What's New in Workforce Investment?
What's New Archive - 2000
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UIPL No. 11-01: Use of AWN Logo for UI Grantees
To ensure that State Unemployment Insurance (UI) officials are aware of the requirement that Employment and Training (ETA) grantees, including UI grantees, use the official branding logo for America`s Workforce Network on their public materials and to advise SESA`s that basic guidelines for the use of the logo will be sent along with the UI grant modification within the next two weeks.
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Trade Act Participant Report
ETA Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance (DTAA) has completed the packet for the Trade Act Participant Report (TAPR). This packet includes the TAPR Summary of Proposed Changes and the Revised Participant Record Layout.
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WIA Management Information and Reporting System
ETA has completed the final packet on the WIA Management Information and Reporting System. This packet was sent to OMB on December 8, 2000, and is being posted for your use. This packet contains the new management information and reporting system, including the WIASRD, the Quarterly Summary Report, and the Annual Report.
These draft documents are no longer available.
Title link goes to final version documents presented with TEGL No. 14-00
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FINAL: Customer Satisfaction Pilot Report
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) requires the collection of customer satisfaction information as a critical part of assessing states overall performance in implementing WIA. Six States conducted customer surveys. The results of these pilots presents several important pieces of information.
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Usworkforce ListServ: Get "What's New" Items E-mailed Directly to You
Usworkforce has a new feature: a ListServ. A listserv is an automated email system that sends news items to members of the list. The usworkforce.org listserv will send out messages from the Employment and Training Administration and also messages from list members. Instructions on how to send a message are sent when you start receiving messages.
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Reports on Welfare Time Limits from MDRC
The Family Transition Program: Final Report on Florida's Initial Time-Limited Welfare Program
Florida`s Family Transition Program (FTP), a pilot program in Escambia County (Pensacola) that was launched more than two years before the landmark 1996 federal welfare law, has provided some of the first hard evidence about one of the most dramatic recent changes in welfare
policy: the imposition of time limits on receipt of cash welfare assistance. This six-year study by MDRC concluded that the Florida program increased employment and substantially reduced long-term welfare receipt, and did not find evidence that the program caused severe hardships. But the study also notes that the pilot operated under very favorable circumstances and cautions that time limits might produce different effects elsewhere.
How Should I Talk with Recipients About Welfare Time Limits?
MDRC Senior Research Associate Dan Bloom, the lead researcher on several of MDRC`s groundbreaking studies on the effects of welfare time limits, gives to-the-point, practical advice on this key issue for welfare case
workers. This is the newest in MDRC`s Questions from the Field series.
New Web Section for Research on Working Poor
The new Working Poor section of our website highlights an ambitious new effort by MDRC to identify the most effective strategies for promoting stable employment and improving the well-being of low-income working families.
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Labor Surplus Area Classifications for Fiscal Year 2001
The annual list of Labor Surplus Area Classifications for FY 2001 are in effect from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001, except for the State of Michigan. For Michigan, the FY 2000 Labor Surplus Area Classification effective October 1, 1999, remains in effect temporarily
pending receipt of revised data for that State. FY 2001 Labor Surplus Area classification for Michigan will be issued at a later date pending receipt of revised workforce data from the State.
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IRS Earned Income Tax Credit
If you meet certain conditions, you may be eligible for a special tax credit when filing your federal income taxes. This page explains the earned income tax credit and will help you determine if you have the right qualifications.
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Building Skills for the New Economy: Innovative Initiatives
Employers, workers, academics and others now have a single resource for industry-specific ideas on how to bridge the skills gap in the United States, thanks to a new book published by the U. S. Department of Labor "Building Skills for the New Economy: Innovative Initiatives".
Material no longer available on site. Book is in the Department of Labor library.
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Federal Register Notice: ETA Proposed Collection; Comment Request
This notice is to provide Federal Agencies and the general public with an opportunity to comment on propsed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request is for the submission of modifications to the WIA Five-Year Plans submitted by States. Written comments are due by January 2, 2001.
