Aspects of Priority of Service addressed by the guidance include:

• States and local Workforce Investment Boards are to include in their plans the Priority of Service procedures to be implemented by all program operators.
• Veterans and eligible spouses are entitled to “precedence” for services.
• Priority of Service does not require any verification of veteran or eligible spouse status beyond what is already required for program eligibility purposes.
• For universal access programs, veterans and eligible spouses receive priority over all other participants; the guidance explains how Priority of Service applies to programs with eligibility requirements and/or statutory or discretionary priorities.
  
• VETS and the agency responsible for administering the program (typically ETA) are jointly responsible for monitoring compliance with Priority of Service; future guidance is expected to provide additional details about monitoring.