| Policy Number | Policy Title | Program | Purpose and Scope | Date Last Approved by State Board | Related Documents |
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| Local Workforce Development Board Conflict of Interest and Contracting Policy | Workforce Development Board | This policy describes requirements for ensuring transparency and accountability for local workforce development board actions where a conflict of interest may exist between a board member and a related party, and the procedural requirements for approving contracts in which a potential conflict may exist | 2024/09/11 | ||
| Adult and Dislocated Worker Program Framework and Design | WIOA - Adult, Dislocated Worker | This policy provides local workforce development boards the requirements for the design and framework implementing local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) adult and dislocated worker programs pursuant to WIOA Section 134(b)-(d). | 2025/05/21 | ||
| P128 | Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program Design and Framework | RESEA | This policy provides local workforce development boards and program service providers the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program requirements and guidance. | 2025/05/21 | |
| State Workforce Development Board Roles and Responsibilities | Workforce Development Organization | This policy describes the primary responsibilities of the State Workforce Development Board (SWDB) as set forth in Federal and State Law. The SWDB focuses on these responsibilities within its critical roles to effectively lead the vision and strategies of the state workforce development system. | 2025/05/21 | ||
| Business and Employer Services | WIOA | This policy establishes clear statewide expectations for planning, delivering, documenting, and continuously improving business and employer services based on proven industry demand. These requirements apply to all LWDBs and workforce service providers using WIOA funds. | 2026/06/03 | ||
Guidance-Up-Front Diversion | Welfare Transition (WT) | Provides guidance on Up-Front Diversion including clarification regarding eligibility requirements and Transitional Childcare (TCC) data reporting requirements for Workforce Florida, Inc., all Regional Workforce Boards (RWB), and other entities engaged in implementing programs under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program and the Welfare Transition (WT) program. | 2024/09/11 | ||
Guidance-Transitional Benefits and Services | Welfare Transition (WT) | Provides guidance regarding Transitional Childcare (TCC) to Workforce Florida, Inc., all Regional Workforce Boards, and other entities engaged in implementing programs under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program and the Welfare Transition program. | 2024/09/11 | ||
Wagner-Peyser Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker and Agricultural Employer Services Procedures | WP - Migrant Seasonal Agriculture | To provide guidance and clarification to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs), career center employees and other workforce system partners on the proper procedures relating to the provision of migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) services, registration and agricultural employer services in the Wagner-Peyser (W-P) reporting system, as well as outreach requirements. | 2017/01/13 | ||
Statewide Standardization of Tools and Services | Operational | Consistent with goals established in Florida law to increase alignment and efficiency of the state’s workforce development system and state and federal law, LWDBs, Regions, and direct grant recipients must make efforts to reduce administrative costs by minimizing duplication and effectively use standardized tools and services. | 2025/11/13 | ||
| Planning Region Identification and Requirements | WIOA | This policy establishes requirements for Planning Regions that align workforce strategies with shared labor markets and regional economic development goals. The purpose is to improve service coordination, address common labor shortages, and reduce administrative costs through regional collaboration. | 2026/06/03 | ||
WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker Eligibility | WIOA | Thie policy provides the WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker program eligibility requirements to LWDBs and program service providers and to ensure timely, efficient, and aligned services are provided to all seeking eligibility in this program. | 2025/08/21 | ||
Adult and Dislocated Worker Funds Transfer Authority | WIOA - Dislocated Worker | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) with the requirements to transfer funds between the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. | 2021/09/27 | ||
Trade Adjustment Assistance and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Co-enrollment | Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) | This policy communicates the requirement to co-enroll eligible trade-affected workers in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker program as well as the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, and the associated procedures. | 2021/06/09 | Compiled Response to Administrative Consultation Paper: Co-enrollment |
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Common Exit | Workforce Development Organization | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) the minimum requirements for the common exit of program participants for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Wagner-Peyser (WP) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) programs, and procedural guidance for the associated processes. | 2021/06/09 | ||
Rapid Response Program Administration | WIOA - Dislocated Worker | This policy notifies Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) of the minimum Rapid Response requirements and activities mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This policy provides a framework for LWDBs to design and implement a local business engagement strategy and articulates the role of layoff aversion within effective Rapid Response systems. | 2021/06/09 | Compiled Responses to Administrative Consultation paper: Rapid Response Program Administration |
