BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY 

                                        OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Montana State Plan Youth ITA Waiver Request

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

          1. Until March 10, 2023, the Department of Labor and Industry (department) will accept public comments regarding the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Montana State Plan Youth Individual Training Accounts Waiver Request (Youth ITA Waiver Request).  The Youth ITA Waiver Request will allow in-school youth ages 16-21 to use ITAs.  Currently only out-of-school youth ages 16-21 can use ITAs.  

 

          2. The department will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this public comment process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact the department to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Wes Feist, P.O. Box 1728, Helena, Montana 59604; telephone (406) 444-4480; Montana Relay 711; or e-mail wesley.feist@mt.gov.

 

          3. The Youth ITA Waiver Request is available for review at swib.mt.gov/program-information/public-comment. Printed versions are available upon request.

 

          4.  After public comments are received, the department will consider and incorporate the comments into the final Youth ITA Waiver Request.

 

          5.  Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments in writing to Wes Feist, Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 1728, Helena, MT 59604, or by e-mail to:  wesley.feist@mt.gov, and must be received no later than March 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

 

	/s/ Laurie Esau___________ Laurie Esau, Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

 

          Certified to the Secretary of State on January 31, 2023.