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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Activities under Title I-B
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following with respect to activities carried out under subtitle B—
a. 2. D. Describe how the State provides early intervention (e.g., Rapid Response) to worker groups on whose behalf a Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition has been filed. (Section 134(a)(2)(A).) This description must include how the State disseminates benefit information to provide trade-affected workers in the groups identified in the TAA petitions with an accurate understanding of the provision of TAA benefits and services in such a way that they are transparent to the trade-affected dislocated worker applying for them (Trade Act Sec. 221(a)(2)(A) and Sec. 225; Governor-Secretary Agreement). Describe how the State will use funds that have been reserved for Rapid Response to provide services for every worker group that files a TAA petition.
Current Narrative:
The Rapid Response operates in the same manner regardless if a TAA petition is involved.
The State’s early intervention to worker groups on whose behalf a TAA petition has been filed is in conjunction with our WIOA Rapid Response activities. In most cases, by the time a TAA petition is filed. WIOA rapid response activities have already taken place. After we learn a TAA petition has been filed, we provide the additional information specific to TAA, for example ensuring workers are aware of deadlines, through TAA/TRA Benefit Rights Informational Meeting (BRIM) to explain all the services available through TAA. Since the impacted workers have already received critical information at a previous Rapid Response meeting, the BRIM Meeting focuses only on TAA benefits and services.
WV continues to strive for improvements, coordination between TAA program and WIOA programs, and quality service through the WDS.