This Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) announces the availability of $73 million in Program Year (PY) 2019 funds to States through tiered funding. The goal of these funds is to expand the national Registered Apprenticeship system by funding baseline activities that improve States’ ability to serve, improve, and strategically scale the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) model described in 29 C.F.R. parts 29, Subpart A, and 29 C.F.R.30; and to fund innovations aimed at using RAPs as a tool for developing the economy and building infrastructure.

To provide technical assistance to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of WIOA Title I youth formula funds to help address the needs of disconnected youth.

To announce the publication of the Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards for Registration, Amendment of Regulations Final Rule in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

This Training and Employment Notice (TEN) transmits the updated Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFW) Report, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Form 5148 (Form 5148), and Complaint/Apparent Violation Form, ETA Form 8429 (Form 8429).

To announce the approval and implementation of the non-material revision to the "Department of Labor (DOL)-only Performance Accountability, Information, and Reporting System" Information Collection Request (ICR) (DOL-only ICR) (OMB Control Number: 1205-0521), including the addition of program-specific Quarterly Performance Report (QPR) layouts.

To revise the status of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 9-15 New Expiration Date for Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program Forms Under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

To announce the availability and strongly encourage state workforce agency adoption of Model Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Work Search Legislation to more effectively achieve the rapid reemployment of UI claimants' in suitable work and to support claimants' ability to meet their responsibilities to actively seek work as a condition of UI eligibility.

To provide guidelines for the FY 2020 UI RESEA grants and to invite State Workforce Agencies to submit applications for funding.

To announce the rate of interest that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) will charge on Title XII advances during CY 2020.

To provide information about the 2020 UI SIDES Seminar sponsored by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) on March 3-5, 2020, in Kansas City, Missouri.