Wage Record Interchange System (WRIS) Data Sharing Agreement Amendment ProposalMarch 24th, 2010
FiledMarch 24th, 2010Proposal Number: 13 Proposal Title: WRIS Meetings and Distribution of Minutes Reference: Section V. WRIS Governance, Subsection B, Paragraph 1, and Subsection C, Paragraph 2 Date Submitted: Sponsoring Entity Information: Contact Person: Karen Staha Agency/Organization: Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Phone: (202) 693-2917 E-mail: staha.karen@dol.gov Statement of Issue: WRIS members have questioned whether it is appropriate to continue the requirement of two annual in-person meetings and issuance of the draft minutes of an Advisory Group meeting within five business days. Discussion of Issue: In the current economic environment, out-of-state travel budgets have been frozen for many state and federal staff members, making the two annual in-person meetings currently specified in the Data Sharing Agreement (at Section V. Governance) impractical, if not impossible. In addition, several member states have suggested that the existing requirement to issue draft minutes of