NYS Integrated Reporting 1 New York State Integrated Reporting Plenary Session USDOL/ETA Performance and Reporting Summit 2007 Phoenix Marriott Mesa Mesa, Arizona September 18-20, 2007 Presented by: Mary, K. Kelly New York State Department of Labor Division of Employment Services

NYS Integrated Reporting 2 Impetus for Integrated Reporting Across New York State Labor Programs USDOL/ETA TEGL No , Common Measures Policy for the Employment and Training Administration’s Performance Accountability System and Related Performance Issues, February 17, EMILE – ETA Management Information and Longitudinal Evaluation (EMILE) reporting system (July 2004) WISPR – Workforce Investment Streamlined Performance Reporting (WISPR) (October 2006)

NYS Integrated Reporting 3 Key Elements of TEGL No & WISPR 1.Applying Measures to Funding Streams and Population Groups (TEGL 17-05, Attachment D, p. 3) The determination as to whether to include a participant in WIA Title 1B or in Wagner-Peyser (W-P) program reporting and performance calculation is based on whether the services, staff, facility or activity was funded in-whole or in-part by WIA, W-P or partner programs. 2.Clarification of Significant Staff Involvement (TEGL 17-05, p.29) Any assistance provided by staff beyond helping the participant with self-service and/or informational activities, regardless of the length of time involved in providing such assistance. 3.EMILE / WISPR Standardized Individual Record

NYS Integrated Reporting 4 Key Elements for Integrating New York State’s Public Workforce Investment System 1.Common Measures Implementation 2.Local areas to develop and implement local/regional goals and strategies for integrating the delivery of WIA Title IB and Wagner-Peyser (W-P) services. 3.Local areas to develop regional Reemployment Services plans. 4.Shared Customer Pool. 5.Common “Date of Participation” and “Date of Exit” across the WIA, W-P, TAA and VETS programs. 6.Streamlined Eligibility and Data Element Validation. 7.Incentive/Sanction policy based on: 1) System Implementation indicators; and 2) Common Measure indicators.

NYS Integrated Reporting 5 Impact on Participant Counts

NYS Integrated Reporting 6 Implementation of Common Measures in New York State January 18, 2007 – Waiver request to USDOL to permit NYS to replace the WIA17 with the 6 Common Measures for WIA Title 1B program performance reporting. The WIA17 are the 17 WIA performance measures specified in Section 136(b)(2) and (c)(1). Purpose –To remove inconsistencies in current WIA performance requirements –To maintain consistency across the workforce investment programs administered by the NYS Department of Labor. June 29, Approved by USDOL, effective PY 2007.

NYS Integrated Reporting 7 New York State Workforce Development System Technical Advisories in response to TEGL No & WISPR TA#06-4, April 21, 2006 State Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of USDOL/ETA’s Common Measures Policy. TA #06-3.2, April 17, 2006 State Policy Guidelines and Required Action for Local Boards Regarding Functional Alignment for the Delivery of WIA Title IB and W-P Workforce Services. TA #06-10, June 9, 2006 Program Eligibility and Data Element Validation Requirements – State Policy Guidelines and Required Action for Local Boards for WIA Title IB, W-P, Veterans’ Employment and Training Services (VETS) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs.

NYS Integrated Reporting 8 New York State Workforce Development System Technical Advisories in response to TEGL No & WISPR TA #06-14, July 14, 2006 Interim Guidance – OSOS Modifications and Data Entry Procedures for Recording Participant Information and Services in OSOS Under Common Measures and Functional Alignment. TA #06-15, September 8, 2006 State Policy Guidelines on Serving Unemployment Insurance Customers. TA #06-16, September 26, 2006 Final Guidance – OSOS Modifications and Data Entry Procedures for Recording … Rescind and replace TA #06-14.

NYS Integrated Reporting 9 New York State Workforce Development System Technical Advisories in response to TEGL No & WISPR TA #06-19, December 1, 2006 Revised State Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of USDOL/ETA’s Common Measures Policy. Rescinds and replaces TAs #06-4 and #06-10, in response to USDOL/ETA revised policy for DEV, per TEN No (August 15, 2006) and WIA DRVS User Handbook (November 2006). TA #XX-XX, Forthcoming New York State PY2007 Incentive and Sanction Policy for Local Area Performance under the WIA Title I-B Program and the Wagner-Peyser Program. Rescinds and replaces TA #05-13, “NYS Incentive and Sanction Policy for Local Area Performance under the WIA Title I-B Program,” July 22, 2005.

NYS Integrated Reporting 10 That’s all … for now. Thank you!