SWIS Amendments

Proposed Amendments to the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) Agreement

The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and its partners at the Department of Education, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration (OSERS/RSA), are facilitating the review of the proposed amendments to the SWIS Data Sharing Agreement. As signatories to the SWIS Agreement, State Unemployment Insurance Agencies (SUIAs) and Performance Accountability and Customer Information Agencies (PACIAs) are required to participate in the amendment process.

• Background Information on Proposed Amendments to the SWIS Agreement
• Proposed Amendments to the SWIS Agreement

Comment Period One

• Background Information on Proposed Amendments to the SWIS Agreement (March 31, 2022)
• Proposed Amendments (1-6) to the SWIS Agreement for comment period one (March 31, 2022)
• SWIS Comment Period One: Comments and Responses to Proposed Amendments 1-2-3-6 (July 1, 2022)
• SWIS Comment Period One: Comments and Responses to Proposed Amendments 4 and 5 (Coming soon)

Comment Period Two

• Proposed Amendments to the SWIS Agreement: Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 6 (July 1, 2022)
• Proposed Amendments to the SWIS Agreement: Amendments 4 and 5 (Coming soon)

Amendment Approval Process

The following steps outline the amendment approval process:

• First Comment Period (15 business days) – completed
• Review feedback from First Comment Period – in progress
• Revise Proposed Amendments and Release for Comment Period Two (15 business days)
• Conference Call/Webinar during Comment Period Two
• Collection of Amendment Signatures

For more information about the amendment process see Section XV of the SWIS Agreement.