To provide the States information on the second round of availability of Title III Demonstration Funds for Incumbent Worker System Building at the State level for Program Year 1998.

To announce ¿Train the Trainer¿ seminars for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) personnel who are responsible for training SESA staff in the areas of basic fact-finding, interviewing techniques, weighing of evidence, adjudication and decision writing

To transmit the subject computation for State Employment Security Agency (SESA) usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 1999.

To inform the State unemployment compensation (UC) agencies that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that it is up to each individual State food stamp agency to determine whether food stamp overissuances must be intercepted from UC.

To announce an additional training seminar and provide information on remaining FY 1999 training seminars, including hotel and other logistics information, for training participants.

To remind State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) that the implementation requirement for the use of the electronic Quarterly Statement of Benefits Paid to Combined Wage Claimants (TC-IB6) via ICON was established as transactions for the quarter ending

To announce final planning allotments for PY 1999 basic labor exchange activities, required by Section 6(b)(5) of the W-P Act, as amended.

To provide SESAs with guidelines for the annual release of UI BAM program data for CY 1998.

This Change transmits clarifications on JTPA Title III performance standards and reporting for setting performance standards for Title III Governor's Reserve programs, and required follow-up of Title III participants. A revised Attachment 1 to Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) 12-97 is attached.

To notify States that there are no additional Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Welfare-to-Work (WtW) funds for FY 99 formula reallocation.