{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-677.220","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 677.220","heading":"Under what circumstances may a corrective action or sanction be applied to local areas for poor performance?","body":"(a) If a local area fails to meet the adjusted levels of performance agreed to under § 677.210 for the primary indicators of performance in the adult, dislocated worker, and youth programs authorized under WIOA title I in any program year, technical assistance must be provided by the Governor or, upon the Governor's request, by the Secretary of Labor.\n(1) A State must establish the threshold for failure to meet adjusted levels of performance for a local area before coming to agreement on the negotiated levels of performance for the local area.\n(i) A State must establish the adjusted level of performance for a local area, using the statistical adjustment model described in § 677.170(c).\n(ii) At least 2 years of complete data on any indicator for any local core program are required in order to establish adjusted levels of performance for a local area.\n(2) The technical assistance may include:\n(i) Assistance in the development of a performance improvement plan;\n(ii) The development of a modified local or regional plan; or\n(iii) Other actions designed to assist the local area in improving performance.\n(b) If a local area fails to meet the adjusted levels of performance agreed to under § 677.210 for the same primary indicators of performance for the same core program authorized under WIOA title I for a third consecutive program year, the Governor must take corrective actions. The corrective actions must include the development of a reorganization plan under which the Governor:\n(1) Requires the appointment and certification of a new Local WDB, consistent with the criteria established under § 679.350 of this chapter;\n(2) Prohibits the use of eligible providers and one-stop partners that have been identified as achieving poor levels of performance; or\n(3) Takes such other significant actions as the Governor determines are appropriate.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 677—PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT","Subpart D—Incentives and Sanctions for Local Performance for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Programs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"ad8b3dc6dbbd58fbc1c7d0542a26045a6691c7654153864990a776bfe62ab1c3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-677.215","next":"us/20-cfr-677.225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}