Future Policy Draft - 7.1.3 Use in the Youth Program

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7.1.3 Use in the Youth Program

Effective date: October 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026

If appropriate, Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) may be used to fund training services for Youth Program participants who met the out-of-school youth (OSY) criteria at the time of the eligibility determination.¹ ITAs may also be used to fund training services for Youth Program participants aged 16 or older who met the in-school youth (ISY) criteria at the time of eligibility determination.

Youth Program participants who are 18 years of age or older may co-enroll in the Adult Program in order to receive training services funded through an ITA funded by the Adult Program.² Additional information about co-enrollment of Youth Program participants ages 18 and older is available in section 10.4.2.

Special Waiver Note: DOL has approved a waiver for Wisconsin that allows ITAs to fund training services for Youth Program participants aged 16 or older who are ISY at the time of eligibility determination. This waiver is effective for Program Years 24 and 25, ending June 30, 2026.

¹ 20 CFR § 681.550; Note that 20 CFR § 681.550 states that ITAs are allowed "for OSY, ages 16 to 24 using WIOA youth funds . . . ." This language suggests that ITAs can only be used for OSY participants who are 16 to 24 years of age at the time of establishing the ITA. DWD-DET disagrees with this interpretation since 20 CFR § 681.210(b) specifically states that OSY participants may continue to be served as OSY beyond the age of the 24.

² TEGL 21-16, p. 17