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Revised 2004 WIA funds and final 2005 Wagner-Peyser planning allotments
Summary ETA explained how states had to apply fiscal year 2005 funding reductions to Workforce Investment Act adult and dislocated worker programs subject to minimum local-area shares and maximum statewide and rapid-response shares. It also issued final program year 2005 Wagner-Peyser labor exchange allotments, with a state-by-state funding table. ETA now labels the advisory Canceled.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 34-04
Date issued
May 19, 2005
Status
Rescinded
ETA labels this advisory Canceled as of October 25, 2026. It concerned fiscal year 2005 rescissions and program year 2005 allotments.
Status last verified October 25, 2026
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Signed letter (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2005/TEGL34-04.pdf):
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY SYSTEM
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Washington, D.C. 20210
CLASSIFICATION: WIA/W-P
CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL: OWI
DATE: May 19, 2005
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 34-04
TO: ALL STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
ALL STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
FROM: EMILY STOVER DeROCCO
Assistant Secretary
SUBJECT: Revision to Program Year 2004 Funds for Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs and Final Planning Allotments for Program Year (PY) 2005 Wagner-Peyser (W-P) Act Basic Labor Exchange Activities
1. Purpose. To provide: (a) guidance on the rescission of Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Adult
and Dislocated Worker Program formula funds for PY 2004 as required by Public Law
(P.L.) 108-447, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, and (b) the Final Planning
Allotments for PY 2005 basic labor exchange activities to the states by Section 6(b)(5)
of the W-P Act, as amended.
2. References.
(a) Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 23-04.
(b) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, (Pub. Law 108-447), Division J, sec. 122.
(c) The W-P Act, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.); Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (WIA), (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) P.L. 106-113; Planning Guidance and
Instructions for Submission of Two Years of the Strategic Five-Year State Plan
for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the W-P Act (Federal
Register, Vol 70, No. 69, pages 19206 — 19220, dated April 12, 2005); and State
Unified Planning Guidance (Federal Register, Vol 70, No. 69, pages 19222 —
19220, dated April 12, 2005).
RESCISSIONS:
EXPIRATION DATE: Continuing
3. Background. (a) In TEGL No. 23-04, ETA announced the FY 2005 rescission for
the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker as a result of Pub. Law 108-447. The law
requires the Secretary to make a reduction of 0.80 percent to all FY 2005
discretionary programs. This includes the WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker
program formula allotted funds for FY 2005 appropriated in the FY 2004 Department
of Labor appropriation. The rescission calls for a reduction of $5,696,000 from the
initial allotment of $712,000,000 for Adult activities and a reduction of $8,480,000
from the initial allotment of $1,060,000,000 for Dislocated Worker activities. TEGL
No. 23-04, which posted information on PY 2005 allotments, advised states of the
rescission of FY 2005 funds and provided the amount of FY 2005 funds to be
rescinded for each state for the Adult and Dislocated Worker programs.
(b) The Secretary of Labor is issuing final planning allotments for each state's share
of PY 2005 funds for basic labor exchange activities. The allotments will be
published in the Federal Register.
4. WIA Rescissions of FY 2005 Adult and Dislocated Worker Allotments.
Within State Allocations of Adult Allotments. The distribution of the state
allotments, as reduced by the rescinded funds, must follow the statutory requirements
of WIA Section 133. States have flexibility provided by WIA to apply the rescission
to funds available for statewide activities and/or to local areas as long as the amounts
remaining after the rescission conform with:
(a) A minimum of 85 percent of each state’s revised Adult allotment will be
allocated to local area activities; and
(b) A maximum of 15 percent of each state’s revised Adult allotment may be
used for statewide activities as authorized under WIA.
Adult activities rescission amounts taken from statewide activities cannot exceed the
total amount originally reserved for statewide activities from the Adult program for
FY 2005.
Within State Allocations of Dislocated Worker Allotments. The distribution of the
state allotments, as reduced by rescinded funds, must follow the statutory
requirements of WIA Section 133. States have flexibility provided by WIA to apply
the rescission to funds available for statewide activities, rapid response activities,
and/or to local area activities as long as the amounts remaining after the rescission
conform with:
(a) A minimum of 60 percent of each state’s revised dislocated worker
allotment will be allocated to local areas;
(b) A maximum of 15 percent of each state’s revised dislocated worker
allotment may be used for statewide activities as authorized under WIA;
and
(c) A maximum of 25 percent of each state’s revised dislocated worker
allotment may be used for statewide rapid response activities as authorized
under WIA.
Dislocated worker activities rescission amounts taken from statewide activities cannot
exceed the total amount originally reserved for this category from the Dislocated
Worker program for FY 2005.
Notice of Obligation (NOO). A NOO to deobligate the rescission amounts for the
Adult and Dislocated Worker programs for each state will be issued on or around
June 1, 2005. The rescission of funds will be made to the FY 2005 advance portion
(October 1 to June 30) of the PY 2004 allotments that were issued in October 2004.
