To provide guidance on compliance with the requirements of Section 163 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Division B of Public Law No. 111-68 regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

To announce the release and availability of the Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws, effective July 2018.

To provide states with the formula methodology used in developing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 initial allocations and to describe the process for requesting additional TAA program reserve funds for training, job search, and relocation allowances.

To announce the publication of the UI Call Center Best Practices Compilation.

To provide notification that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved a data collection related to unemployment compensation (UC) modernization incentive payments.

To inform states regarding the publication of the final rule for the Data Exchange Standardization as required by Section 2104 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.

To provide guidance to states on performance reporting on ETPs. Under WIOA, all states must collect and report performance information on all individuals and WIOA title I core program participants (of Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs) served by each program of study on the state list of Eligible Training Providers (ETP list). The requirements for ETP reporting can be found at WIOA section 116(d)(4) and 116(d)(6)(B) and in the WIOA Joint and Department of Labor (DOL)-only final rules at 20 CFR 677.230 and 20 CFR 680.490.

To increase awareness of the public workforce system about the HOPE NOW Alliance and its continuing efforts to assist American homeowners, and to encourage the full engagement of local Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers in providing support to the Alliance’s activities.

To announce the availability of UI appeals training for Hearing Officers and other UI staff responsible for conducting, reviewing, and evaluating hearings on unemployment insurance matters.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information to assist and support those agencies and other grantees that receive funds from the Department to operate qualified job training programs in the implementation of the Priority of Service for Veterans and Eligible Spouses Final Rule. This joint guidance is being issued concurrently by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). Veterans’ Program Letter 07-09 is the VETS guidance that corresponds to this TEGL.