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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please contact your federal representative about this legislation. ALA has been working to get libraries a piece of the Workforce Development pie for several years now and it looks like this vote might be the one that does it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ALA Washington Office [mailto:districtdispatch@alawash.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 07, 2014 11:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Trish Burns<br><b>Subject:</b> Keep the momentum going: Urge your representative to support library workforce investment today<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=560 style='width:336.0pt;background:white;border:solid #BBBBBB 1.0pt'><tr><td width=560 valign=top style='width:336.0pt;border:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=751 style='width:450.75pt'><tr><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://secureimages.capwiz.com/ala/actionalerts_mlm.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><div id=bodyContent><p>Please contact your United States Representative <strong>TODAY</strong> at 202-224-3121 and urge her/him to support the passage of H.R. 803, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Senate recently passed this bill with a bipartisan vote of 95-3. Your help is crucial to ensure that the House does the same thing.<o:p></o:p></p><p>H.R. 803 would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and has the following provisions supporting public libraries:<o:p></o:p></p><h3>Title I – Workforce Development Activities<o:p></o:p></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>Allows public libraries to be considered additional One-Stop partners.</strong> Meaning that Libraries will now have access to federal funding for job training and job search programs.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>Functions of the State and Local Workforce Development Board. </strong>State and Local Workforce Boards must include plans to improve digital literacy skills at One-Stop delivery systems.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>Prohibits federal supervision or control over selection of library resources.</strong><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong>Allowable Statewide Employment and Training Activities.</strong> Authorizes adult education and literacy activities provided by public libraries as an allowable statewide employment and training activity.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><h3>Title II – Adult Education and Literacy<o:p></o:p></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><strong>Definition of Workforce Preparation Activities. </strong>Includes a definition of “workforce preparation activities” that specifically includes digital literacy skills.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>H.R. 803 could be a huge victory for libraries and your call could get this legislation to the President’s desk. 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