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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clarification Regarding TCIEA Acronym<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Amanda,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I apologize for the confusion caused by my previous email regarding the acronym "TCIEA." The correct name of the legislation we are referencing is the <b>Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your understanding.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<br>Kehinde<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> dawodukehinde@gmail.com <dawodukehinde@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2024 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Amanda_lincoln@help.senate.gov<br><b>Cc:</b> dawodukehinde@gmail.com; Justin Young jyoung@nfb.org; 'Sharon Maneki via NationalHarbor' <nationalharbor@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Request for Inclusion of TCIEA in WIOA Reauthorization<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Request for Inclusion of TCIEA in WIOA Reauthorization<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Amanda Lincoln<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Minority Staff Director, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Amanda,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing to respectfully request that the [House Education and Workforce Committee/Senate HELP Committee] include the Transforming the Culture of Incarceration and Employment for All (TCIEA) in the upcoming reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Incorporating the TCIEA into the reauthorization would effectively end the practice of paying subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities. Additionally, it would eliminate the need for a separate government program to oversee special wage certificate holders.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your attention to this critical issue. I appreciate your consideration of this important change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<br>Kehinde<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>