Attachment 1

Implementing Criteria to Assure Accurate Reporting on

Transitioning Service Members

Three specific criteria must be implemented regarding the reporting status assigned to Transitioning Service Members in order to assure that individuals in this category are accurately accounted for in the 9002 and VETS 200 Reports:

• All services provided to Transitioning Service Members are to be included in the 9002 and VETS 200 Reports. Since many Transitioning Service Members participate in Transition Assistance Program (TAP) workshops, receipt of this service is to be recorded in the Job Search Activities category, as indicated in the attached definition and report specification.

• Because an individual identified as a Transitioning Service Member is still on active military duty and within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation, he/she is NOT CONSIDERED A REGISTRANT for the 9002 and VETS performance accountability. States, therefore, should NOT include the count of individuals falling into the category of “Transitioning Service Members” in the denominator for Entered Employment and Retention outcomes.

• If an individual who already has been included for reporting purposes as a Transitioning Service Member subsequently registers or receives service AFTER separating or retiring from active duty, the date of that subsequent registration or delivery of service is to be considered the REGISTRATION DATE for 9002 and VETS performance accountability. The four quarters of active registrant status and the sequence of events for UI wage record matching are to be based upon that Registration Date FOLLOWING separation or retirement and NOT upon any prior date(s) of registration or service delivery recorded while the individual was considered to be a Transitioning Service Member.