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These sanctions may include corrective action plans; ineligibility to receive state-issued awards, additional WIOA incentives, or sub-awards; the recapturing and reallocation of a percentage of the local area board’s Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; or for boards with recurring noncompliance, development of a reorganization plan through which the Governor would appoint and certify a new local board.\n\nC\n\nThe Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, in consultation with the Governor, shall develop a formula providing for 30 percent of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds reserved by the Governor for statewide activities to be used solely for providing incentives to postsecondary workforce training institutions through local workforce development boards to accelerate the increase of workforce credential attainment by participants. Fiscal incentive awards provided under this section must be expended on training activities that lead participants to a postsecondary education or workforce credential that is aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations within each local workforce area. Apprenticeship-related instruction shall be included as a qualifying training under this subsection if such instruction is provided through a postsecondary education institution.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1312661,"text":"Each local workforce development board shall allocate a minimum of 40 percent of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training services as defined under § 134(c)(3)(D) of the WIOA that lead to recognized postsecondary education and workforce credentials aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area or region. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 275<\/a> and 292<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapter 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1401857,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352597,"identifier":"2.2-2472.2","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2472.2","url":"\/2.2-2472.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2472.2\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2472.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Minimum levels of fiscal support from WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds by local workforce development boards; incentives","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2472.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each local workforce development board<\/span> shall allocate a minimum of 40 percent of WIOA<\/span> Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training services as defined under § 134(c)(3)(D) of the WIOA<\/span> that lead to recognized postsecondary education and workforce credentials aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local area or region. Beginning October 1, 2016, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the Board evaluating the rate of the expenditure of WIOA<\/span> Adult and Dislocated Worker funds under this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Failure by a local workforce development board<\/span> to meet the required training expenditure percentage requirement shall result in sanctions<\/span>, to increase in severity for each year of noncompliance. These sanctions<\/span> may include corrective action plans; ineligibility to receive state-issued awards, additional WIOA<\/span> incentives, or sub-awards; the recapturing and reallocation of a percentage of the local area board’s Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; or for boards with recurring noncompliance, development of a reorganization plan through which the Governor would appoint and certify a new local board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, in consultation with the Governor, shall develop a formula providing for 30 percent of WIOA<\/span> Adult and Dislocated Worker funds reserved by the Governor for statewide activities to be used solely for providing incentives to postsecondary workforce training institutions through local workforce development boards<\/span> to accelerate the increase of workforce credential attainment by participants. Fiscal incentive awards provided under this section must be expended on training activities that lead participants to a postsecondary education or workforce credential that is aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations within each local workforce area. Apprenticeship-related instruction shall be included as a qualifying training under this subsection if such instruction is provided through a postsecondary education institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMINIMUM LEVELS OF FISCAL SUPPORT FROM WIOA ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER FUNDS BY\nLOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS; INCENTIVES (\u00a7 2.2-2472.2)\n\nA. Each local workforce development board shall allocate a minimum of 40 percent\nof WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds to training services as defined under\n§ 134(c)(3)(D) of the WIOA that lead to recognized postsecondary education\nand workforce credentials aligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations\nin the local area or region. Beginning October 1, 2016, and biannually\nthereafter, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the Board evaluating\nthe rate of the expenditure of WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds under this\nsection.\n\nB. Failure by a local workforce development board to meet the required training\nexpenditure percentage requirement shall result in sanctions, to increase in\nseverity for each year of noncompliance. These sanctions may include corrective\naction plans; ineligibility to receive state-issued awards, additional WIOA\nincentives, or sub-awards; the recapturing and reallocation of a percentage of\nthe local area board’s Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; or for boards\nwith recurring noncompliance, development of a reorganization plan through which\nthe Governor would appoint and certify a new local board.\n\nC. The Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, in consultation with\nthe Governor, shall develop a formula providing for 30 percent of WIOA Adult and\nDislocated Worker funds reserved by the Governor for statewide activities to be\nused solely for providing incentives to postsecondary workforce training\ninstitutions through local workforce development boards to accelerate the\nincrease of workforce credential attainment by participants. Fiscal incentive\nawards provided under this section must be expended on training activities that\nlead participants to a postsecondary education or workforce credential that is\naligned with in-demand industry sectors or occupations within each local\nworkforce area. Apprenticeship-related instruction shall be included as a\nqualifying training under this subsection if such instruction is provided\nthrough a postsecondary education institution.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 275, 292; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 453; 2024, c. 507.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}