To assist State Workforce Agencies or agencies designated by Governors as "Cooperating State Agencies" (also jointly referred to as "states") by: 1) identifying the FY 2020 Second Distribution of TaOA funding amounts to states; 2) describing the formula methodology used by the Department of Labor (Department) to calculate these amounts; and 3) providing the process for states to request TAA Program reserve funds for TaOA. TaOA includes training, job search allowances, relocation allowances, employment and case management services, and related state administration.

To provide Employment and Training Administration (ETA) grantees definitions of disbursements, expenditures, and obligations as they relate to the Federal reporting requirements specified in ETA grant agreements, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, and Government Accounting Standards to ensure consistent application of definitions in preparation of ETA’s financial reports.

To inform states of the guidelines for negotiating Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title 1B performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for the Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2011. These performance goals, once they are agreed upon between the state and the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), will be incorporated into the state’s Strategic Plan for the WIA and Wagner-Peyser Act.

To provide corrected Attachment VI Example Planning Service Breakdown for Housing Grantees to TEGL 19-18.

To provide the five outlying areas with PY 2011 allotments for the WIA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Activities programs.

The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide guidance for use of WIA Youth funded activities in PY 2011.

To provide program guidance for the development, management, and delivery of workforce and labor market information (WLMI) funded through the WIGS.

To inform states of the extension of the due date for declaring their intent to negotiate PY 2011 performance goals (or to use PY 2010 goals for PY 2011) and for submitting proposed performance goals when negotiating WIA Title 1B performance and customer satisfaction goals and performance levels for the Wagner-Peyser Act funded activities for PY 2011. The new deadline is June 20, 2011.

To provide information and resources on promising practices and successful strategies that promote the enrollment, education, training and employment outcomes of youth with disabilities.

To transmit special procedures, as updated to reflect regulatory and administrative changes in the H-2A Program, for employers who apply to the Department of Labor (Department) to obtain labor certifications to hire temporary agricultural foreign workers in occupations involving an itinerary for the shearing of sheep, goats, alpacas, or other animals requiring shearing in the United States.