Attachment A
State Plan Record of Collaboration
The following is a list of the meetings, conferences and publications that the NYS Department of Labor used to obtain feedback and foster collaboration on the development of the State Plan.
January 20-21, 1999: NYSDOL and the State University of New York co-sponsored a conference that was entitled “State-Local Dialogue on Transitioning to the Workforce Investment Act.” The attendees included representatives from Federal, State and local governments, Workforce Development and One-Stop partners, and the business community. Topics of discussion and presentations included: an overview of WIA, partnerships, local boards, performance measures, TANF and WIA, Adult Ed and Literacy, Youth and WIA, Meeting Employer Needs, Labor Market Information, Achieving Universal Access, Internet Resources, Becoming a One-Stop Center, Regional Meetings and Town Meetings.
March 1999 – Present: At the above listed conference, Acting Commissioner James Dillon, the State liaison for WIA, committed the Department to continuing the State and local dialogue regarding the implementation of WIA. To that end, Mr. Dillon personally committed to meeting with the chief local elected officials in every county to discuss WIA-related questions, problems, and concerns, and called for NYSDOL-sponsored Regional Meetings of partners and stakeholders to discuss WIA implementation issues. The content of the Regional Meetings were locally determined, but all of them included discussions on accountability, eligible training providers, Adult Education and Literacy under WIA, and Labor Market Information. To date, the following meetings have been held:
| Date of Meeting | Counties/Cities Represented |
|---|---|
| March 18, 1999 | North Country Intercounty (Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Franklin, Fulton, Jefferson, Lewis, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties) |
| April 6, 1999 | Orange County |
| April 7, 1999 | Oneida County |
| April 14, 1999 | City of Rochester, Monroe County |
| April 15, 1999 | Western Intercounty (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties) |
| April 20, 1999 | Westchester County |
| May 6, 1999 | City of Buffalo |
| June 10, 1999 | Erie County |
| July 7, 1999 | Town of Hempstead |
| July 7, 1999 | Town of Oyster Bay |
| July 8, 1999 | Rockland County |
| August 31, 1999 | Delaware County |
| August 31, 1999 | Tompkins County |
| September 1, 1999 | City of Yonkers |
| September 9, 1999 | Long Island Association |
| September 9, 1999 | Suffolk County |
| September 14, 1999 | Chautauqua County |
| September 21, 1999 | St. Lawrence County |
| September 22, 1999 | Jefferson County, Lewis County |
| October 8, 1999 | Putnam County |
| October 14, 1999 | Chenango County, Otsego County |
| October 21, 1999 | City of Syracuse, Onondaga County |
| October 21, 1999 | Oswego County |
| October 22, 1999 | Chemung County, Schuyler County, Steuben County |
| October 22, 1999 | Allegany County, Cattaraugus County |
| November 3, 1999 | Columbia County, Greene County |
| November 5, 1999 | Niagara County |
| November 5, 1999 | Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties |
| November 5, 1999 | Seneca County, Ontario County, Wayne County, Yates County |
| December 21, 1999 | Broome and Tioga Counties |
| Date of Meeting | Region |
|---|---|
| June 11, 1999 | Capital Region |
| August 26, 1999 | Long Island |
| September 8, 1999 | Southern Tier |
| September 24, 1999 | Hudson Valley |
| October 5, 1999 | Western (Buffalo site) |
| October 6, 1999 | Western (Rochester site) |
| November 30, 1999 | Mohawk Valley (Utica site) |
| December 1, 1999 | Mohawk Valley (Syracuse site) |
| March 20, 2000 | NYC Regional Meeting (New York City) |
September 1999: NYSDOL and the State Education Department release the “Youth Council Toolkit: Information and Options for Forming Youth Councils Under the Workforce Investment Act.”
September 13, 1999: WIA Implementation meeting held by Executive Deputies of NYS Agencies. Following this meeting, staff were assigned from each agency to participate in State- level MOU discussions.
October 1, 1999: Meeting of State agencies to begin drafting a State-level MOU. This was followed by consultant-facilitated meetings on October 19th and November 23rd.
October 26, 1999: Round Table discussions were held prior to the Fall Conference that included NYSDOL presentations and solicitation of comments on the Draft MOU Template, and Eligible Training Provider Lists.
November – December 1999: NYSDOL and NYATEP joined together to establish workgroups consisting of local teams of workforce development partners from throughout NYS to examine WIA implementation and one-stop system-building issues. Two groups were established: Services and Funding, and Local MOU Development. Each workgroup met three times during the months of November and December. Workgroup findings and recommendations will be discussed at three Report Out Sessions in Albany, Syracuse and White Plains during January 2000.
December 15, 1999: NYSDOL held a Rapid Response Conference to release the Draft Rapid Response Plan and to discuss and help shape the NYS strategy for Rapid Response under WIA.
February 19-20, 2000: NYSDOL and SUNY will co-sponsor a conference on New York's Workforce Development System: Forging Partnerships for Economic Growth.
February 1999-Present: Dissemination of information and requests for comment and input via the New York State Workforce Development web site (www.wdsny.org). Items released include: grant opportunities, One-Stop addresses, upcoming events, Technical Advisories and Bulletins, opportunities to e-mail questions to NYSDOL, and draft documents.