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North Carolina

38 relating to a declination to register vote may be used for purposes other than voter registration.

All completed voter registration applications must be submitted to the NC State Board of Elections no later than five business days after accepting the voter registration application. There must be interagency coordination to ensure the appropriate information is submitted to the NC State Board of Elections. This information includes the number of voter registration forms submitted and the number of remote transactions, the method of communication (telephone, email or U.S. mail) and the transit method (U.S. mail or email). WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) North Carolina’s TANF/Work First program is a required and active partner with WIOA. Collaborative meetings are held quarterly to develop and implement best practices. • State and County TANF/Work First representatives participate in the planning of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) “unified plan” to identify career pathways for TANF/Work First participants. Career pathways includes a combination of education, training, credentials, and career counseling that align with skill needs of state/ local industries. • Support services needed by TANF/Work First participants to participate in career pathways through WIOA and/or the NC Community College System are included.

• TANF/Work First participants are considered a “priority of service” for WIOA. State and County TANF/Work First representatives work collaboratively with WIOA and NCWorks Career Centers to develop and implement “priority of services” policies, referral procedures and disposition tracking. • County TANF/Work First programs partner with local NCWorks Career Centers to provide TANF/Work First participants with an array of services and labor market information offered through one-stop career services centers. State and county TANF/Work First representatives assist WIOA, Vocational Rehabilitation Services and NCWorks Career Centers in planning work-based training strategies for TANF/Work First participants with barriers to employment (including on the job training, subsidized employment and work experience programs). • State and county TANF/Work First representatives partner with state and local workforce development boards to engage employers and stakeholders to develop workforce strategies to ensure that TANF/Work First participants have access to emerging job opportunities with local businesses and industries. • Increase cross-program (TANF/Work First & WIOA) knowledge and training among staff members. • Coordination of services of TANF/Work First with Workforce Development partners through a formalized appraisal/referral process. • Coordinate co-location of Work First staff in the NCWorks Career Centers to more directly connect Work First recipients to employment activities. WIOA includes six core programs: Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Formula Grants under Title I; Adult Education State Grants under Title II; Wagner-Peyser Employment Services under Title III; and Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants under Title IV.