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Rescission of TEGL 08-21 on voting access at job centers

Summary ETA rescinds TEGL 08-21, its earlier guidance about providing voting access through the American Job Center network. The letter asks workforce agencies and job center programs to distribute the rescission to staff. A later Change 2 gives separate guidance on charging voter registration activity costs to ETA grants.
Document
Federal guidance
Agency
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Document number
TEGL No. 08-21, Change 1
Date issued
May 2, 2025
Status
Active
ETA lists this rescission notice as active. It prints an expiration date of Continuing and expressly rescinds TEGL 08-21.
Status last verified October 24, 2026

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CLASSIFICATION
   EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION                  WIOA
               ADVISORY SYSTEM                             CORRESPONDENCE SYMBOL
          U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR                         OWI
             Washington, D.C. 20210                        DATE
                                                           May 2, 2025

ADVISORY:        TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO. 08-21,
                 Change 1

TO:              STATE WORKFORCE AGENCIES
                 STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS
                 STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
                 LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS
                 ALL AMERICAN JOB CENTER PROGRAMS
                 JOB CORPS CENTER OPERATORS

FROM:            LORI FRAZIER BEARDEN
                 Acting Assistant Secretary

SUBJECT:         Rescission of Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 08-21,
                 Providing Access to Voting through the American Job Center Network

1. Purpose. To rescind Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) No. 08-21

2. Action Requested. Please disseminate this information to appropriate staff.

3. Summary.

   •   Summary – TEGL No. 08-21, Change 1, changes the status of TEGL No. 08-21 to
       rescinded.

4. Rescission of TEGL No. 08-21. TEGL No. 08-21 is hereby rescinded. The Department of
   Labor is committed to protecting and assisting the American worker. It will therefore
   discontinue the prior Administration’s electioneering efforts pursuant to Executive Order
   14248, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.”

5. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Office.

6. References. N/A

7. Attachment(s). N/A

   RESCISSIONS                                              EXPIRATION DATE
   TEGL 08-21                                               Continuing

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