---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 676.115"
title: "20"
number: "676.115"
heading: "What are the program-specific requirements in the Unified State Plan for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act program authorized under Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act title II?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/676.115"
---

# §676.115. What are the program-specific requirements in the Unified State Plan for the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act program authorized under Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act title II?


The program-specific requirements for the AEFLA program in title II that must be included in the Unified State Plan are described in secs. [102(b)(2)(C)](/cfr/20/102.md?p=b-2-C) and [102(b)(2)(D)(ii)](/cfr/20/102.md?p=b-2-D-ii) of WIOA.

- (a) **With regard to the description required in sec.** 102(b)(2)(D)(ii)(I) of WIOA pertaining to content standards, the Unified State Plan must describe how the eligible agency will, by July 1, 2016, align its content standards for adult education with State-adopted challenging academic content standards under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- (b) **With regard to the description required in sec.** 102(b)(2)(C)(iv) of WIOA pertaining to the methods and factors the State will use to distribute funds under the core programs, for title II of WIOA, the Unified State Plan must include—
  - (1) How the eligible agency will award multi-year grants on a competitive basis to eligible providers in the State; and
  - (2) How the eligible agency will provide direct and equitable access to funds using the same grant or contract announcement and application procedure.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 102, 103, and 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 55597, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.