Federal Budget Analysis and Workforce Development Policy in 2016

Federal Policy Update Kermit Kaleba, Federal Policy Director Katie Spiker, Federal Policy Analyst

Recap of Skills Policy Administration: – WIOA implementation – SNAP E&T Pilots – Focus on Apprenticeship – College Scorecard & Pell – “Upskilling” initiative Congress: – Bipartisan Budget Act – Every Student Succeeds Act – HEA/Perkins/TANF hearings

WIOA Implementation: status Began July 1, 2015 State plans due April 1, 2016 Final rules June 2016

– Climate Changes Ahead? Unemployment down Final year of Administration 2016 elections

FY 2017 Budget Status Bipartisan Budget Act – increased budget caps for FY FY’16 omnibus – increased workforce funding FY’17 – return to “regular order”?

FY 2017 President’s Budget: Skills Priorities Department of Labor Department of Education Health & Human Services

President’s Budget Request: DOL Existing programs: Title I – Adult: $842.3M – DW: $1.3B – Youth: $902.1M Wagner-Peyser: $680M WDQI: $40M Apprenticeship: $90M

President’s Budget Request: DOL New Investments Opening Doors for Youth – $3.5B/4 years for summer/year-round jobs (DOL) – $2B/4 years for dropout recovery, related strategies (DOL/ED) American Talent Compact - $3B/5 years Apprenticeship Training Fund - $2B/5 years Workforce Data Science and Innovation Fund - $500M/5 years

President’s Budget Request: Department of Education America’s College Promise - $61B/10 years Pell Grants: $5,935 max award Perkins Reauthorization: $1.2B Title II Adult Education State Grants: $582M

President’s Budget Request: Health and Human Services Advancing Human Services Interoperability: $10M TANF Reauthorization – Increase block grant – Minimum expenditures on “core” benefits – Greater flexibility on outcomes – Pathways to Jobs: $473M

Workforce funding: why it matters

Adult basic education/ESL: why it matters

Higher Education Act: status Last major reauthorization in 2008 Focus on debt/affordability Bipartisan discussions but next steps unclear

Making Pell job driven: Why it matters

JOBS Act Expands Pell to short-term training programs with industry recognition Eligible programs – at least 150 clock hours over 8 weeks, meeting needs of local workforce May include basic skills, connect to career pathway

Data reporting: why it matters

Student Right to Know Before You Go Act Requires reporting on employment and earnings outcomes Mandates data disaggregated by program and student characteristics Creates national student record system with links to employment data

Carl D. Perkins Act: status Last reauthorized in 2006 Focus on: – Programs of study – Outcome measures – Investing in innovation

Perkins Act – why it matters Can be part of state unified or combined plan Mandatory partner at local level Key partner for sector partnerships, career pathways

Community College to Career Fund Act Grants for partnerships between colleges, employers, other stakeholders Would strengthen alignment across WIOA, other policies

TANF: status Discussion draft released July 2015 Positive changes in education/training access “Welfare reform” emerging as possible focus for Congress in 2016

TANF: why it matters

Questions?

Contact Kermit Kaleba: Katie Spiker

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