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Services for Veterans Military and Spouses | WIOA - Vets | This policy establishes the minimum requirements for LWDBs to implement effective procedures and ensure priority, high quality workforce service and support for transitioning service members and veterans, as well as their spouses and dependents. This policy applies to all USDOL funded programs. | 2025/11/13 | ||
Local Workforce Development Area and Board Governance | WIOA - General | The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to chief local elected officials (CLEO),fiscal agents, local workforce development boards (LWDB), LWDB chairpersons, LWDB staff, and workforce system partners on the requirements for local workforce development area (local area) and LWDB governance. This policy outlines key roles, responsibilities, and requirements of the entities/individuals that make up the workforce development system within a local area. | 2024/12/11 | ||
Supportive Services and Needs-Related Payments | WIOA - Employment | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) with requirements for ensuring supportive services and needs-related payments are provided to eligible Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) participants. Additionally, this policy defines requirements for establishing local operating procedures (LOPs) that govern supportive services and needs-related payments. | 2021/02/23 | ||
Employment and Case Management Services | Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) | The purpose of this policy is to provide to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) the minimum requirements for providing employment and case management services under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. | 2020/06/04 | Compiled Responses to Administrative Consultation Paper: Employment and Case Management Services |
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Training Services | Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) | The purpose of this policy is to provide to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) the minimum requirements for administering training to trade-affected workers under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. | 2020/06/04 | Compiled Responses to Administrative Consultation Paper: Training Services |
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Priority of Service | WIOA - General | The purpose of this administrative policy is to outline to local workforce development boards (LWDBs) the requirements for providing priority of service to eligible individuals under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | 2020/02/20 | ||
Trade Adjustment Assistance Training and Other Activities Funding | Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) | The purpose of this policy is to provide to Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) the requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Training and Other Activities (TaOA) funding. | 2021/06/09 | Compiled Response to Administrative Consultation Paper: Training and Other Activities Funding |
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Work-Based Training and Work-Based Learning Opportunities | WIOA - Dislocated Worker | The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines and procedures for local workforce development boards (LWDB) and local workforce development regions to implement and sustain work-based training and work-based learning opportunities, describe these programs in their Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) local plans, and ensure compliance with WIOA, U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) regulations, and state requirements. This policy applies to all LWDBs. | 2025/02/20 | ||
Job Orders and Placements -WP | Wagner-Peyser (WP) | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) employees and other workforce system partners the minimum requirements for documenting and recording job orders and placements in Employ Florida. | 2020/02/20 | ||
Employer Services - WP | Wagner-Peyser (WP) | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) staff and career center employees with the minimum requirements for employer services in the Wagner-Peyser (WP) labor-exchange system. | 2020/02/20 | ||
One-Stop Operator Procurement | One Stop | The purpose of this policy is to outline the requirements Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) must follow to competitively procure and select one-stop operators under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | 2017/09/25 | ||
Job Seeker Registration, Application and Services | WIOA - Employment | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and career center employees with the minimum requirements for job seeker registration and services in Employ Florida. | 2021/01/07 | ||
WIOA Youth Program Eligibility and Service Provider Selection | WIOA | This policy provides guidance to LWDBs on the development of aligned and effective WIOA youth programs that ensure high quality outcomes in alignment with state and federal law. | 2025/11/13 | ||
Local Workforce Development Area Designation | WIOA - General | The purpose of this policy is to outline the process for new and subsequent area designation for local workforce development boards (LWDBs) under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). | 2017/03/20 | ||
Staff Training and Credentialing | Operational | LWDB and career center staff providing direct customer service are knowledgeable, well-trained, and capable of delivering high-quality customer service to jobseekers and employers, LWDBs must ensure that staff meet credentialing and training standards established by the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors and FloridaCommerce. | 2025/11/13 | ||
