To encourage states to establish parameters for funding entrepreneurial and self-employment training under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which authorizes the provision of entrepreneurial training to adult and dislocated workers, and authorizes entrepreneurial work experiences for youth.

This guidance clarifies the governance-related activities that States must complete by July 1, 2015, which is the beginning of Program Year 2015, in order to ensure an orderly transition to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Additionally, this guidance summarizes other governance-related activities that the Department encourages States to complete as soon as possible, but are not required by July 1, 2015.

To provide states information about preliminary FY 2020 UI State Administration base resource planning targets, general guidelines for resource planning, and an explanation of how the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) allocates base resources among the states.

To announce the release and availability of ETA Occasional Paper 2010-10, The Role of Unemployment Insurance As an Automatic Stabilizer During a Recession.

To announce the publication of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the One-Stop System Joint Provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (joint NPRM with the Departments of Education and Labor) and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Labor only) in the Federal Register on April 16, 2015.

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective July 2019.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the FY 2011 initial allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training, job search, and relocation allowances.

To inform the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) of the retroactive legislative reauthorization of the WOTC program for all WOTC current target groups and the Empowerment Zones (EZs) that had previously expired on December 31, 2013. Also, to provide guidance to SWAs, participating agencies and other Federal and State partners for processing WOTC certification applications filed by employers and their representatives during the authorization lapse of 2015 and beyond.

To announce the release and availability of the report titled, Comparing State and National Approaches to Education and Training Program Scorecards.

To provide guidance on compliance with the requirements of recent appropriations act provisions, including Section 511, Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Public Law No. 111-117, regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).