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Incumbent/Dislocated Worker Skill Shortage II Demonstration Program
Workforce Investment Act, Section 171(d), Demonstration Program: Incumbent/Dislocated Worker Skill Shortage II
Demonstration Program
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces a second demonstration program to test the ability of the workforce development system to create projects or industry-led consortia for the purpose of upgrading current workers.
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Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000
This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes and amends the Senior Community Service Employment Program authorized under Title V. It also has several enhancements or reforms. First, a performance accountability system is established. Second, the Amendments also strengthen the linkage of SCSEP with the broader workforce investment system. Third, the Amendments improve States` ability to coordinate services to participants by enhancing the planning process relating to SCSEP programs.
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TEIN No. 7-00: Use of America's Workforce Network (AWN) Logo
ETA has recently issued a Training and Employment Information Notice announcing the use of the America`s Workforce Network logo. America`s Workforce Network is the name for the nationwide system that provides the information and services necessary to help workers manage their careers and employers find skilled workers. The Network is a partnership among Federal, State, and local governments, the private sector, labor organizations, educational institutions, and community- and faith-based organizations that provide accessible and consistently
available services.
Attachments to the TEIN include Assistant Secretary Bramucci`s June 30, 2000, letter to all Governors, the Grant/Contract Clause, and the America`s Workforce Network Concept Paper.
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Two New Grants to Address Skill Shortages in Workforce
Third round of demonstration grants funded through H1-B visa program
The U.S. Department of Labor today (October 20) launched a third round of demonstration grants to fund high-skill training for American workers in areas where companies are facing labor shortages.
High-skill grants to minority colleges and universities
The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding more than $14 million in grants today (October 20) to enable 13 minority colleges and universities to develop new systems to train workers for high-skill jobs in areas where companies are
facing labor shortages.
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ITAA Links with Labor Department to Promote High Tech Workforce
During a meeting today of Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and more than 25 high tech business executives, the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) announced a multifaceted partnership with the U.S.
Department of Labor to help grow the U.S. high tech workforce.
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Grant Opportunity for Local Areas to Implement Individual Training Account (ITA) Approaches through the ITA Experiment
On Sept. 13, the U.S. Department of Labor, ETA, announced new grants totaling approximately $4.5 million. Approximately six grants will be awarded to local Workforce Investment Boards (Local Boards). Each grant
award is estimated at $750,000. The purpose of this effort is to provide better information to State and local administrators as they determine the roles of counselors in the management of participant choices in ITAs; plan the allocation of staff and training resources to best meet their objectives; and strive for the continuous improvement of services under the Workforce Investment Act.
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America's Workforce Network Introduces Employer Workforce Tool Kit
America`s Workforce Network (AWN) is the new federally-sponsored nationwide employment and training system. This network is committed to helping the employers to get the skilled workers they need to succeed in our high-tech global economy and helping workers get the information about jobs and training.
The Workforce Took Kit provides employers with the information to recruit, hire, and manage their workforce. The network is a partnership of business, government, and the community to assure we leverage all the resources available.
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TEGL NO. 6-00: Customer Satisfaction Results for Services Under Title I of WIA
This guidance letter outlines: 1) the parameters
States are to use in conducting State level customer satisfaction surveys, 2) the formula weights to be used in computing performance for the State American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) scores for participants and employers, and 3) the parameters States are to use in capturing customer satisfaction outcomes at the local level for local performance accountability purposes.
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State Negotiated Levels of Performance for Program Year 2000
Section 136(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Workforce Investment Act requires the Secretary of Labor and each Governor to reach agreement on the expected levels of performance on the core measures and the customer satisfaction indicators for the first 3 programs of WIA. Attached are the State negotiated performance levels for Program Year 2000 which is the first year of performance for most States.
Please note the reported State negotiated levels of performance may vary considerably at times, depending on various factors taken into account during the negotiations process. These factors include differences in economic conditions, the characteristics of participants when the
participants entered the program, and the services to be provided. Consequently, caution should be used in any comparisons of negotiated levels of performance between States.
