WIA Policy Updates

WIA Policy Manual, November 2012

Local Elected Officials (LEO) Guide for the Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act
(May 1999)

Wisconsin WIA Allocation Process, (Version 1-H). The Operational Guide, Protocols and Checklist to Develop the Annual Allocations for Workforce Development Areas. (rev. March, 2010)

No. Description Date
13-07 Federal Poverty Guidelines 05-13-13
13-04 Selective Service Registration Requirements for Workforce Investment Act Title 1-Funded Programs 01-22-13
13-02 Youth Incentive Awards and Stipend Payment Policy 03-07-13
13-01 Financial Assistance for Training in Religious Activities 03-04-13
12-03 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2012 05-09-12
12-02 Update of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines 03-29-12
12-01 Selective Service Registration Requirements for WIA Title 1-Funded Programs 02-01-12
11-04 Coordination of WIA Training Funds and Tuition Reimbursement 04-11-12
11-03 Lowering Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2011 04-27-11
11-02 Selective Service Registration 10-11-11
11-01 Federal Poverty Level for 2011 02-07-11
10-04 Lowering Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2010 07-22-10
10-03 Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains 06-15-10
10-02 WDB Completion of Wisconsin Dept. of Veterans Affairs Retraining Grant Applications, Page 4 10-28-10
09-07 New information regarding the Literacy and Numeracy Gains performance measure. This policy update rescinds and replaces WIA Policy Update 08-04. 08-31-09
09-05 Pre-Award Criteria - Business Relocation/Expansion (120 Rule) 10-14-09
09-04 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2009 for use in establishing participant income eligibility in WIA and other federally funded assisted programs 04-09-09
09-02 Updating State Policy 08-02 Waiver Process and Waiver Plan Requirements, and Adding Implementation Detail for Three of the DOL-Approved State Waivers. 02-10-09
09-01 Federal Poverty Levels 02-04-09
08-06 Selective Service Registration 12-05-08
08-05 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2008 (WIA programs Updated Income Eligibility) 05-30-08
08-04 Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains 07-10-08
08-03 WIA Youth Eligibility  (Low Income and "Needs Additional Assistance"/Non-Low Income and "Faces Serious Barriers") 07-11-08
08-02 Waiver Policy 03-13-08
08-01 Federal Poverty Levels 02-01-08
07-06 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2007 (WIA programs Updated Income Eligibility) 06-27-07
07-05 U.S. Department of Labor-Funded Program Participant Records Retention 05-24-07
07-04 ASSET Correction Requests 04-02-07
07-03 Cash Public Assistance and National School Lunch Program 05-25-07
07-02 2007 Federal Poverty Levels 02-02-07
07-01 Youth Literacy and Numeracy Gains Measure 04-03-07
06-10 Social Security Number Verification and Validation. 09-01-06
06-09 06-30-06
06-08 Planned Gap in Service Policy 06-28-06
06-07 Certificate Requirements and Policy 06-29-06
06-06 WIA Follow-up Services 08-03-06
06-05 Supplemental Employment Data 06-28-06
06-04 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2006 (WIA programs Updated Income Eligibility) 06-06-06
06-03 06-05-06
06-02 2006 Federal Poverty Levels 02-02-06
06-01 Common Measures Performance Policy Implementation in Program Year 2005 - 2006 06-15-06
05-08 Definition of Family, Family Care, and Health/Medical Conditions That Exclude Participants from Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1, WIA Title 3, and Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) Performance Measures 9-29-05
05-06 Literacy and Numeracy Gains 10-04-05
05-05 Lower Living Standards Income Level for 2005 (WIA Programs Updated Eligibility) 6-6-05
05-04 Designation of ASSET as WIA and Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) Reporting System 5-18-05
05-03 Common Measures Performance Policy Implementation in Program Year 2005 5-16-05
  Veterans Program Letter 05-01 -- Implementing the Veterans’ Priority Provisions of the “Jobs for Veterans Act”
Replaces WIA Policy Update 04-03.		 04-13-05
05-02 Dislocated Worker Performance Reporting Policy -- Guidance to Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) on participant reporting for individuals receiving services through Special Response (SRR) and Statewide (STW) grants and its impact on the WIA Title I performance measures. 2-25-05
05-01 2005 Federal Poverty Levels -- New Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Level Guidelines for use in establishing youth program eligibility and local income-related policies. 2-25-05
04-13 Revised: Certificate Requirements and Policy  
04-12 ASSET Correction Requests 02-25-05
04-11 Clarification of Responsibility for WIA Training Costs 3-09-05
04-10 Planned Gap in Service Policy 7-22-04
04-09 Design Framework. This Policy Update provides guidance to local Workforce Development Boards, WIA youth program managers and youth program leads on:
  • Point in time when registered youth are counted in performance measures;
  • Program design framework; and
  • Program elements
 7-28-04
04-08 This policy update distributes the Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for use in establishing participant income eligibility in WIA and other federally funded assisted programs. 7-19-04
04-07 Revised WIA Policy Update to 04-07 - Supplemental Employment Data 11-30-05
04-06 This WIA youth policy update provides guidance to local Workforce Development Boards, WIA youth program managers, leads and case managers on:
  • Objective assessment
  • Development of appropriate, well-written, younger youth skill attainment goals,
  • Documentation to verify accomplishment of younger youth skill attainment goals, and
  • Recording younger youth skill attainment goals in ASSET. 
WIA Policy Update 04-06 posted on May 24, 2004 is provided here for reference.
4-25-13
04-05 Renegotiating Program Year 2003 Performance Standards under the WIA  
04-04 Transmits new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Federal Poverty Level Guidelines for use in establishing youth program eligibility and local income-related policies. 3-16-04
04-03 Veterans’ Priority of Service in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I Adult Programs.  Obsolete
  For current policy see Veterans Program Letter 05-01		 2-13-04
04-02 WIA Follow up Services  
04-01 Accessibility to Title I Youth Services through Job Centers. 2-6-04
03-09 WIA Youth eligible under the 5% window. (PDF file of signed update.) 09-19-03
03-08 Lower Living Standard Income Level (LLSIL) for 2003 (WIA programs updated income eligibility.) 06-18-03
03-06 Federal Poverty Levels (WIA and WtW programs updated income eligibility) 03-20-03
03-05 Requirements for Comprehensive Job Centers
04-18-03
03-04 Younger Youth Skill Attainment Performance Measure Methodology 02-14-03
03-03 WIA performance Incentive Awards 01-31-03
03-02 WIA Plan Modification
 05-02-03
03-01 Revising PY02 Local Negotiated Levels of WIA Performance 01-15-03
03-01 Revising local Negotiated Levels of WIA Performance 04-29-02
02-09 Sectarian Policy for State List of Eligible Training Providers  
02-08 Rescinding PY01 Dislocated Worker Fund 09-09-02
02-07 Guide for Determining Individual Training Accounts (ITAs). 10-02-02
02-04 WIA Income Guidelines for 2002 - April 2002 04-30-02
02-01 WDB Service Delivery 04-25-03