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2. Where Things Stand
Republican Majorities 238 to 194 in House and in Senate
But Republican Party is sometimes divided:
Fiscal Conservatives
Trump Supporters
Others (Libertarians, Moderates, Establishment)
As Are Democrats sometimes: Progressive, Liberal, Centrist, Sanders, Establishment
Getting Results with Majority of the Majority Rule

3. Workforce Appropriations
CR Ended March 23
Final Budget Deal Funded Domestic Programs at FY’17 Levels in FY’18 with Planned Increases in Both Domestic and Defense Spending for FY’19
But then Appropriators Added Almost $100 Million to Core WIOA Programs
Huge Growth in Deficit is Long-Term Challenge

4. Workforce Funding Thus Far (In $ Millions)
WIOA
FY2017
FY2018 Omnibus
President’s Revised
Budget FY2019
Adult
$810,721
$845,556
$815,556
Dislocated Worker (State Formula Grants)
$1,015,020
$1,040,860
$1,020,860
Youth
$873,416
$903,416
National Reserve
$219,501
$220,859
$145,849
Job Corps (operations)
$1,587,325
$1,603,325
$1,189,812
Apprenticeship
$95,000
$145,000
$200,000
Wagner-Peyser
Job Service
$691,231
$686,231
$671,413
Adult Ed & Family Literacy
$581,955
$616,955
$485,849
Perkins Voc Ed
$1,112,200
$1,115,400
$1,117,600
SCSEP
$400,000
-0-
Indian and Native American Programs
$50,000
$54,000
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
$81,896
$87,896

5. North Carolina State-Level Allotments
WIOA Program
PY’16
PY’17
PY’18 Preliminary
% Difference PY’17-18
Adult
$24,108,820
$27,433,397
$25,303,014
-7.7%
Dislocated Worker
$31,022,721
$32,747,320
$29,472,588
-10%
Youth
$25,235,370
$28,746,951
$26,714,029
-7.1%
Wagner-Peyser
$19,761,644
$19,331,991

6. Workforce-Related Legislation
House considering bill to double number of families eligible for child care assistance
PROSPER Act would rewrite Higher Education Act
Infrastructure Proposals Languish
WIOA Oversight Hearings??

7. Now Over 20 Years with Work Requirements for Welfare; Has It Worked?
TANF must now integrate into one-stop unless governor opts out/how is that working so far?
TANF Expires 9/30/18
Likely to be Extended as is; Reauthorization not likely Until 2019 or Beyond

8. Ideas for Reauthorization of TANF
Retain current funding level and 50% participation requirement
Eliminate 90% 2 parent work participation rate
Eliminate “caseload reduction credit”
Allow partial credit toward work participation rate
Extend lifetime voc ed training credit from 12 to 24 months
Eliminate distinction between “core” and “noncore” work activities

9. Work Requirements in Social Policy
Medicaid Waivers
New CMS Policy Promotes Work and Community Engagement
Prohibits Using Medicaid Funds for Workforce Activities
Kentucky First Approval; Also Applying are Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Indiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Utah and Arizona
But First a Stop in Court?
SNAP Beyond ABAWDs?
Other Income Transfer Programs?

10. General SNAP Work Requirement
Requires:
Applies to people who are:
Age
Fit for work
Working under 30 hrs per week
Not already complying with work requirements of another program
Not students
Not responsible for a child under 6
273.7(b)
Register for work
Participate in an E&T or workfare program if assigned by State
Accept suitable employment if offered
No voluntarily quit or reduction in work hours under 30 per week
273.7(a)

11. Failure to Comply with the General Work Requirement
Ineligible for benefits (sanctioned) from 1 month to indefinitely, depending on the number of occurrences and the State’s chosen option
Sanction periods:
1st strike: months
2nd strike: months
3rd strike: 6 months to permanent
273.7(f)(2)

12. ABAWD Work Requirement & Time Limit
Requires that ABAWDs:
Applies to people who are:
Age
Fit for employment
Do not live in a SNAP household with a minor
Not pregnant
Not already exempt from general work requirement
Not covered by time limit waiver or 15 percent exemption
273.24(c)
Work or participate in a work program (e.g. E&T) at least 20 hours per week, averaged monthly
Participate in and comply with a workfare program
273.24(a)

13. Failure to Fulfill the ABAWD Work Requirement and the Time Limit
ABAWDs are limited to 3 months of SNAP eligibility in any 3-year period while not fulfilling the ABAWD work requirement or otherwise exempt

14. Meanwhile Policy and Plans At Federal Agencies
GETTING RID OF REGULATIONS?
Employer Status in Franchises
Wage at Which Overtime Must be Applied
Whose Hand in the Tip Jar?
Minimum Wage

15. New Directions in Workforce Policy
$ for Apprenticeship Expansion
Trade Groups and Private Industries Would Administer and Certify Programs
Job Corps
Improving Safety
Stronger Career Training Focus
Opportunity Youth

16. STAY TUNED QUESTIONS
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