Proposed 2026 - 2027 WIOA Combined State Plan Modification Open for Public Comment

Wisconsin's Program Year 2024-2027 (PY 2024-2027) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan, developed in consultation with the state's workforce partners, outlines the four-year strategic plan for the state's public workforce development system. WIOA requires each state submit a modification to their plan after two years.

The draft WIOA Combined State Plan modification for Program Years 2026 - 2027 is now available for public comment. All written comments regarding the proposed plan should be submitted to: WIOAComms@dwd.wisconsin.gov. Public comments will be accepted through April 17, 2026. All public comments will be reviewed prior to final submission.

A copy of the plan is available at: https://wioa.wisconsin.gov/

Please email WIOAComms@dwd.wisconsin.gov with questions.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2014. WIOA seeks to more fully integrate states' workforce and talent development systems to better serve employers and job seekers.

Wisconsin is currently in the midst of a two year phased implementation into WIOA, which supersedes the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). As the state's federally-designated workforce agency, the Department of Workforce Development is tasked with implementation of the law. WIOA seeks to more fully integrate states' workforce and talent development systems to better serve employers and job seekers.

Individuals interested in receiving employment and training services through WIOA should contact their local Job Center about applying for the program.

WIOA State Administrators:

WIOA TITLE	WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATOR
Title I – System Requirements (Examples of system requirements are those requirements impacting all titles of WIOA, including state and local plans, state and local boards, the performance accountability system, and the Job Center system)	DWD - DET (Division of Employment and Training) Contact: DETWIOA@dwd.wi.gov
Title I-B Programs (Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth)
Title II – Adult Basic Education and English Language Learner Programs	Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Contact: Dr. Ben Konruff
Title III – Wagner-Peyser (Wisconsin's Public Labor Exchange: www.jobcenterofwisconsin.com)	DWD - DET (Division of Employment and Training) Contact: DETWIOA@dwd.wi.gov
Title IV – Vocational Rehabilitation Services	DWD - DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) Contact: Meredith Dressel

Wisconsin WIOA Combined State Plan, 2024

• Wisconsin WIOA Combined State Plan

An alternative format for all 50 states can be accessed on the U.S. Department of Education website,
or for further assistance with Wisconsin's State Plan, contact DETWIOA@dwd.wi.gov.

Wisconsin WIOA Nondiscrimination Plan:

• 2025-2026 Wisconsin Nondiscrimination Plan, December 19, 2024

WIOA Monitoring:

• 1.2.3 DWD-DET Coordinated Monitoring in the WIOA Title I-A & I-B Policy Manual

WIOA Title I-B Programs:

• WIOA Program Year 2015 Program Guidance - Title I-B Programs (Updated 3/18/16)

WIOA Self-sufficiency

• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2023 - Final Report
• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2023 - Data
• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2019 - Final Report
• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2019 - Data
• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2016 - Final Report
• Self-sufficiency Standard for Wisconsin, 2016 - Data

WIOA Annual Report

• Wisconsin Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Annual Report, Program Year 23