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<h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a name=LETTER.BLOCK4><b><font
size=3 color="#20558c" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#20558C'>USDOL Announces Proposed FY 2010 Budget</span></font></b></a><font
color="#000099" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#000099'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis today
outlined the president's fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget for the U.S. Department
of Labor through a national online discussion with stakeholder groups, the
general public, and the news media. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <br>
The budget requests $104.5 billion, with the majority to be used for
unemployment insurance benefits for displaced workers and federal workers'
compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <br>
For employment and training programs, the budget provides $8.7 billion for
overall employment and training. Because of recent stimulus funding, much
of the 2010 planned budget levels remain similar to funding in 2009.
Following are comparisons of primary funding levels:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td width=133 style='width:99.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td width=133 style='width:99.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2009</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width=133 style='width:99.75pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Proposed
2010</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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</tr>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Adult</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$861,540,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$861,540,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dislocated Worker</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$1,341,891,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$1,413,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Youth</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$924,069,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$924,069,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Reintegrating </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ex-Offenders</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$108,493,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$115,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$82,620,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$82,620,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Indian and Native American</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$52,758,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$52,758,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>YouthBuild</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$70,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$114,476,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Community Based Grants (to be changed to Career Pathways
Innovation Fund)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$125,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$135,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New - Green Jobs Innovation Fund</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$50,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>New - Workforce Data Quality Initiative</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>$15,000,000</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The budget also includes $12 million (a
68% increase) to support rigorous evaluations for employment and training
programs to determine which programs and interventions work and inform the
department's policy, management, and resource allocation decisions for the
future. (Note: Funding levels for the 2011 budget will depend largely on
the system's performance with stimulus funding and on WIA reauthorization.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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Following a video presentation, Secretary Solis answered questions via a live
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Linda Mason, Ed.D.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Regents for Higher
Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>655 Research
Parkway, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
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w:st="on">OK</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73104</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>405-225-9486</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IP: 164.58.250.178</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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