCEDURES Local Board placement in regional planning units is based primarily on the location of WIOA client populations and the way these populations fit into regional economies as defined by economic data including commute patterns, industry composition, labor markets, geographic location, and transportation infrastructure. Boundaries of the proposed regional planning units were largely set by giving weight to the foregoing economic data and by starting with regional economic market boundaries drawn by the Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information Division (LMID). These regional economic market boundaries were then modified to take into account the number of Local Areas in a region, the size of the area covered, and the boundaries and planning regions of existing regional workforce consortia. In addition, the following principles and other considerations were also applied to initially develop the boundaries of regional planning units: Principles • Local Boards will only be required to plan in one regional planning unit. • Local Boards will always plan in the macro - regional economic markets where the majority of their populations are located. • Regional planning units respect the existing administrative boundaries of counties and Local Boards. • Regional planning boundaries provide some deference to existing planning relationships provided that Local Boards plan inside the macro - regional economic market where the majority of their populations reside. • Regional planning units carved out of larger regional economic markets correspond, as much as possible, with the boundaries of sub - regional economic markets. Other Considerations • Regional planning unit boundaries are typically consistent with or nested inside the historical economic development area boundaries determined by California's nonoperational Economic Strategy Panel. Page 2 of 3 19D -96