In compliance with revised federal reporting mandates from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Control No. 1830-0027), LACES has removed the Non-Binary and No Answer columns from NRS Table 2 beginning with Fiscal Year 2024–25.
While Non-Binary and No Answer are available in states that opted to keep them, only Male and Female are reported for federal compliance. For questions about gender options in your state, contact your state agency.
If Non-Binary or No Answer is selected, LACES assigns Male or Female using a standard distribution method for reporting purposes only. This does not change how gender is stored or displayed elsewhere in the system.
These changes were approved on April 17, 2025, and are effective with Release 2025.9.
Prior fiscal years (e.g., 2023–24) retain the full four-category breakdown (Male, Female, Non-Binary, No Answer) for historical and audit purposes.
Alternative ABE and ESL Placement rows were added in Release 2024.7.0 (7/12/2024).
These rows display only for agencies that have opted into the alternative placement assessments, added in Release 2024.5.0.
NRS Table 1 is fiscal year–based. To be counted, a student must:
Have at least one Period of Participation (PoP) in the current fiscal year
Be age 16 or older at intake (some states require a higher minimum)
The total in column AD on Table 1 should match the totals on:
Tables 2, 3, and 4
The TOTAL rows in the Employment and Highest Degree Level Completed sections of Table 6
Students WILL NOT count on Table 1 if:
They are in a non-NRS funding stream
They have a Report Exclusion Reason on file
TIP: If totals on Table 6 don't match those on Tables 1–4, run the Student Diagnostic Search to identify students missing employment or education data.
Additional LACES WIOA information: https://sites.google.com/a/literacypro.com/wioa-laces-updates
Memorandums/additional information referenced in the table instructions