WIA Regulatory Issues and Possible Responses Identified
The following questions and answers reflect the Department of Labor`s current thinking, and may ultimately form the basis for the implementing regulations under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act.
Material no longer available
Submitted: 1998
Draft Planning Guidance and Instructions for the Strategic Five-Year State Plan Now Live
The draft State Planning Guidance provides the framework and instructions for the development of a State`s strategic five-year plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act. In addition to the web (HTML) version, we are making it available in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat reader required).
This draft planning guidance document has not yet been approved by OMB
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). However, the public will be
afforded a limited time to comment on it under the emergency clearance
provisions of the PRA, and changes may be made in the interim. We are
accepting electronic comments at the Workforce Investment Act
Implementation
Task Force e-mail address wia98tf@doleta.gov
Submitted: 1998
More Answers to Questions Posted on Q and A Page
A number of new answers have been cleared and posted to the Q and A page. Subjects include Governance, State Planning, Youth, and Native American Programs. Additional items will be available as they are prepared.
Submitted: 1998
Register On-line for December Town Meetings
You can now register electronically for one of the December Town Meetings on the Workforce Investment Act on the net.
Submitted: 1998
Bramucci Announces WIA Town Hall Meetings for December
As part of the Department of Labor`s
ongoing efforts for communication and outreach on the implementation of the
Workforce Investment Act, the system is invited to attend one of a series of
town hall meetings scheduled during December 1998. In addition to the letter
from Assistant Secretary Ray Bramucci, we have posted the list of places and
times for each meeting and a printable response form for attendees. An
electronic response form will be available on this site Monday, November 30.
Introductory letter from Assistant
Secretary Bramucci
Planning Guidance Discussion Framework Posted
This Consultation Paper provides a framework for discussion regarding the approach and process that States and localities should use when developing the five-year strategic plan required by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The purpose of this paper is to solicit comments for consideration by the Department in the preparation of planning guidance, to be made available in draft by the end of November
Submitted: 1998
WIA Consultation Topics Paper Now Available for On-line Comment November 24, 1998 The Consultation Topics Paper is now available on-line. It includes links
to
four categories of issues--(1) Cross-Cutting; (2) General Adult and
Dislocated Workers; (3) Youth; and (4) Administration and Design,
as well as numerous sub-topics. You can read the paper, view comments
submitted by others, and provide us with your own comments. We may add
more issues to this paper as
they are raised.
Material no longer available
Submitted: 1998
New Questions and Answers (Qs and As) Posted on the Website
Draft answers to questions on Workforce Investment Act implementation issues and One-Stop system matters are now available on the site. They are located in the Policy-Related Information section of usworkforce.org. Additional answers will be released as they are completed.
Submitted: 1998
Look for New Qs and As to be Posted Shortly on this Website
The ETA Workforce Investment Act Implementation Task Force is in the process of reviewing
and responding to a high volume of questions on the new program. We appreciate your
patience and hope to have additional questions and answers posted.
Submitted: 1998
Plain English Version of WIA Now Available in PDF November 9, 1998
You can now read and/or
print--using Adobe Acrobat--the Plain English version of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 with all its original formatting and graphics.
NGA to Focus on Workforce Investment Act at Upcoming Policy Forum
November 6, 1998
The NGA (National Governor`s Association) Center for Best Practices will convene its
annual Workforce Development Policy Forum from December 9-11 in Baltimore. The forum,
"New Flexibility, New Opportunities: Strengthening State-Local Workforce Systems
Using the Workforce Investment Act," will explore opportunities for states to
provide employers with a ready supply of skilled workers and to increase access to
enhanced employment and skill development services for all workers.