[Ohio-talk] for Public Comment Ohio's Modified Four-Year Combined State Workforce Plan Released

[Cheryl Fields]

President Payne, are we answering individually or sending our comments to you?
Allowing the Ohio affiliate to respond collectively?
Thanks, look forward to your response.


On 2/7/18, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> You should review this and submit comments.
> Ohio's Modified Four-Year Combined State Workforce Plan Released
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>  for Public Comment
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> **Please note, for screen reader users, an email direct comment option is
> available via workforce at owt.ohio.gov <mailto:workforce at owt.ohio.gov>
> <mailto:workforce at owt.ohio.gov?subject=Combined%20State%20Plan%20Comments>
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> In June of 2016, Ohio's Combined State Plan was approved by the U.S.
> Departments of Labor and Education.  As required by sections 102(c)(3)(A)
> and 103(b)(1) of WIOA, states must submit modifications to Ohio's four-year
> WIOA Combined State Plan in 2018.
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> Today, Ohio is releasing its 2018 modifications to the Combined State Plan
> for public comment.  The plan aligns several of the state's largest
> workforce programs under one strategic vision to better connect businesses
> to qualified workers, including:
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> *            Title I of WIOA, which funds county OhioMeansJobs Centers and
> job training and job search assistance programs for adults, dislocated
> workers and low-income youth;
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> *            The Wagner-Peyser Act Program, which funds a variety of
> employment services to connect job seekers and employers;
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> *            Adult Basic Education through the Ohio Department of Higher
> Education's Aspire Program, which serves Ohioans who have less than a
> 12th-grade education or equivalent through high school equivalency
> preparation, adult math, reading and literacy courses;
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> *            The Vocational Rehabilitation Program through Opportunities
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> Ohioans with Disabilities, which supports vocational rehabilitation
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> for individuals with disabilities;
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> *            Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education, which provides
> funding for career technical training for secondary and post-secondary
> students;
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> *            Senior Community Service Employment Program, which is a
> community service and work-based job training program for older Ohioans;
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> *            Jobs for Veterans State Grants Programs, which helps veterans
> find jobs through employment services at local OhioMeansJobs Centers.
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> To view the plan modifications and offer comment please visit:
> http://workforce.ohio.gov/Initiatives/Combined-State-Plan
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> The online portal will be open for public comment until 5:00pm on Friday,
> February 9, 2018.
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> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood