RESEA State Plan Template FY 2020.pdf

RESEA

ELEMENTS OF AN UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI)

REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT (RESEA) GRANT

STATE PLAN

1. State Name

2. Name and Title of the State Agency Administrator

Name: Title:

Address:

3. RESEA Program Lead/Contact

The Person who can answer questions about the RESEA Proposal.

Name: Telephone:

Email:

4. UI Program Lead/Contact

The person who can answer questions about the U/ aspects of the RESEA proposal. This person may also be the RESEA Program Lead/Contact.

Name: Telephone:

Email:

5. Total Funds From prior RESEA Grants Projected to carry over

Please include expected date for full obligation and expenditure of these remaining funds.

Obligation date-(mm/dd/yy) expected by:

Expenditure date-(mm/dd/yy) expected by: $ ____

(Ifneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on expenditures.)

State Plan

RESEA

6. Total Proposed RESEA Project Cost

The total amount of funds requested in this grant, which may be up to the limit specified in annual RESEA operating guidance.

(ffneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on grant funds.)

7. Total Service Delivery (Program) Cost

The total amount of funds requested for staff and resources necessary to conduct the RESEAs excluding administrative and evaluation costs.

(ffneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on program costs.)

8. Total Administrative Costs

The total amount of funds requested for program administrative costs. Please include a breakout of these costs

(Note: This entry includes IT costs).

(ffneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on administrative costs.)

9. Staff and Administrative Costs for a Single Completed Initial RESEA

Please include narrative describing how amounts were calculated.

(Use the box below to describe amount calculations used.)

10. Completed Initial RESEA Staffing and Time

Complete chart below to provide additional information about how specific required initial RESEA activities are staffed, the average time needed, and estimated costs.

ACTIVITY STAFF INDIVIDUAL/ AVERAGE STAFF COST

(ES/WIOA/UI/OTHER) GROUP TIME PER HOUR

Eligibility Review

Labor Market Information

Individual Reemployment Plan

Providing information and access to American Job Center (AJC) services including career services

Enrollment in Employment Services

Providing support with individual reemployment plan.

Referrals to other services

Other services provided in addition to required elements.

TOTALS

11. Staff and Administrative Costs for Subsequent RESEA

If subsequent RESEAs are not included in program design, please indicate "No Subsequent" in text box below.

(Ifneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on Staff and Administrative costs for subsequent RESEAs.)

12. Completed Subsequent RESEA Staffing and Time

Complete the chart below to provide additional information about how specific subsequent RESEA activities are staffed and the average time needed.

ACTIVITY

Eligibility Review

Labor Market Information

Providing support with individual reemployment plan

Providing information and ccess to American Job Center

(AJC) services including career ervices

Referrals to other services a s

TOTALS

STAFF

(ES/WIOA/UI/OTHER)

INDIVIDUAL/

GROUP

AVERAGE

TIME

STAFF COST

PER HOUR

13. Projected Time for a Single Initial RESEA, Including Paperwork

In addition to information provided in 12, this entry should represent total time spent preparing for and conducting a single initial RESEA, including preparation, documentation and other related activities.

14. Projected Time for the Subsequent RESEA, Including Paperwork

In addition to information provided in 15, this entry should represent total time spent preparing for and conducting a single subsequent RESEA, including preparation, documentation and other related activities.

15. Projected Costs for a Single RESEA for which the Claimant Fails to Report

The total costs spent scheduling a single RESEA for which the claimant subsequently fails to report and referring the claimant to adjudication for failure to report. This estimate should not include the costs of adjudication, which are separately funded.

(Ifneeded, please use the box below to elaborate on expenditures.)

16. Total Number of Initial RESEAs to be Scheduled

The total number of initial RESEAs that will be scheduled including both the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to report and the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to fail to report.

17. Total Number of Subsequent RESEAs to be Scheduled

The total number of subsequent RESEAs that will be scheduled including both the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to report and the RESEAs for which claimants are projected to fail to report. (ff the state does not conduct subsequent RESEAs this number will be zero.)

