Amending 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) facilitate the review of 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. For more information about the amendment process see Section XV of the SWIS Agreement.
Amendment Approval Process
The following steps outline the amendment approval process:
- First Comment Period (15 business days)
- Review feedback from First Comment Period
- Revise Proposed Amendments and Release for Comment Period Two (15 business days)
- Conference Call/Webinar during Comment Period Two
- Collection of Amendment Signatures
Current Amendment Activity
First Amendment to the SWIS Agreement
Proposed Round Two Amendment: Record Retention - Comment Period One (April 24, 2023 – May 12, 2023)
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Background Information and Proposed Record Retention Amendment to the SWIS Agreement (April 21, 2023)
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SWIS Comment Period One: Comments and Responses to Proposed Amendment (ETA did not receive any comments regarding the proposed amendment during Comment Period One)
Proposed Round Two Amendment: Record Retention - Comment Period Two (June 12, 2023 – June 30, 2023)
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Proposed Amendment to the SWIS Agreement (June 9, 2023)
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Conference Call/Webinar during Comment Period Two (June 15, 2023)