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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>Clarification Regarding TCIEA Acronym<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Warren,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I apologize for the confusion in my previous email regarding the acronym "TCIEA." The correct name of the legislation we are referring to 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 4:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> Warren_Gunnels@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>Warren Gunnels<br>Majority Staff Director<br>Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Warren,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am writing to respectfully request that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) 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 not only put an end to the practice of paying subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities, but it would also 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 important matter. I greatly appreciate your consideration and look forward to your response.<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>