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Federal Budget Analysis and Workforce Development Policy in 2016

This update provides an analysis of the federal budget and workforce development policies in 2016, including WIOA implementation, SNAP E&T pilots, apprenticeships, and the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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Federal Budget Analysis and Workforce Development Policy in 2016

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  1. Federal Budget Analysis and Workforce Development Policy in 2016

  2. Federal Policy Update • Kermit Kaleba, Federal Policy Director • Katie Spiker, Federal Policy Analyst

  3. 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 2015 Recap of Skills Policy

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

  5. 2016 – Climate Changes Ahead? • Unemployment down • Final year of Administration • 2016 elections

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

  8. 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. 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) • AmericanTalent Compact - $3B/5 years • Apprenticeship Training Fund - $2B/5 years • Workforce Data Science and Innovation Fund- $500M/5 years

  10. 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. 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. Workforce funding: why it matters

  13. Adult basic education/ESL: why it matters

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

  15. Making Pell job driven: Why it matters

  16. 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 JOBS Act

  17. Data reporting: why it matters

  18. 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 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act

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

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

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

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

  23. TANF: why it matters

  24. Questions?

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

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