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WEB-BASED MODULE 3 SOFTWARE RELEASED—NOVEMBER 2009

New Web-based software enabling state staff to update their own Benefits and Tax Module 3 has been released and will soon be available for use. The new software resides on a DOL server that state users can access to update their state's information directly and generate a revised copy in PDF format that they can print or use electronically. Up to the release of this software, Module 3 was maintained on PC-based Access software by the National Office DV team, who updated states' Module 3's after receiving changes from state staff. The software also provides the means by which each state fulfills the DV requirement that it has reviewed and updated its Benefits and Tax Module 3 of each year. The certification form will be available only between April 10 and June 10 of each validation year, providing the states with a three-month window to certify their handbooks for the validation year DV requirement.

Federal National and Regional Office staff can access the software through the UI Applications Menu. National Office staff is responsible for making any necessary changes to the information that is not state-specific but will also have the ability to change state-specific data if requested by a state. See Release Notes under Module 3 Software in "In This Section."

The following steps are needed before the new software can be used: (1) All users must first establish user accounts with the ETA National Office. See instructions and forms under Module 3 in "In This Section." (2) National Office staff must (a) update and publish the Module 3 Federal template; and (b) release the Module 3 software tutorial. State users will be able to access the software as soon as they create their accounts, but will not be able to access their handbooks until the Federal template has been modified. An announcement will be made when this stage is completed. In the meanwhile, state staff should establish user accounts and send any Module 3 update requests to the National Office.

UPGRADED HARDWARE AND DV SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0 RELEASED, NOVEMBER 2009

By the middle of November, the next generation Sun computers were installed in all states. The new computers are loaded with DV software Version 3.0. This release corrects bugs that: (a) occasionally let additional sample cases to be drawn; (b) mishandled some duplicate records in Benefits Populations 3, 3a, and 13; (c) incorrectly rejected certain records in Benefits Population 14; (d) incorrectly rounded values in Populations 10 and 11 and truncated instead of rounded dollar values ending in cents; and (e) caused a malfunction in one of the Tax Population 1 data element sorts. It also corrects some table references and Help screen messages. These and other changes associated with the upgrade are outlined in the Version 3.0 Release Notes. See "In This Section."

REVISED WAGE ITEMS VALIDATION (MODULE 5) INSTRUCTIONS, NOVEMBER 2009

Revised guidance on Module 5 validation has been added to "In This section". The new procedures reflect current state procedures for processing wage records and specify a two-stage sampling process for selecting the wage records to be recounted. These samples require the review of fewer wage records while yielding more statistically definitive results. The existing DV Tax software accommodates most, but not all, results obtained using the new instructions. The next DV software release will contain revised Module 5 software.

EIGHT STATES RECEIVE SBR AWARDS FOR IV & V – OCTOBER 2009

As part of a Supplement Benefit Request (SBR) process for FY 2009, eight states received awards to have an outside organization conduct an Independent Validation and Verification of their DV extract files: Alabama; Arkansas; Maine; Mississippi; Nebraska; Oklahoma; Pennsylvania; Puerto Rico. In addition, New York and South Dakota received SBR funds to correct reporting software that DV showed were producing erroneous counts. These funds must be obligated by September 30, 2011; funds must be expended by December 30, 2011 unless an extension has been granted.

NEW POSTINGS – AUGUST 2009

Posted for your information are DV results for VY 2009 and Validation Items Due for VY 2010. Also, we are in the process of revising and updating materials from the Benefits and Tax Handbooks. "In this section" now includes updated Appendix A (Subpopulation Specifications) tables for Benefits, and a revised guidance for building LADT records for Benefits Populations 1 and 3 and building CWC records for Benefits Populations 3 and 4.

DUE DATE FOR SUBMITTING DV RESULTS CHANGED, APRIL 2009

Effective immediately, the due date for all DV submissions is changed from May 10 to June 10. Results for VY 2009 will be due June 10, 2009. Not only will this new date give validators more time to complete validations but because it is three weeks after the May 20 reporting date for the 1st quarter ETA 581 report, validators will now be able to validate tax results for the first calendar quarter if they so choose. The change increases the number of quarterly Tax reports that can be validated for Populations 1, 3, 4 and 5 from three to four, and the number of quarters that can be validated for Population 2 (Report Delinquency) from two to three.

Past updates can be read here.

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