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Community Audit Activities to aid Workforce Investment Stakeholders in Strategic Planning
The Department is announcing a demonstration grant opportunity to support promising practices in strategic planning and research related to "community audits". Community audits allow local stakeholders to bring together economic and labor market trend information which will support strategic planning and WIA program implementation in their area. The Department has prepared background information that further discusses the process of conducting a community audit.The information is offered as a starting point for workforce development partners and relevant stakeholders who may wish to gauge their present level of understanding and use this material in their continuous improvement efforts.
Solicitation for Grant Application -
Background Information
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WIA Implementation Questions and Answers consolidated into one 'Master' document
In an effort to simplify access to all questions and answers that have been issued on WIA implementation to date, the Q&A`s have been organized into one single Master Set, which will be supplemented with new issuances periodically. ETA is committed to getting information to
the system as quickly as it is available, and we have created this new format in an effort to do so.
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Questions and Answers from H-1B Bidder Information Session
On August 11, 2000, a H-1B Information Session was held
in Alexandria, Virgina. This is the first set of H-1B
Questions and Answers to be posted. Watch for additional
Qs & As to be posted on the website.
Material no longer available
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Dr. Bill Rodgers' presentation: The Nature and Scope of The U.S. Skills Shortage.
This presentation about the H-1B Technical Skills Training Program was given by Dr. Bill Rodgers at two information sessions held recently in California and Virginia. These gatherings were intended for representatives of the business sector, local Workforce Investment Boards, community based organizations, and other interested organizations. Dr. Rodgers is the Department of Labor`s Chief Economist
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Workforce Investment Act Final Regulations, August 11, 2000
The Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing a Final Rule
implementing provisions of titles I, III and V of the Workforce Investment Act. Through these regulations, the Department implements major reforms of the nation`s job training system and provides guidance for statewide and local workforce investment systems that increase the
employment, retention and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.
Request for WIA Regulations:
Due to the large number of requests for additional copies of the WIA Regulations, the Office of One-Stop is only able to fill small requests for copies. If you need to order large numbers of the regulations you may do so by contacting the Government Printing Office, Superintendent
of Documents at 202-512-l800. The cost per copy is $9 which includes shipping. They do accept VISA or Mastercard.
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Final Report on The Los Angeles Jobs-First GAIN Evaluation
Final Report on a Work First Program
in a Major Urban Center -
This report investigates results from 20 welfare-to-work programs to
determine who has benefited from welfare-to-work programs (and who has
not) and whether some practices appear more effective than others at
increasing the employment and earnings of single-parent welfare
recipients.
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Skill Shortages Initiative Information Sessions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced two demonstration grant solicitations for training workers in skill shortage occupations. The first is the H-1B
Technical Skill Grant Program and the second solicitation is the Minority Colleges and Universities Workforce
Partnerships and Training Strategies to Address Skill Shortages Demonstration Program. DOL invites applicants and other organizations interested in becoming partners in these demonstrations to attend one of three full-day
information sessions.
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Journey to Performance Excellence 2001: Jan 30 - Feb 2, 2001
Start the year with the most leading edge information on
creating effective and innovative strategies to succeed in the workforce
development system. The Journey to Performance Excellence 2001 - the
premier Continuous Improvement
Conference of the Workforce Development System
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New Website brings information on Federal resources to Americans with Disabilities
New Website bringing information on U.S. Federal Programs, services,
and resources to Americans with Disabilities and their families.
July 26, 2000, marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. In celebration of this milestone, the
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
created this site, www.disAbility.gov, to provide one-stop online
access to resources, services, and information available throughout
the Federal government.
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Technical Assistance Guide for Integrating Youth Employment and Training Services
Integrating Year-Round and Summer Employment and Training
Services for Youth under the Workforce Investment Act:
Technical Assistance Guide
This TAG documents the experiences of eight service delivery area
(SDAs) programs that have successfully integrated or are in the process
of integrating their summer and year-round youth services. The TAG also
contains descriptions of operations and practices of each of the SDAs
and offers practical guidance for localities that are in the process of
developing their youth strategies under WIA.
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Federal Register Notice: Resource Sharing for Workforce Investment Act One-Stop Centers
Resource Sharing for Workforce Investment Act One-Stop
Centers: Methodologies for Paying or Funding Each Partner
Program`s Fair Share of Allocable One-Stop Costs
This notice is intended to provide guidance on
resource sharing and cost allocation methodologies for the
shared costs of a One-Stop service delivery system, which
is required to be established under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for a number of Federal
employment and training programs.
