To inform the State Workforce Agencies of the extension of the approval period for the AOPs, the designation of MSFW states, and the PY 2014 designation of Significant MSFW and Bilingual Local Offices through June 30, 2016. This means that current AOPs, designated MSFW states, and Significant MSFW and Bilingual Local Offices will remain the same through June 30, 2016. States do not need to submit updated AOPs.

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 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.

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.

This guidance announces flexible uses of Rapid Response funds to ensure an orderly transition to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA or the Opportunity Act) for Program Year (PY) 2012 through 2015.

To provide SCSEP grantees with application instructions, procedures, and allotments for PY 2015 funds, beginning July 1, 2015.

To provide instructions for National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) grantees for preparing and submitting program plans for Program Year (PY) 2015, establishing PY 2015 performance goals, and to convey the grant fund allocations for the program year.

To announce the release 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) on the Federal Register Public Inspection Web site at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection. This Web site offers a preview of documents scheduled to publish in the Federal Register.

To transmit the subject computation for State Workforce Agency usage in computing minimum weekly DUA amounts for all major disasters declared during the third quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015.

To provide guidelines for the new FY 2015 UI RESEA (replacing the UI Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA)) grants and to: 1) invite state workforce agencies to submit proposals for FY 2015 RESEA funding; 2) explain the differences between the traditional UI REA program and the new RESEA program, including the new flexibility that enables the funds to be used for both traditional REA activities and reemployment services (also called career services); 3) announce that FY 2015 will be a transition year to enable states to make the necessary changes to existing programs; 4) announce the U.S. Department of Labor's (Department) intent to add a performance measurement of the RESEA program using the integrated workforce system's common measures; and 5) encourage states, as they begin planning implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), to consider how to most effectively leverage the state's RESEA program.

To announce the availability of a pre-implementation planning checklist to assist state UI agencies in preparing to launch modernized UI IT systems that support administration of UI benefits and/or tax operations.

To provide guidance and planning information to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I youth formula funds on the activities associated with the implementation of WIOA.

To announce the 2015 UI Appellate Professionals Training Conference scheduled to be held June 22-26, 2015, in Washington, D.C., and to encourage state administrators to send their UI appellate professionals to the conference.

This notice announces and solicits nominees for a State UI Profiling Methods Training Seminar to be held May 19 - 22, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

To inform the workforce system of the application of the UNTEER for use in evaluating states' reported PY entered employment outcomes for veterans and eligible persons to determine compliance, the need for technical assistance and/or remedial actions.

To provide the State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) with final funding allotments for the administration of the WOTC program through September 30, 2015, and reporting instructions during the current authorization lapse.

To announce the release of updates made to the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) suite of online career tools for jobseekers, students, workforce professionals, and businesses, including a redesigned CareerOneStop website, a new 'Credentials Center' (Center), and CareerOneStop's mobile apps and tools

To announce the release and availability of a new Employment and Training Administration (ETA) research report entitled: Adapting to Local Context: Findings from the YouthBuild Evaluation Implementation Study.

To provide information to states about FY 2015 UI State Administration base resource allocations, general guidelines for resource planning, above-base funding, and SBRs.

The purpose of this notice is to: (1) assist the American Job Center (AJC) network operators and partners in filing TAA petitions on behalf of worker groups; (2) assist the State Workforce Agencies designated by the Governor as "Cooperating State Agencies" (CSAs) (also jointly referred to as "states") in carrying out their responsibilities regarding the submission of complete TAA petitions filed with the Department of Labor (Department or We); and (3) improve the quality of TAA state-filed petitions by ensuring accurate information is disseminated to petitioners through partnerships with Rapid Response teams.