Source + trust record
Source checked as of September 18, 2026. Primary authority: EDD Active Directives · WSD24-10.
Check result: WSD24-10 remains active for the PY 2025-27 designation/recertification cycle. The April 7, 2025 application deadline is closed, but the underlying conditions remain relevant governance controls: successful performance, sustained fiscal integrity, regional-planning engagement, and Local Board membership compliance. Future-cycle deadlines should not be carried forward from this directive without new state guidance. This AI-assisted brief does not receive human legal or compliance review. Official sources control.
WDB decision strip
| STATUS | ACTION | PRIMARY OWNER | CURRENT TIMING | IMPACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINAL · ACTIVE | MAINTAIN DESIGNATION + BOARD EVIDENCE | WDB Director + Board Governance | PY 2025-27 cycle | Local Area designation · Board recertification · Governance · Performance |
The bottom line
Designation and Board recertification are governance tests backed by performance, fiscal integrity, membership, and statutory compliance. Even after a cycle’s submission is complete, Boards should keep the evidence behind these criteria current so future recertification does not depend on reconstructing records.
What keeps a California Local Area and its board in good standing for the current certification cycle
WSD24-10 combined Local Area subsequent designation and Local Board recertification into one application for the July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 cycle. The application deadline is over, but the four underlying tests remain useful indicators of whether a Local Area is maintaining the conditions that supported its approval.
At a glance
Agency
CWDB / EDD
Directive
WSD24-10
Current cycle
July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2027
2025 deadline
April 7, 2025 · closed
Designation tests
Performance · fiscal integrity · regional planning
Board test
WIOA membership compliance
Signatures
Chief Elected Official + Local Board Chair
Executive takeaway
WSD24-10 implements the WIOA requirements for subsequent designation of Local Workforce Development Areas and recertification of Local Workforce Development Boards for PY 2025-27. To retain Local Area designation, the area had to show successful performance, sustained fiscal integrity, and engagement in regional planning. Local Board recertification also required compliance with WIOA board-membership requirements.
The application process has ended, but the criteria still matter. They define the conditions California used to approve the Local Area and board for the current two-year cycle and provide an early warning framework for governance or fiscal issues that could create risk at the next designation and recertification point.
The four tests behind approval
| Test | WSD24-10 standard | Practical evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Performed successfully | Individual Indicator Score of 50% or higher in PY 2022-23 or PY 2023-24. | Performance score under WSD20-02, not merely the adjusted level of performance. |
| Sustained fiscal integrity | No specified significant fiscal-integrity violations during PY 2022-23 or PY 2023-24. | Audit, review, fiscal-monitoring, and administrative-control record. |
| Engaged in regional planning | Participation in regional planning, plan implementation, and regional performance negotiations. | Regional planning and implementation evidence. |
| Board membership | Compliance with WIOA Section 107(b). | Current roster and documentation showing required representation. |
What “sustained fiscal integrity” means
For the application, the Local Area certified that it had not been found in specified violation during the two relevant program years. The directive points to three broad risk categories: final significant findings involving willful disregard or failure to comply with WIOA requirements; gross negligence; and failure to observe accepted standards of administration under Uniform Guidance.
This is more than a clean audit opinion. Serious findings from audits, evaluations, or other state or local government reviews can matter if they reach the standard described in the directive.
How the application was decided
The Chief Elected Official and Local Board Chair signed one combined application. CWDB, in coordination with EDD, verified the information and could recommend approval, conditional approval, or denial. A conditional designation required the Chief Elected Official to submit a corrective action plan explaining how and when the Local Area would meet the required criteria.
Appeal rights
A unit of local government denied subsequent designation could appeal to CWDB within 15 calendar days from the email notice of denial and request a hearing. CWDB would schedule the hearing within 15 calendar days of receiving the appeal and issue a written decision no later than 15 calendar days after the hearing. A denial that remains after the state appeal may also be appealed to the U.S. Department of Labor under WIOA.
What WDBs should do during the active cycle
- Maintain board membership continuously. Do not wait until the next recertification application to fill required categories or document appointments.
- Track fiscal-integrity issues centrally. Make sure leadership can see unresolved audit, monitoring, procurement, or questioned-cost issues.
- Keep regional participation visible. Retain evidence of regional planning, implementation work, and performance negotiations.
- Watch performance scores. Use WSD20-02-style performance assessment to identify risk well before the next cycle.
- Keep approval records. Retain the signed application, CWDB decision, and any corrective-action or conditional-approval documentation.
Implementation traps
- Confusing actual performance rates with the Individual Indicator Score used in the directive.
- Assuming fiscal integrity means only that the annual Single Audit is complete.
- Treating regional planning as a document submission rather than ongoing participation and implementation.
- Allowing required board seats to remain vacant until the next application deadline approaches.
Source basis and interpretation
Primary policy: EDD WSD24-10 — Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification for PY 25-27
How to use this brief: Requirements summarize WSD24-10. Current-cycle recommendations are implementation guidance and are not additional CWDB or EDD requirements. The official directive controls if there is any conflict.