18. Total Number of RESEAs Projected to be Completed

The total number of RESEAs the state will schedule during the grant period for which the claimant will report and participate in an RESEA. Please include breakout of initial and subsequent, if applicable.

19. Total Number of RESEAs Projected for which the Claimant Will Fail to Report

The total number of RESEAs the state will schedule during the grant period for which the claimant will fail to report and will not participate in an RESEA.

20. Actions Taken to Reduce Number of Claimants Failing to Report.

If the state has taken any actions in the past year and/or plans to carry out any activities under the proposed RESEA program to reduce the number of claimants failing to report, please identify and provide a brief description.

Please select all that apply:

D Self-scheduling of appointments (Completion date [actual or projected] mm/yy)

D Automated reminders (text message, e-mail, phone, etc.)

D Restructuring of notifications and other communications (behavioral insights, plain-language, etc.)

D Other

Insert brief narrative of actions taken or planned:

21. Total number of RESEA Sites

The total number of sites where RESEAs will be conducted. If RESEAs are conducted statewide (at least one location in each Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [WIDA] workforce development area), please indicate "statewide." If RESEAs are provided at limited sites, list the towns/cities or local workforce development areas where RESEA activities will be conducted. If RESEA is not available statewide, Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services

(WPRS) must be provided in areas where RESEA is not available.

Number of sites providing RESEAs: ____ Number of sites providing WPRS: ___ _

List RESEA locations if RESEA activities are not statewide:

List WRPS locations if RESEA activities are not statewide:

22. Role of UI Staff

Briefly describe the role played by UI staff in program management. Please note that all eligibility determinations and redeterminations are funded through the regular UI funding for non-monetary determinations and not through the RESEA grant.

Insert description of UI staff roles:

23. Selection of RESEA Participants:

Please describe the state's methodology for selecting claimants to participate in the RESEA program and at what point in the claim series selections are made. If a profiling or statistical model is used please describe the model including factors used and when the model was last updated. UI claimants who have a definite return-to-work date; claimants who secure work only through a union hiring hall; and claimants who are in approved training should be excluded from the RESEA program.

Insert description of how claimants are selected:

24. Proper Notification

All states participating in the RESEA program must provide both an assurance that, and description of how, individuals selected to participate in RESEA will receive proper notifications regarding the program's eligibility conditions, requirements, and benefits. Proper notifications must be in clear and simple language and include warnings to ensure selected individuals are fully aware of the consequences of noncompliance with the state's policies related to non attendance and/or nonfulfillment of UI work search requirements. (Section 306{e)(1)(A)(i), Social Security Act (SSA)).

Do you assure that proper notification as described in Element (28} will be provided?

0Yes/0No

Insert description of notification process and attach template used for notifications.

25. Reasonable Scheduling Accommodations

To maximize participation in the RESEA program, the state must provide assurance that, and a description of how reasonable scheduling accommodations are made available to individuals selected for RESEA (Section 306{e)(1)(A)(ii), SSA).

Do you assure that reasonable scheduling accommodations are available to RESEA participants?

0Yes/0No

Insert a description of the reasonable scheduling accommodations provided.

26. UI Feedback Loop and Adjudication.

Once selected for an initial or subsequent RESEA, claimants are required to participate in all components of the RESEA.

Failure to report or participate in any aspect of the RESEA must result in referral to the UI agency for adjudication under the applicable state law. States must include a description of the UI feedback loop and adjudication process.

Insert a brief description regarding the feedback loop from the RESEA provider to the UI system on whether the claimants reported and participated in required activities as directed.

Insert a brief description of the feedback loop established to refer any UI eligibility issues identified during the RESEA for adjudication.

27. Activities Supporting RESEA's Statutory Purposes

Each state must provide assurance that, and description of how, the planned RESEA program will conform to the four statuary purposes identified below (Section 306(e}{l}{B}, SSA).

