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Effective date: October 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026
Local WDBs must maintain accounting records to accurately identify and account for the two Youth Program expenditure requirements. Local WDBs must report the costs they count toward the 50 percent OSY and 20 percent youth work experience expenditure requirements monthly in the Contract Management and Expenditure Tracking (COMET) System. Participants do not have to complete work experience activities for the associated costs to count towards the 20 percent work experience expenditure requirement. These costs must be reported in COMET at the time they are incurred.
Special Waiver Note: DOL has approved a waiver for Wisconsin that lowers the minimum Youth Program expenditure requirement for OSY to 50 percent. This waiver is effective for Program Years 24 and 25, ending June 30, 2026.
To evaluate local WDB compliance with the expenditure requirements, DWD-DET will:
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