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Report Number:  02-99-209-03-320

Issue Date:  September 15, 1999
 

We conducted an audit of Rhode Island's One-Stop career center system, providing ETA with a snapshot as of April 23, 1999, of where Rhode Island stands in implementing the provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The audit objective was to assess the status of Rhode Island's One-Stop career center system relative to where it needs to be to meet WIA requirements, recognizing that the State has until July 1, 2000, to become fully compliant with WIA and that interim final regulations became effective after fieldwork was performed.

Overall, we concluded Rhode Island should meet the WIA requirement of having a One-Stop career center located in each local area and providing accessible services at One-Stop centers. However, Rhode Island needs to address the following issues:

• including all WIA required programs in the One-Stop system;

 
• developing and executing comprehensive Memoranda of Understanding between the local boards and program partners;

 
• allocating a fair share of operating costs to all program partners; and

 
• collecting all WIA required data elements on all One-Stop customers.

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