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Jobs for Veterans Act – November 7, 2002
 TEGL 05-03 – September 16, 2003
 P.L. 109-461 – December 22, 2006
 Proposed regulations – August 15, 2008
 Final rule:
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Published – December 19, 2008
 Effective – January 19, 2009
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VPL 07-09/TEGL 10-09 – November 10, 2009
 Implementation – Getting Underway
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`Priority of service' means, with respect to
any qualified job training program, that a
covered person shall be given priority over
nonveterans for the receipt of employment,
training, and placement services provided
under that program.
(Chapter 42, section 4215)
20 CFR 1010.200
`Qualified job training program' is any
workforce preparation, development, or
delivery program or service that is directly
funded, in whole or in part, by the Department
of Labor.
(Chapter 42, section 4215)
20 CFR 1010.110
20 DOL- Funded workforce programs are covered by section 4215:
o WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker
o Wagner-Peyser Employment Services
o Trade Act programs
o National Emergency Grants
o Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
o Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker program
o Indian and Native American program
o Job Corps
o WIA Demonstration Projects
o Labor Market Information Grants
o Career One-Stop Electronic Tools
o Other Internet-based self-service tools operated by DOL programs
A covered person is entitled to priority of
service under any qualified job training
program if the person otherwise meets the
eligibility requirements for participation in
such program.
20 CFR 1010.110
Veteran [38 USC 101(2)]
 Active military service
 Discharged under “other than
dishonorable” conditions (regulations)
20 CFR 1010.110
This definition differs from the Wagner-Peyser
definition that appears at 38 U.S.C. 4211(4)(A)
and includes a “180 day” criterion
Eligible Spouse
Eligibility derived from a living veteran
 Service member is missing in action, captured or
forcibly detained
 Veteran has total service-connected disability,
per VA evaluation
Eligibility derived from a deceased veteran
 Veteran died of a service-connected disability
 Veteran died while a total service-connected
disability, per VA evaluation, was in existence
20 CFR 1010.110
Covered Entrant
 A Veteran or an Eligible Spouse who is;
 At the “point of entry” to the workforce
system or a qualified job training program
(i.e., at the initial point of contact, prior to
receipt of any services; e.g., an applicant, not
a participant)
20 CFR 1010.300
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The right to take precedence over non-covered
persons – Depending on the type of service or
resource being provided, taking precedence may
mean:
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Covered person gains access to service or resource
earlier than the non-covered persons
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Covered person receives service or resource instead of
a non-covered person when resources are limited
20 CFR 1010.200
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Identifying covered persons at point of entry
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Implementing processes to ensure covered
persons are made aware of:
Entitlement to priority of service
 Other employment, training and placement
services available
 Eligibility requirements for those programs or
services
20 CFR 1010.230
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§ 1010.300(b)(2) of the Rule states: The
processes for identifying covered persons are
not required to verify the status of an
individual as a veteran or eligible spouse at
the point of entry unless they immediately
undergo eligibility determination and
enrollment in a program. (emphasis added)