Explanation:
States and local areas are required to provide priority of services for veterans and eligible spouses pursuant
to 20 CFR part 1010, the regulations implementing priority of service for veterans and eligible spouses receiving
employment, training and placement services funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). The Jobs for Veterans
Act (Public Law 107-288) established the priority of service for veterans, but the Veteran's Benefits, Health Care,
and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461) required the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations
to implement priority of service. On December 19, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor published the final rule,
"Priority of Service for Covered Persons."
Priority of Service applies to every qualified job training program funded, in whole or in part,
by the U.S. Department of Labor. An agreement to implement priority of service is a condition for receipt of all
USDOL job training funds, including those funds provided under the Recovery Act.
Priority of service applies to all sub-recipients, including sub?grantees, subcontractors, and those delivering services under other types of agreements. Priority of Service cannot be waived. |