Reporting. States should reflect reduced total Federal funds authorized on the
appropriate line items of the proper ETA form 9076 beginning with the quarter
ending June 30, 2005, consistent with the effective date of the NOOs deobligation of
the funds. States should also report obligations and outlays consistent with the
revised authorized funding levels for such quarters.
Action Required. States should:
(a) Review financial reports regarding obligation and expenditure amounts and
ensure the accuracy of the reports to be submitted as of the June 30, 2005,
reporting period;
(b) Promptly alert their Regional Offices of any significant errors found
subsequent to their initial submittal of these financial reports; and
(c) Provide this guidance to appropriate staff.
5. Final Planning Allotments for PY 2005 W-P Act Basic Labor Exchange
Activities.
W-P Allotment Formula. These allotments (Attachment) are based on the FY 2005
appropriation of $746,301,440 and are distributed by the statutory formula described
in Section 6 of the Act. Section 6(b)(4) of the Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor to
reserve up to 3 percent of the total fund availability to assure that each state will have
sufficient resources to maintain labor exchange services in the One-Stop Career
Centers. The set aside for distribution through an administrative formula for this
program year is $21,849,043.
The 3 percent distribution is included in the total final allotment. The set aside was
distributed in two steps to states whose relative share of resources declined from the
previous year. In Step 1, those states with a civilian labor force (CLF) below one
million and are also below the median CLF density were held harmless at 100
percent of their prior year relative share of resources. The remainder was distributed
in Step 2 in pro rata shares to all other states that lost in relative share from the prior
year but did not meet the size criteria for Step 1.
Ten percent of the total sums allotted to each state shall be reserved for use by the
Governor to provide performance incentives for W-P Act labor exchange activities
services for groups with special needs and for the extra costs of exemplary models for
delivering job services.
The data used are Calendar Year 2004 averages of CLF and number of unemployed
individuals. Differences between preliminary and final planning estimates are caused
by the use of calendar year data as opposed to the earlier data used for preliminary
planning estimates.
Postage Costs. Postage costs incurred by states during the conduct of W-P Act labor
exchange activities are billed directly to the Department of Labor by the U.S. Postal
Service. The total planning estimate does not include $18,000,000 of the total amount
available, which is withheld for the payment of the states' W-P Act labor exchange
activities penalty mail costs.
6. Inquiries. Questions regarding these final allotments, planning requirements and the
Adult and Dislocated Worker allotments may be directed to the appropriate ETA
Regional Administrator.
7. Attachments. Final Planning Allotments.
Final Planning Allotments, Attachments I and II (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/advisories/TEGL/2005/TEGL34-04_Attach.pdf):
Attachment I
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)
Final PY 2005 Allotments to States
State Amount
Total.......................................... $746,301,440
Alabama................................... 10,242,761
Alaska....................................... 7,916,984
Arizona..................................... 12,422,025
Arkansas................................... 5,996,331
California................................. 85,114,497
Colorado................................... 11,432,109
Connecticut.............................. 7,992,973
Delaware................................... 2,034,273
District of Columbia................ 2,976,875
Florida...................................... 36,303,665
Georgia..................................... 18,930,767
Hawaii....................................... 2,849,696
Idaho......................................... 6,596,257
Illinois....................................... 30,798,078
Indiana...................................... 14,124,883
Iowa.......................................... 7,053,558
Kansas...................................... 6,619,274
Kentucky.................................. 9,370,177
Louisiana.................................. 10,162,468
Maine........................................ 3,922,731
Maryland.................................. 12,733,369
Massachusetts.......................... 15,479,421
Michigan................................... 25,167,719
Minnesota................................. 12,693,219
Mississippi................................ 6,616,615
Missouri.................................... 13,867,428
Montana................................... 5,390,495
Nebraska.................................. 6,478,316
Nevada...................................... 5,100,944
New Hampshire....................... 3,019,126
New Jersey............................... 19,943,118
New Mexico.............................. 6,049,083
New York................................. 44,216,001
North Carolina......................... 20,031,176
North Dakota........................... 5,489,137
Ohio.......................................... 27,668,611
Oklahoma................................. 7,587,847
Oregon...................................... 9,500,546
Pennylvania.............................. 28,761,211
