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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

WIOA Final Rules

President Barack Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is landmark legislation that is designed to strengthen and improve our nation's public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers.

Following are the final rules as published in the Federal Register:

WIOA: Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions – Final Rule
(Effective Date: October 18, 2016)
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program; State Supported Employment Services Program; Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage – Final Rule
(Effective Date: September 19, 2016, with the exception of 34 CFR 361.10; 34 CFR 361.23; 34 CFR 361.40; and subparts D, E, and F of part 361, which become effective October 18, 2016)
WIOA: Miscellaneous Program Changes – Final Rule
(Effective Date: September 19, 2016, with the exception that the removal of part 388 becomes effective October 1, 2016)

WIOA Unified State Plan

For the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024
Effective: July 1, 2020

WIOA Unified State Plan (2.28 Mb pdf)

ND State VR Triennial Needs Assessment

2021 ND State VR Triennial Needs Assessment (2.36 Mb pdf)
2016-2018 ND State Triennial Needs Assessment (pdf)

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) employment programs provide training and employment services to individuals with disabilities so they can become and remain employed. In order to administer the programs, VR must submit a state plan to the Rehabilitation Services Administration for approval every four years. Bi-annual updates are also required for certain sections of the plan. Before making any annual changes to the plan, VR requests comments from the public.

The links above include the state plan preprint which contains the legal requirements for VR, and all state plan attachments with their effective date.

Questions, comments, or requests for additional information can be directed to:

North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation
1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite 1B
Bismarck, ND 58501-1208
Phone: (701) 328-8950
Toll Free: (800) 755-2745
rthrolson@nd.gov

Technical Assistance

Youth Pathways to Post-Secondary and Employment
The above site brings together five different National Youth-Focused Training and Technical Assistance Centers.

The National Training and Technical Assistance Centers focus on Youth, Disability, and Transition centers collaborating on this site include: