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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Connecticut's WIOA Unified State Plan posted for public comment<BR>From: "Sigman, Brian" <<a href="mailto:Brian.Sigman@ct.gov">Brian.Sigman@ct.gov</a>><BR>Date: Mon, January 04, 2016 4:21 pm<BR>To: DORS-DL BESB <<a href="mailto:DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov">DORS-DLBESB@ct.gov</a>><BR><BR>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Good afternoon DORS-BESB staff and community partners,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>In addition to the complete BESB Vocational Rehabilitation portion of the draft WIOA Unified State Plan that was distributed last week along with a notice of a public comment period and public hearing associated with those documents, the link below will bring you to an announcement for the public comment period for the entire draft WIOA Unified State Plan that encompasses all of the partner workforce programs. A Word version of the draft Unified State Plan is also attached to this email. In reviewing the comprehensive document that is attached to this email and found through the link below, you will notice that portions of the BESB Vocational Rehabilitation draft are found throughout the overall draft plan for the state. Public comments may be provided on any of these documents. Since this is a new process, if you have any questions or are unsure how or where to submit comments, please feel free to contact me. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Brian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;"><B><SPAN style='FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><A href="http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/OWC/WIOA_Plan.htm" target=_blank>http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/OWC/WIOA_Plan.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></div></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></span></body></html>