Puerto Rico............................... 9,131,886
Rhode Island............................ 2,510,612
South Carolina......................... 9,995,912
South Dakota........................... 5,073,224
Tennessee.................................. 13,161,637
Texas......................................... 51,929,829
Utah.......................................... 8,965,607
Vermont.................................... 2,376,588
Virginia..................................... 15,601,885
Washington.............................. 15,617,015
West Virginia........................... 5,806,806
Wisconsin................................. 13,765,276
Wyoming.................................. 3,936,053
State Total.......................... 726,526,094
Guam........................................ 340,789
Virgin Islands........................... 1,434,557
Postage...................................... 18,000,000
Attachment II
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser)
Final PY 2005 Allotments to States
Basic 3% Distribution Total
State Formula Step 1* Step 2** Total Allotment
Alabama.......................... $9,759,315 $0 $483,446 $483,446 $10,242,761
Alaska............................. 6,911,004 1,005,980 0 1,005,980 7,916,984
Arizona........................... 12,144,995 0 277,030 277,030 12,422,025
Arkansas......................... 5,973,040 0 23,291 23,291 5,996,331
California........................ 82,887,920 0 2,226,577 2,226,577 85,114,497
Colorado......................... 11,432,109 0 0 0 11,432,109
Connecticut.................... 7,826,105 0 166,868 166,868 7,992,973
Delaware......................... 1,973,096 0 61,177 61,177 2,034,273
District of Columbia...... 2,638,415 0 338,460 338,460 2,976,875
Florida............................ 36,303,665 0 0 0 36,303,665
Georgia........................... 18,800,873 0 129,894 129,894 18,930,767
Hawaii............................. 2,525,696 0 324,000 324,000 2,849,696
Idaho............................... 5,758,097 838,160 0 838,160 6,596,257
Illinois............................. 30,137,915 0 660,163 660,163 30,798,078
Indiana............................ 14,098,143 0 26,740 26,740 14,124,883
Iowa................................. 7,053,558 0 0 0 7,053,558
Kansas............................. 6,619,274 0 0 0 6,619,274
Kentucky........................ 8,801,246 0 568,931 568,931 9,370,177
Louisiana........................ 9,421,837 0 740,631 740,631 10,162,468
Maine.............................. 3,424,286 498,445 0 498,445 3,922,731
Maryland........................ 12,043,018 0 690,351 690,351 12,733,369
Massachusetts................ 15,003,646 0 475,775 475,775 15,479,421
Michigan......................... 25,167,719 0 0 0 25,167,719
Minnesota....................... 12,693,219 0 0 0 12,693,219
Mississippi...................... 6,263,750 0 352,865 352,865 6,616,615
Missouri.......................... 13,867,428 0 0 0 13,867,428
Montana.......................... 4,705,547 684,948 0 684,948 5,390,495
Nebraska......................... 5,655,142 823,174 0 823,174 6,478,316
Nevada............................ 4,961,115 0 139,829 139,829 5,100,944
New Hampshire............. 2,933,256 0 85,870 85,870 3,019,126
New Jersey...................... 19,056,952 0 886,166 886,166 19,943,118
New Mexico.................... 5,280,450 768,633 0 768,633 6,049,083
New York........................ 43,122,128 0 1,093,873 1,093,873 44,216,001
North Carolina............... 19,302,688 0 728,488 728,488 20,031,176
North Dakota................. 4,791,654 697,483 0 697,483 5,489,137
Ohio................................. 27,668,611 0 0 0 27,668,611
Oklahoma....................... 7,428,793 0 159,054 159,054 7,587,847
Oregon............................ 9,369,192 0 131,354 131,354 9,500,546
Pennylvania.................... 28,469,772 0 291,439 291,439 28,761,211
Puerto Rico..................... 8,093,623 0 1,038,263 1,038,263 9,131,886
Rhode Island.................. 2,491,813 0 18,799 18,799 2,510,612
South Carolina............... 9,995,912 0 0 0 9,995,912
South Dakota.................. 4,428,590 644,634 0 644,634 5,073,224
Tennessee........................ 13,054,622 0 107,015 107,015 13,161,637
Texas............................... 51,721,785 0 208,044 208,044 51,929,829
Utah................................. 7,946,249 0 1,019,358 1,019,358 8,965,607
Vermont.......................... 2,074,605 301,983 0 301,983 2,376,588
Virginia........................... 15,377,864 0 224,021 224,021 15,601,885
Washington.................... 15,273,160 0 343,855 343,855 15,617,015
West Virginia................. 5,068,958 737,848 0 737,848 5,806,806
Wisconsin........................ 13,439,286 0 325,990 325,990 13,765,276
Wyoming........................ 3,435,915 500,138 0 500,138 3,936,053
FORMULA TOTAL 704,677,051 7,501,426 14,347,617 21,849,043 726,526,094
Guam 340,789 0 0 0 340,789
Virgin Islands 1,434,557 0 0 0 1,434,557
Indicia Postage 18,000,000 0 0 0 18,000,000
NATIONAL TOTAL $724,452,397 $7,501,426 $14,347,617 $21,849,043 $746,301,440
* Funds are allocated to the 11 States whose relative share decreased from PY 2004 to the PY 2005 basic
formula amount and which have a Civilian Labor Force (CLF) below one million and are below the
median CLF density. These States are held harmless at 100% of their PY 2004 relative share.
** The balance of the 3% funds are distributed to the remaining 32 States losing in relative share from PY
2004 to their PY 2005 total allotment amount.
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