The Department of Economic Security (Department) is in the process of rewriting 6 A.A.C. 2, the administrative rules that govern the Employment and Training Program, currently referred to as Employment Service. During this process we welcome input from the public. To that end, we are requesting written comments on the current draft of these rules.
Our primary goal in revising these rules is to align the Department’s rules with Title III of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. These rules:
These rules also change the Chapter’s name from Employment and Training to Employment Service, to conform the official name to the name used in practice.
The Department sought stakeholder input on these draft rules in 2022 and revised the draft based on feedback received. The Department is seeking additional informal stakeholder input as we draft these rules to ensure that we adequately consider stakeholders’ current comments and concerns early in the rule writing process. Although there will be an opportunity for formal public comment after the rules are published in the Arizona Administrative Register pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1023, the Department will not be able to make any substantial changes to the draft rules at that time without adding several additional steps and requirements in the rulemaking process. Comments will be addressed through the revision of the draft rules and not as individual responses to each comment.
Review the 6AAC2 NPR Draft Rules for Employment and Training document.
In line with formatting required by the Arizona Administrative Code, in these draft rules underlined language represents proposed language to be added to the existing rules and language that is struck through represents proposed language to be removed from the existing rules.
The Department will accept written comments on these draft rules until Monday, June 3, 2024. Comments may be submitted by filling out the Comment Form on the DES Website. In addition, written comments may be submitted via mail or email at:
Arizona Department of Economic Security
ATTN: Rules Unit
P.O. Box 6123, Mail Drop 111G
Phoenix, AZ 85007
E-mail: [email protected]
Written comments are due by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Monday, June 3, 2024. Written comments sent via the United States Postal Service must be postmarked by Monday, June 3, 2024, to ensure consideration. All written comments should include the signature and e-mail address of the person providing comments, as well as the name of any organization that person represents.
Thank you for your participation in helping the Department in our effort to continuously improve.
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