32 Miss. Code. R. 22-3.11.5
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 created a nationwide one-stop delivery system of employment services, known as the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) in Mississippi. MDRS is a mandated partner in WIA, or WIN in Mississippi, and plays an active role at the State and local levels. The MDRS partnership within the system is formalized through Memorandums of Understanding with the State, each of the four Local Workforce Investment areas, and through cost-sharing agreements with operators of the centers where Agency staff is located. MDRS is represented on the State Workforce Investment Board and each of the Local Workforce Investment Boards that govern the WIN system. MDRS has vocational rehabilitation counselors and other program staff located in some WIN Job Centers on a full-time basis. At WIN Job Center sites where a counselor is not co-located, information and referral services pertaining to MDRS is available. A WIA Director, with assistance from a One-Stop Coordinator, coordinates WIA activities for MDRS.
32 Miss. Code. R. 22-3.11.5