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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 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. One we learn a TAA petition has been filed, we provide the additional information specific to Trade, for example ensuring workers are aware of particular deadlines, through TAA/TRA Benefit Rights Informational Meeting (BRIM) to explain all of 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.