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April 1999

9.1 PlaCtrl-Entered Integrated Activities

It is the intent of the State to use the State Transitional Plan period to engage in intensive joint plaCtrl-Entering and coordination activities with all required partners specified in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in order to establish more systematic methods for coordinating and integrating adult education and literacy services with programs and services offer by these partners.

In addition, Title II programs will maintain and expand their current level of involvement in Ohio's existing One-Stop Employment and Training Centers. Ohio currently has established twenty-five (25) One-Stop Centers which all presently include participation by Title II entities. In many cases, these centers were established with the leadership and direct assistance of Adult Education Act funded training, development, and support activities, especially the Common Good Training Project.

9.2 Separate Full or Unified State Plan

Subject to review by the new Governor's Workforce Investment Board and new Governor, it is the intention of the State to submit a full State Plan. At the time of submission of this Transitional State Plan, it remained undecided whether the full plan for Adult Education and Family Literacy would be as a separate full plan or as a part of a State Unified Plan under the optional authority of Title V of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Regardless of the nature of the full plan, it will be done in conjunction with Board members, public input from employers, local workforce investment boards, job seekers, and other stakeholders.

Lead responsibility for respective Titles will be as follows:

(1) Title I, Workforce Investment Systems: Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Deputy Administrator;

(2) Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy: Ohio Department of Education, Jim Bowling, Assistant Director, Division of Vocational and Adult Education;

(3) Title III: Workforce Investment-Related Activities (Wagner-Peyser Act), Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Gay Gilbert, Deputy Administrator; and

(4) Title IV: Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, Eric Parks, Commissioner.

The Title II portion of the plan will adhere to the requirements governing The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act and will not require the submission of any other plan or application in order to receive funds to carry out the Title II program services and activities.

The plan will include a description of the methods to be used for joint plaCtrl-Entering and coordination with programs and activities authorized by the Workforce Investment Act and an assurance of an opportunity for the entities responsible for such programs to review and comment on all portions of the plan.

If a State Unified Plan option is selected for Ohio, it will cover two or more of the following activities and programs:

(1) secondary vocational education programs;

(2) postsecondary vocational educational programs;

(3) activities authorized under Title I of WIA;

(4) activities authorized under Title II of WIA;

(5) Food Stamp Act of 1977, Section 6(d);

(6) Food Stamp Act of 1977, Section 6(o), work programs;

(7) Trade Act of 1974, Chapter 2, Title II;

(8) Wagner-Peyser Act,;

(9) Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title I;

(10) United States Code, Chapter 41, Title 38;

(11) State Unemployment Compensation law authorized;

(12) Social Security Act, Part A, Title IV;

(13) Older Americans Act of 1965, Title V;

(14) Department of Housing and Urban Development activities;

(15) Community Services Block Grant Program.