Student Services

Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 09:27:32 -0500
To: "AO - All Administrative Officers"<distribution
From: "Alice A. Sabatini, Division Administrative Officer, WRD" <aasabati
Subject: Re: Student Services
Cc: "DC - All District Chiefs"<distribution,
        "B  - Branch Chiefs and Offices"<distribution


Finally, some relief on the administrative paperwork associated with
students hired via contract (this includes the new student services
authority, ECO/Oakridge, and any other contract that you might have locally
for student employment (like the Kansas contract with your local
university).  See Jack Blickley's note below.  You may now issue these
student contractors annual travel authorizations and credit cards.

These administrative provisions do not extend to non-student contractors.

Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:35:59 -0500
To: "Alice A. Sabatini, Division Administrative Officer" <aasabati
From: Jack Blickley <jblickley
Subject: Re: Student Services
Cc: "Susan R Sheely Reston, VA" <ssheely

Alice:
  This does give these students all the benefits of employees for travel
purposes, including annual authorizations and the ability to receive/use
travel credit cards.  This will be an agenda item on this week's AMC meeting.

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At 07:46 AM 10/24/98 -0400, you wrote:
Jack:  I'm assuming that by now someone has told you that the language did
make it into the FY 1999 appropriation.  So I think we are set.  Thanks for
your work on this effort.  Are there any procedures that need to be changed
or established?  I'm assuming the language allow us to offer annual
authorizations?  If you agree, can you send me an email response that
acknowledges that fact?

At 09:26 AM 10/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
Alice:
  Louie did say that she thought the change could be made for our FY 1999
appropriation, but the Budget Office doesn't see it that way.  They think
FY 2000 is more likely.  I will follow up with both Louie and Budget on
Tuesday.  DOI told me that they would not support a lab approach because
this is not appropriate for that forum.  It seems the most probable
solution for FY 1999 is to place more of the burden on Oakridge and ECO
when negotiations begin for this year's contracts.  I'd be happy to
participate with WRD and OAFA when negotiations begin.

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At 06:56 PM 10/6/98 -0400, you wrote:
Jack:  Regarding the memo from the Department on student services.  Are we
taking any action on this at this time?  I heard from Louie that we were
hoping for a pen and ink change to our 99 appropriations language through
the committees.  True or false?  If false, we need to meet with Personnel
and OAFA to discuss options especially related to the ECO and Oakridge
contracts.  My read on the Department's memo is that their policy puts
them
out of business.  I've told WRD cost centers that we are operating
business
as usual until we hear some definitive guidance from OFM.

Let me know where you think we are on this issue.  Have you done anything
in regards to the NPR lab idea?  I am assuming that you have the lead on
this.