27(a) Purpose 1:

To improve employment outcomes of individuals that receive unemployment compensation and to reduce the average duration of receipt of such compensation through unemployment.

Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 1 as described in Element 27(a)?

0Yes/0No

Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support this purpose.

27(b) Purpose 2:

To strengthen program integrity and reduced improper payments of unemployment compensation by states through the detection and prevention of such payments to individuals who are not eligible for such compensation.

Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities are conform to purpose 2 as described in Element 27(b)?

0Yes/0No

Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support this purpose.

To promote alignment with the broader vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WI0A) (29 U.S.C.

3101 et seq.) of increased program integration and service delivery for job seekers, including claimants for unemployment compensation. (Note: Additional information about the vision of WI0A is provided in Training and Employment Guidance Letter No. 19-14, Vision for the Workforce System and Initial Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and additional information specific State UI programs is provided in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter 14-18).

Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 3 as described in Element 27(c)?

OYes/ONo

Insert a brief description of the specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support this purpose including information about how RESEA has been integrated into the State's workforce system and network of AJCs.

27(d) Purpose 4:

Establish reemployment service and eligibility assessment as an entry point for individuals receiving unemployment compensation into other workforce system partner programs.

Do you assure that the proposed RESEA program design and planned activities conform to purpose 4 as described in Element 27(d)?

OYes/ONo

Insert brief description of specific RESEA program elements and/or activities that support this goal.

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28. Evidence-based Standards and Evaluation Requirements

Each state must provide assurances and a description of how the state's RESEA program will satisfy the requirement to use grant funds only for interventions and service delivery strategies designed to reduce the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation by improving employment outcomes for participants, including employment and earnings. States implementing RESEA interventions or service delivery strategies without a high or moderate causal rating must be under evaluation at the time of use. (Section 306{e)(1)(B), SSA).

28(a):

Do you assure that the state's RESEA program will satisfy the requirement to use grant funds only for interventions and service delivery strategies designed to reduce the number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation by improving employment outcomes for participants, including employment and earnings?

Oves/0 No

Insert description of the evidence-based interventions and service delivery strategies the State plans to use to speed reemployment, including specific references to the evidence relied upon.

Insert an explanation of how such interventions and service delivery strategies are appropriate to the population served.

28(b):

Do you assure that the RESEA interventions or service delivery strategies used to implement the program without a high or moderate causal rating are under evaluation at the time of use?

0Yes/0No

Insert, if applicable, a description of the evaluation structure the State plans to use for interventions and service delivery strategies without at least a moderate or high causal evidence rating, which may include national evaluations conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor or by other entities.

28(c):

Total funds that will be set-aside to conduct or cause to be conducted evaluations of interventions used in carrying out the RESEA Program. This amount is limited to 10 percent of grant award (Section 306(d)(2), SSA).

28(d):

Insert a description of any reemployment activities and evaluations of reemployment interventions and service delivery strategies conducted in the prior fiscal year and any data collected on:

1. Characteristics of program participants;

2. Number of weeks for which program participants receive unemployment compensation; and

3. Employment and other outcomes for program participants consistent with State performance accountability measures provided by the State unemployment compensation program and performance outcome measures as defined in section 116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b))

29. Planned Supplemental Activities if Additional Funding is Available-Participants Served

If the State has capacity and need for funding beyond the provided funding level, please provide:

1. The amount of additional funds requested;

2. The number of additional sites, if any that would be served using the increased funds

3. The estimated number of additional scheduled and completed RESEAs that would be conducted.

30. Planned Supplemental Activities if Additional Funding is Available-Innovation

Please describe, if applicable, any system improvements or innovative service delivery models your state would pursue if additional funds became available. Please include both a description of the activities and an estimate of additional funds needed.

Insert description of funding needed, activities that would be completed, and projected impact on program, such as improved no-show rates, additional participants served, improvements to system integrity.

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