To provide additional guidance on the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and to provide clarification of selected data requirements.

To provide State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) guidelines and key dates for the completion of the 2018 UI BAM paid and denied claims sample cases and the publication of 2018 BAM data. This annual instruction is issued under Employment and Training (ET) Handbook No. 395, 5th Edition’s OMB approval 1205-0245.

To disseminate a white paper and toolkit which focus on expanding apprenticeship opportunities for youth and young adults with disabilities.

To announce the availability of up to $100 million for Trade and Economic Transition National Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs), with funding amounts of up to $8 million for each award. This grant will enable successful applicants to address ongoing or emerging workforce and economic challenges by providing training and career services to dislocated workers seeking reentry into the workforce, and increasing their skill levels to become competitive for growing or high-demand employment opportunities. Available funds for this grant could be reduced by other, unforeseen DWG funding needs, such as natural disasters and national emergencies, including national health emergencies such as the opioid crisis.

To announce the new electronic Interstate Request for Reconsideration of the Monetary Determination (Form IB-14) application for use in requesting/responding to a reconsideration of monetary determination or wage credit transfers on a combined-wage claim (CWC).

To provide additional guidance on the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) and to provide clarification for grantees using any of the three methods offered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit data using the XML schema, Excel spreadsheet or manual entry of data.

Building on lessons learned from previous state implementations of modernized UI IT systems, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) facilitated the development of a UI IT Modernization Pre-Implementation Planning Checklist for states to use prior to "going live" with a new UI Benefits and/or Tax system. Prior to the production launch of a UI IT system, State UI agencies must use the ETA 9177 Checklist Report to verify that necessary system functions are available and/or that alternative solutions are developed to help avoid major disruption of services to UI customers and to prevent delays in paying UI benefits when due.

To provide states with the Program Year (PY) 2008 ACSI Table of Weights.

To initiate the SQSP process, provide supplemental instructions, and define additional requirements for the FY 2019 SQSP.

The purpose of this advisory is to inform the SWAs that the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is granting an extension period for employers or their representatives when filing the WOTC Individual Characteristic Forms (9061) or the Conditional Certification Form (9062).