Workforce Policy Update Thursday, August 3rd 2pm EDT | 1pm CDT | 12pm MDT | 11am PDT

Our Presenters Kermit Kaleba Federal Policy Director National Skills Coalition Thomas Showalter Director National Youth Employment Coalition David Socolow Director Center for Postsecondary & Economic Success CLASP

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Agenda Welcome and Introductions Panelist Discussion: Audience Q&A Policy Issues Budget and Appropriations Safety Net Programs Youth Programs Infrastructure Investments Apprenticeship WIOA Implementation Advocacy and Communications Strategy Audience Q&A

Resources Federal Budget, Appropriations, and Spending Reprioritizing Our Investment in Pell Grants to Further Reduce Poverty: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/2017.07.11-Reprioritizing-Our- Investment-in-Pell-Grants-to-Further-Reduce-Poverty.pdf  Trump FY 2018 budget proposal (May 2017) : http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/trump- fy-2018-budget-slashes-funding-for-key-workforce-education-human-services-programs  House FY 2018 appropriations bill (July 2017): http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/house- subcommittee-proposes-steep-cuts-to-workforce-education-programs-for-fy-2018 Economic Security for All at Stake in FY18 L-HHS Budget: http://www.clasp.org/news-room/news- releases/economic-security-for-all-at-stake-in-fy18-l-hhs-budget Slashing the Budget on the Backs of Low-Income Students and Workers: http://www.clasp.org/issues/postsecondary/in-focus/slashing-the-budget-on-the-backs-of-low-income- students-and-workers President Trump Weighs In on Opportunty Youth: http://nyec.org/2017/06/president-trump-weighs- opportunity-youth/

Resources: National Skills Coalition Safety Net Adding Stumbling Blocks in the Path to Health Care: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and- publications/publication-1/Adding-Stumbling-Blocks-in-the-Path-to-Health-Care.pdf   Freedom Caucus Welfare Reform Bill Would Increase Poverty and Hardship without Helping People Succeed in the Labor Market: https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/freedom-caucus- welfare-reform-bill-would-increase-poverty-and The Evidence Builds:  Access to Medicaid Helps People Work: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and- publications/the-evidence-builds-access-to-medicaid-helps-people-work Apprenticeship  NSC policy proposals relating to apprenticeship: http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/Getting-to-5-Million- Apprentices-web.pdf  President’s Executive Order analysis: http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/president- trump-executive-order-calls-for-apprenticeship-expansion-directs-federal-agencies-to-propose- elimination-of-ineffective-workforce-training-programs

Resources: National Skills Coalition Infrastructure NSC policy proposals relating to infrastructure and workforce: http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/Building-Americas- Infrastructure-Workforce.pdf BUILDS Act analysis: http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/kaine-portman-introduce- bipartisan-bill-to-support-infrastructure-workforce WIOA implementation: NSC survey of state WIOA plans: http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/Realizing-Innovation-and- Opportunity-in-WIOA-Implementing-the-Playbook-for-Creating-Effective-State-Plans.pdf  Unemployment Meet the Out-of-Work https://www.brookings.edu/research/meet-the-out-of-work/ (See also A New Lens for Understanding Our Work: http://nyec.org/2017/07/new-lens-understanding-work/)