Through guidance issued in Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 41-14, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) allowed for previously approved providers and programs on the state’s ETPL to be transitioned to a WIOA-compliant ETPL without being subject to initial eligibility requirements.  All Workforce Investment Act (WIA) approved providers and programs allowed to transition to the WIOA-compliant ETPL were required to have completed continued eligibility under WIOA policies no later than June 30, 2016, in accordance with TEGL 41-14, Change 1. 

Iowa began using a new data management system on June 3, 2019.  In order to ensure continuity of service for Title I participants in Iowa as we transition to the new data management system and new WIOA-compliant ETPL, all current ETPL programs/providers were allowed to convert into the new ETPL in the data management system.  However, all existing providers/programs converted into the new data management system will be required to undergo continued eligibility review within one (1) year of conversion to ensure compliance with federal guidance referenced above.  This process will occur based on a random assignment of program continued eligibility dates beginning on November 1, 2019 and concluding prior to May 31, 2020. 

All new applications for providers/programs to Iowa’s ETPL received on or after June 3, 2019, will be required to complete the application process and meet the initial and continued eligibility requirements established in Iowa’s ETPL policy.

The Continued Eligibility policy provides specific information on the requirements to complete this review process.