Comments must be received by July 27, 2000.
Submit written comments to the Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4716, Washington, D.C. 20210,
Attention: Mr. Edward J. Donahue, Jr. at 202-219-6719 ext. 102 (voice),
202-501-4811 (fax) or e-mail: edonahue@doleta.gov.
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Youth Council Guide to Creating a Youth Development System Under WIA
Youth Councils offer a leadership opportunity for local
communities to bring about change in youth activities and
outcomes. If communities take advantage of this
opportunity,Youth Councils will be in a strong position to
stimulate broad-based change, reward innovation, and
improve performance in youth development and youth
organizations. Communities will need assistance building
effectiveYouth Councils. These materials will provide
communities with the help they need to transform the
potential of Youth Councils into measurable results,
results that will make a profound difference in the lives
of our nation's youth.
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The 21st Century Workforce Commission issues Final Report: A Nation of Opportunity
The Commission released the report A Nation of
Opportunity during the Policy Summit Meeting on Tuesday,
June 27, 2000. The report (and meeting) provides an
analysis of how leadership in regional partnerships of
education, business and government can effectively address
critical shortages of skilled workers in Information
Technology jobs.
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TEIN 25-99: Technical Assistance available on serving Customers with Disabilities
Technical Assistance Available to the Workforce Investment System from Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) on Serving Customers with Disabilities The DBTACs, which have been established in ten regional areas under their grant relationship with NIDRR, are available to provide training and technical assistance to State and Local Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop delivery system, and One-Stop partner staff through their participation in workforce conferences and on-site at One-Stop Centers or satellite offices
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Contingency Planning Options for State Plans under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
This guidance letter outlines the steps to be taken in the event that a State is not prepared to fully implement the required provisions for the Workforce Investment Act by July 1, 2000 - the date which JTPA will be repealed. These steps must be balanced so that States are held accountable to statutory and regulatory requirements and the principles of WIA while ensuring that customers of the workforce investment system continue to have access to the WIA services.
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TEIN 19-99: NAFTA-TAA Customer Satisfaction Measurement and Training Project Package.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) launched a capacity
building strategy aimed at increasing the effectiveness of staff in
State and local agencies that administer TAA and NAFTA-TAA benefits and
training services across the country. TEIN 19-99 announces the
production and distribution of this NAFTA-TAA Customer Satisfaction
Measurement and Training Project Package.
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Partnering to Improve Customer Services: A Toolkit for WIA Partners
Partnering for Quality is a modular training program designed to help
local workforce investment partners meet the requirements of the
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for an integrated One-Stop service
system. It provide participants with tools, strategies, and case study
examples on (1) developing broad partnerships, (2) designing seamless
services that meet customer needs and (3) managing integrated One-Stop
systems.
The State of California has modified this training program for its own
use. California`s version of "Partnering for Quality"
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Older Americans Month - TEIN 22-99
To announce that the month of May is Older Americans
Month and to encourage WIA partners to take advantage of this
opportunity to continue forging partnerships that actively promote
initiatives focused on securing access to employment for older workers.
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Competitive Grants announced to enhance employability of persons with disabilities.
The Work Incentive Grant program will provide grant funds to consortia
and/or partnerships of public and private non-profit entities working in
coordination with a state and/or local One-Stop delivery system to
augment the existing programs and services and ensure programmatic
access and streamlined, seamless service delivery for people with
disabilities.
The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is
Tuesday, August 1, 2000,
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A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
This booklet describes ten federal laws that prohibit discrimination
and establishes the rights of people with disabilities to live a life of
independence and dignity in the mainstream of America.
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TEIN No. 16-99: WIA Section 188 Interim Final Rule/Accessibility Checklists for One-Stop Systems
The passage of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) marked the beginning of a new opportunity to develop a coordinated workforce investment system. State and local governments will be able to craft job training programs to meet identified needs within their own economies.