WIOA Eligible Training Provider List | WIOA - General | The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to local workforce development boards (LWDBs) on the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) and related federal and state requirements, performance standards, data reporting, and procedures for determining initial and continued eligibility of training providers and programs of study. | 2024/07/01 | ||
Prior Approval Administrative Policy for Local Workforce Development Boards | Fiscal | This policy clarifies and replaces the Prior Approval Guidance for RWBs (dated June 10, 2015). | 2017/01/17 | ||
Indirect Cost Proposal Preparation for Local Workforce Development Boards | Fiscal | To provide guidance to Local Workforce Development Boards in the preparation and submission of an indirect cost proposal, whether using an indirect cost rate or the cost allocation method. This guidance also applies to subrecipients of Local Workforce Development Boards. | 2023/02/17 | ||
Local Targeted Occupations List Requirements | WIOA - General | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) the Local Targeted Occupations List requirements and process. | 2024/09/11 | Action Item Consultation Matrix |
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Welfare Transition Hardship Extensions for Cash Assistance | Welfare Transition (WT) | To provide guidance on hardship Extension to Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) Time Limits to Workforce Florida, Inc., Regional Workforce Boards, and other entities engaged in implementing programs under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program and the Welfare Transition Program. | 2024/09/11 | ||
Confidentiality of Records and Public Records Requests and Subpoenas | One Stop | To provide guidance to Regional Workforce Boards, Partnership for School Readiness Coalitions, Agency for Workforce Innovation employees and other partners regarding what information is confidential by law and how to process records requests and subpoenas. This guidance modifies and replaces the Final Guidance entitled Confidentiality of Records and Public Records Request and Subpoenas rendered on December 27, 2002. | 2004/11/07 | ||
Welfare Transition Program Work Penalties and Pre-Penalty Counseling | Welfare Transition (WT) | To revise the guidance for Work Penalties and Pre-Penalty Counseling and documentation requirements for all Regional Workforce Boards (RWB), and other entities engaged in implementing programs under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Act and Welfare Transition. | 2024/10/07 | ||
Cost Allocation Plans for Regional Workforce Boards | Fiscal | To establish procedures for the preparation of cost allocation plans by regional workforce boards, and define the responsibilities of the Agency for Workforce Innovation for review and approval of the plans. | 2005/07/27 | ||
Cash Assistance Severance Benefit | Welfare Transition (WT) | The purpose of this policy is to provide Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) guidance on providing Cash Assistance Severance Benefits to eligible Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) recipients. | 2019/05/24 | ||
H-2A Job Order Referral Procedures | WP - Migrant Seasonal Agriculture | The purpose of this issuance is to provide guidance to Regional Workforce Boards (RWBs), career center employees and other workforce system partners on processing job seeker referrals to H-2A job orders. | 2013/09/13 | ||
I-9 and 516 INS Procedures | Migrant Seasonal Agricultural | The purpose of this issuance is to provide guidance to Regional Workforce Boards (RWBs), One-Stop Career Center employees and other workforce system partners on processing federal I-9 forms and the 516 INS forms. | 2013/09/13 | ||
Guidance on use of Funds for the Purchase of Outreach/Informational Items | Workforce Development Organization | To provide information and guidance for the Local Workforce Development Boards regarding the use of state and federal funds to conduct outreach and promote/market local workforce services. | 2014/05/23 | ||
Confidentiality and Release of Information | Welfare Transition (WT) | This guidance paper provides the RWBs with instruction to design local operating procedures regarding the release of protected information regarding TCA recipients and TANF program participants, including suggested protocol. | 2004/11/17 | ||
| Contingency Reserves | Fiscal | To define for Regional Workforce Boards, Early Learning Coalitions and other subrecipients of federal funds from the Agency for Workforce Innovations contingency reserve and establish that their use is not allowable, including discussion of escrow and similar accounts. | 2005/10/17 | ||
| Subrecipient and Vendor Determinations - Federal Funds | Fiscal | To provide guidance to Regional Workforce Boards, Early Learning Coalitions and other subrecipients of federal funds from the Agency for Workforce Innovation for determining whether payments to third parties create subrecipient or vendor relationships for federal funds. | 2008/07/20 | ||
| Subrecipient and Vendor Determinations - State Funds | Fiscal | To provide guidance to Regional Workforce Boards, Early Learning Coalitions and other subrecipients of funds from the Agency for Workforce Innovation for determining whether payments to third parties create subrecipient or vendor relationships for state funds. | 2008/07/21 | ||
| Recapture and Reallocation of WIOA Funds | WIOA - Fiscal | This policy requires an annual review of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding obligations for all local workforce development boards within the CareerSource Florida network. If the Department of Commerce determines the state is at risk of not meeting required obligation levels, WIOA funds may be recaptured from local workforce development boards with obligation levels below the threshold and reallocated to local workforce development boards that have met the threshold for obligations. | 2023/06/07 | ||
| Availability of Services to Floridians | One Stop | This policy and attached resources describe statewide expectations for local workforce development boards as they develop local policies to enhance customer service, set and publicly post hours of operation for one-stop career centers and reinforce the importance of comprehensive communication. | 2025/08/21 | ||
