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TANF

DOL Asks for Comments on Workforce Investment Act Linkages to TANF

On February 28, 2002, the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration published a solicitation of comments on the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and linkages with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. Submit comments on or before June 30, 2002.

Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) established a new delivery mechanism for training and employment services, known as the One-Stop service delivery system. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) reformed the welfare system by replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program with a new welfare block grant program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Congress is scheduled to take up the reauthorization of TANF in 2002 and WIA in 2003. The purpose of the notice is to invite public comment on two major issues: (1) What changes the Administration should propose to Titles I, III and V of WIA; and (2) how linkages between Title I of WIA and TANF can be improved. Comments should be sent to:

    WIA/TANF Reauthorization
    Attention: Maria Kniesler Flynn
    Employment and Training Administration
    Room S-4231
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20210
    Phone: 202-693-3045
    Fax: 202-693-3015