Revising Negotiated Revising Negotiated Levels of PerformanceLevels of Performance

Dialogue on Suggested ParametersDialogue on Suggested Parameters

Brad SicklesBrad SicklesUSDOL ETAUSDOL ETAETA Performance Accountability TeamETA Performance Accountability Team

BackgroundBackground• WIA requires agreement on performanceWIA requires agreement on performance

The Secretary and each GovernorThe Secretary and each Governor The Governor and each WIBThe Governor and each WIB

• TEGL 8-99 outlines guidelinesTEGL 8-99 outlines guidelines• Levels reached for the first three yearsLevels reached for the first three years• Agreements took into account…Agreements took into account…

The extent to which the levels assist the program in The extent to which the levels assist the program in achieving a high level of customer satisfactionachieving a high level of customer satisfaction

How the levels compared to other programs, taking into How the levels compared to other programs, taking into account account variations in economic variations in economic conditions, participant conditions, participant characteristics, and the characteristics, and the servicesservices

The extent to which the The extent to which the level promote continuous level promote continuous improvementimprovement

WIA And Revising State WIA And Revising State Negotiated Performance LevelsNegotiated Performance Levels

• A Governor may request revisions if A Governor may request revisions if unanticipated circumstances arise in a State unanticipated circumstances arise in a State resulting in a significant change in the factorsresulting in a significant change in the factors

• The Secretary is responsible for issuingThe Secretary is responsible for issuing objective criteria and methods for making objective criteria and methods for making such revisionssuch revisions

• The Secretary is required to collaborateThe Secretary is required to collaborate

REVISIONS– If unanticipated circumstances arise in a State resulting in a significant change in the factors described in clause (iv)(II), the Governor may request that the State adjusted levels of performance agreed to under clause (iii) or (v) be revised. The Secretary, after collaboration with the representatives described in subsection (I), shall issue objective criteria and methods for making such revisions.

Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)

REVISIONS– If unanticipated circumstances arise in a State resulting in a significant change in the factors described in clause (iv)(II), the Governor may request that the State adjusted levels of performance agreed to under clause (iii) or (v) be revised. The Secretary, after collaboration with the representatives described in subsection (I), shall issue objective criteria and methods for making such revisions.

Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)

ApproachApproach

• DOL ETA will continue our joint partnership DOL ETA will continue our joint partnership approach to the development of the approach to the development of the process for revising negotiated levelsprocess for revising negotiated levels

• DOL ETA is holding dialogue sessions DOL ETA is holding dialogue sessions like this one to generate initial like this one to generate initial points for discussion by points for discussion by Federal, State and local Federal, State and local partnerspartners

• Focus is on setting parameters…Focus is on setting parameters…Unanticipated circumstancesUnanticipated circumstancesSignificant change in the factorsSignificant change in the factorsObjective approach for making revisions, Objective approach for making revisions,

including discussions on needed data including discussions on needed data

Logical RelationshipLogical Relationship

The Act describes a causal relationship The Act describes a causal relationship involving…involving…

The unanticipated circumstancesThe unanticipated circumstances The effect of the unanticipated The effect of the unanticipated

circumstances on the factor(s)circumstances on the factor(s) The impact of the change in one or more of The impact of the change in one or more of

the factors on actual performancethe factors on actual performance

Event Event or or SituatiSituationon

Effect Effect on on Factor(Factor(s)s)

Change in Change in PerformanPerformancece

Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)

Unanticipated CircumstancesUnanticipated Circumstances

• The circumstances must impact the factors The circumstances must impact the factors considered in reaching agreement on the considered in reaching agreement on the negotiated levels of performance, including negotiated levels of performance, including the following factors…the following factors… economic conditions, economic conditions, the characteristics of participants, and the characteristics of participants, and the services provided to participantsthe services provided to participants

• Does not include Does not include circumstances related to circumstances related to administrative practices by administrative practices by program operatorsprogram operators

Source: WIA section 136(b)Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)(3)(A)(vi)

Significant Change In The Significant Change In The FactorsFactors

• Must be large enough to impact expected Must be large enough to impact expected year-end performance to warrant changes year-end performance to warrant changes

• The change in the factors may be The change in the factors may be positive or negativepositive or negative

• One or more factors may be One or more factors may be impacted by the unanticipated impacted by the unanticipated circumstancescircumstances

• Independent effect versus Independent effect versus cumulative effectcumulative effect

• Multiple measures covering Multiple measures covering different PYs may be impacteddifferent PYs may be impacted

Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)Source: WIA section 136(b)(3)(A)(vi)

Objective Approach To Objective Approach To Revising Negotiated LevelsRevising Negotiated Levels

• Logical relationshipLogical relationship• Sufficient amount of data to Sufficient amount of data to

demonstrate need demonstrate need • Quality of data Quality of data • Approach should be Approach should be

reproducible reproducible • Approach should be consistently applied in Approach should be consistently applied in

an equitable manneran equitable manner