1. Federal Budget Analysis and Workforce Development Policy in 2016

2. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Federal Policy Update Kermit Kaleba, Federal Policy Director Katie Spiker, Federal Policy Analyst

3. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 2015 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

4. www.nationalskillscoalition.org WIOA Implementation: status Began July 1, 2015 State plans due April 1, 2016 Final rules June 2016

5. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 2016 – Climate Changes Ahead? Unemployment down Final year of Administration 2016 elections

6. www.nationalskillscoalition.org FY 2017 Budget Status Bipartisan Budget Act – increased budget caps for FY 2016-17 FY’16 omnibus – increased workforce funding FY’17 – return to “regular order”?

7. www.nationalskillscoalition.org FY 2017 President’s Budget: Skills Priorities Department of Labor Department of Education Health & Human Services

8. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

9. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

10. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

11. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

12. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Workforce funding: why it matters

13. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Adult basic education/ESL: why it matters

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

15. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Making Pell job driven: Why it matters

16. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

17. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Data reporting: why it matters

18. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

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

20. www.nationalskillscoalition.org 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

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

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

23. www.nationalskillscoalition.org TANF: why it matters

24. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Questions?

25. www.nationalskillscoalition.org Contact Kermit Kaleba: Kermitk@nationalskillscoalition.org Kermitk@nationalskillscoalition.org Katie Spiker Katies@nationalskillscoalition.org

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