NYS Department of Labor Seal DOES
State of New York
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Governor W. Averell Harriman
State Office Building Campus
Albany, New York 12240

FREDDA PERITZ
Director
Division of Employment Services

May 17, 2000

Ms. Effie Baldwin
U.S. Department Of Labor
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Veterans' Employment & Training Service
200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room S-1316
Washington, D.C. 20210

Dear Ms. Baldwin:

The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit the attached Secretary's Agreement, Governing Services to Veterans.

In accordance with Veterans' Program Letter #3-99 (Change #1), the U.S. Department of Labor requires all States to sign-off on the Agreement which is to be submitted in coordination with their WIA State Plan.

This document ensures for the continued provision of services to veterans, clarifies roles and responsibilities of service providers. and provides for the New York State Department of Labor's Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program and Local Veterans' Employment Representative (DVOP and LVER) veteran staff integration into the Workforce Investment Act's One-Stop Delivery System.

Sincerely,
Fredda Peritz Signature

Attachment (Secretary's Agreement)