Local workforce investment services are to be provided through One-Stop delivery systems that will have the ability to respond to changing economic conditions within each local workforce investment area. The TEIN provides information to assist One-Stop service delivery systems in
developing accessible infrastructures and programmatic access for people with disabilities.
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TEIN 18-99: Ticket to Work and the Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
On December 17, 1999, President Clinton signed into law the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 or PL. 106-170. The new law focuses on increasing access to health care, as well as employment, training and rehabilitation services for individuals
with disabilities. The TEIN provides information to the One-Stop service delivery system on new work incentives for individuals with disabilities.
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New Website: Linking Job Corps with the One-Stop System
Job Corps' resource site dedicated to connecting Job Corps
centers and One-Stop Systems under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). This site offers information, resources, and advice to assist Job Corps and One-Stop practitioners in linking their operations for better performance.
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21st Century Skills Network Launches Website
Vice President Gore Announces 13 Partnerships to Increase 21st Century Skills. Vice President Gore announced on April 11, 2000 a new initiative to advance education, skills, training and lifelong learning for adult learners through the formation of a 21st Century Skills Community Network.
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Two New Resources for Workforce Investment Boards
Workforce Boards: Excellence in One-Stops Guidebook
April 11, 2000 Published in February 2000, this immensely popular book serves as a guide
for local workforce boards in creating an atmosphere of quality in the role of overseer of
workforce services at the local level. In the context of local workforce boards¿ roles, this book
looks at the Baldrige Criteria, and at some local organizations that are in the forefront of
¿workforce quality.¿ We encourage you to download and photocopy this guidebook. No
permission is needed.
Preparing for the Workforce Investment Act:
A Strategic Planning Module for Workforce Investment Boards
The training materials contained in this package have been developed by Region V and its State and academic partners to support state and local Workforce Investment Boards. One of the key functions of the Boards will be to chart a strategic direction for their workforce investment systems. Enclosed are both descriptive and presentation materials for an interactive training session that can serve as the starting point for the strategic planning efforts of Boards.
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Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Closeout Technical Assistance Guide (TAG)
This Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Closeout Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) provides direction and assistance to States and subrecipients to efficiently and effectively close out the JTPA program and transition to activities under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).
This guide covers the expenditure of funds after June 30, 2000 for closeout of the JTPA program.
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Q & A: JTPA Recapture and Reallottment provisions
ETA did not conduct any recapture or reallotment in the fall of 1999 and will not implement the applicable recapture provisions which would otherwise be expected to take place during the fall of 2000.
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SGA for Skills Shortages, Partnership Training/System Building Demonstration
Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) Job Training Partnership Act,
Title III-B: Skills Shortages, Partnership Training/System Building
Demonstration Program - Closing Date is March 30, 2000
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) announces a competitive
demonstration solicitation for grant applications (SGA) to respond to
employers' identified skill shortages through the establishment
or strengthening of regional consortia.
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Veterans: Workforce Investment Act Requirements and Secretary's Agreement
To inform State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) and
State Agencies responsible for the implementation,
administration and oversight of the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) and Veterans' Employment and Training Service
(VETS) field staff of the requirement for a Secretary's
Agreement (Agreement) between the appropriate State entity
and the Secretary of Labor describing:
A. How services will be provided to veterans in
the implementation and operation of WIA and Wagner-Peyser
programs at the State and local levels;
B. How Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP)
specialists and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives
(LVERs) are integrated into the WIA delivery system, at
those sites in which the public labor exchange functions
are performed; and
C. The roles of DVOP/LVER staff in relation to the WIA
delivery system at the local level.
Veterans Program Letter 3-99
Veterans Program Letter 3-99 Change 1
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WIA Title I Allotments and Wagner-Peyser Preliminary Planning Estimates for PY 2000
Budget, TEGL and FRN announcement for States` Workforce Investment Act
PY 2000 allotments for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker
programs; and preliminary planning estimates for public employment
service activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act.
The allotments for States are based on formulas defined in the Act. The
allotments for outlying areas are based on formula at the Secretary`s
discretion under WIA Title I. Comments are invited upon the formula used
to allot funds to the outlying areas, only.
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ETA to host three "Voice of Experience" forums
Forums may be held in other sites.
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