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33. TWO-YEAR LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR 2011-2013 Approve the Two-Year Local Workforce Investment Plan for 2011-2013 and authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to Governor Brewer requesting acceptance of the Two-Year plan. Maricopa County LWIA is the grant recipient of the Workforce Investment Act funds through the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Maricopa County, outside the City of Phoenix is the designated Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1989. Workforce Investment activities are administered by the Human Services Department Workforce Development Division under the direction of the Maricopa Workforce Connections Board. The WIA requires each Local Workforce Investment Area to submit a Two-Year Plan to the State of Arizona. The plan serves as the framework for the delivery of workforce development services in the LWIA, in compliance with the WIA of 1998. (C-22-12-020-M-00)

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51. AMENDMENT TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA TWO-YEAR PLAN FOR 2011-2013 Approve the amendment to the Two-Year Local Workforce Investment Plan for 2011-2013 and authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to Governor Brewer requesting acceptance of the revised Two-Year plan. The amendment to the plan will extend the existing plan from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The revisions address changes to the service delivery model that will ensure performance measures are met. Maricopa County is the grant recipient of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 funds through the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Workforce Investment activities are administered by the Human Services Department Workforce Development Division under the direction of the Maricopa Workforce Connections (MWC) Board. Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) are required to submit Two-Year plans as directed by DES and the Governor’s Workforce Arizona Council. The plan serves as the framework for the delivery of workforce development services, in compliance with WIA. (C-22-12-020-M-01)

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