| Ethics and Transparency Policy | Workforce Development Organization | This CareerSource Florida Board of Directors policy communicates expectations about ethics and transparency in Florida’s workforce system to maintain integrity, accountability and transparency in decisions and actions that earn and protect the public trust. | 2024/12/11 | ||
| CareerSource Florida Board of Directors Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy | Workforce Development Organization | CareerSource Florida promotes an ethical and transparent structure within the public-private corporation. All board members shall sign an acknowledgment of this policy to be filed with the CSF professional team upon appointment to the CSF Board of Directors. | 2021/12/09 | ||
| Florida Workforce System Statewide Brand | Workforce Development Organization | This policy establishes a statewide brand identity, unified brand charter, nomenclature and logo for Florida’s statewide workforce system; CareerSource Florida, Inc. (CSF), the state workforce board; and all local workforce boards within the CareerSource Florida network. | 2025/02/20 | ||
| Education and Industry Consortiums | Workforce Development Organization | This policy requires local workforce development boards to appoint education and industry consortiums composed of local leaders who provide independent information from stakeholders in their local area. Local workforce development boards shall consider this information in creating strategies and local plans that describe efforts to provide educational and workforce opportunities to businesses and job seekers. | 2023/09/19 | ||
| Registered Apprenticeship | WIOA | Florida’s workforce development strategy prioritizes elevating Registered Apprenticeship Programs, registered preapprenticeships, and other earn‑and‑learn training models as central components of the state’s talent development system. Florida’s workforce system works to advance apprenticeship programs as high‑quality, work‑based learning pathways that combine paid, structured on‑the‑job learning with Related Technical Instruction, leading to in-demand, industry‑recognized, portable credentials. LWDBs must integrate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship into regional talent strategies, service delivery, and employer engagement. | 2026/06/03 | ||
| Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery | WIOA | This policy outlines roles and responsibilities of the CareerSource Florida network before, during, and after disasters and states of emergency including requirements for cybersecurity strategies, and the use of disaster-related dislocated worker grants. | 2025/08/21 | ||
| O3 | Sector Strategies Policy | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act | This policy lays out the State of Florida’s strategic vision for effective sector strategies. Local Workforce Development Boards are required to include their approach to establishing, implementing and sustaining effective sector strategies in their local workforce development plans. | 2024/09/11 | |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training | SNAP E&T | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Program Components and Case Management Policy. | 2025/08/21 | ||
| On-the-Job Training | WIOA | This policy establishes guidelines and procedures for local workforce development boards (LWDBs) and local workforce development regions to implement and sustain On-the-Job Training (OJT) to support the needs of businesses and improve employment outcomes for participants. LWDBs must describe these programs in their Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) local plans and ensure compliance with WIOA, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (TAA), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) regulations, Florida Law, guidance, and state requirements. | 2025/05/21 | ||
| Performance Requirements for LWDBs | WIOA | This policy establishes a comprehensive framework for evaluating LWDB performance, providing technical assistance, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring the integrity of reported data. The policy is designed to ensure high-performing workforce outcomes and promote continuous improvement across Florida’s workforce system. | 2026/06/03 | ||
| Sanctions and Other Required Corrective Action for LWDBs Who Fail to Meet Federal and State Standards | WIOA - Governance | This policy informs LWDBs utilizing WIOA Title I and other funds authorized by the SWDB about potential consequences, including sanctions and remedies, for failing to meet performance measures or violating applicable laws, regulations, standards, or agreement terms with FloridaCommerce. | 2026/01/28 | ||
| Composition and Certification of LWDBs; Certification of One-Stop Systems; and Direct Service Provider Designation | WIOA - Governance | This policy outlines the standards and procedures related to LWDB composition as well as for certifying LWDBs, One-Stop Delivery Systems, and approving LWDBs to directly provide Career services. | 2026/01/28 | ||
| Business Engagement and Economic Development Support | WIOA - Operational | This policy establishes clear expectations for how LWDBs should engage employers, coordinate with regional partners, and align workforce services with regional needs to help communities attract, grow, and retain businesses. | 2026/01/28 | ||
| State Individual Training Account Expenditure Requirements and Waiver Process | WIOA - Programmatic | This policy provides guidance to LWDBs on the use of ITA Expenditure Requirements to match local job needs and to support long-term success. LWDBs should work with local and regional partners, businesses, and organizations that offer support services to ensure training leads to performance outcomes. | 2026/01/28 |
CareerSource Florida Policies
Pursuant to 20 CFR 679.130 and s. 445.004, F.S. the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors approves policies for the Florida Workforce Development System.