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Federal Legislative Update: Impact on Disability Employment Programs

Explore the latest legislative issues affecting disability employment programs in the 114th Congress, including key regulatory updates, state transitions to integrated employment, and ways to get involved. Stay informed and make a difference!

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Federal Legislative Update: Impact on Disability Employment Programs

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  1. Federal Legislative Overview vaACCSES 2015 Annual Provider Conference

  2. Key Legislative Issues - The 114th Congress • The “Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act” (HR 188) • Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization (ESEA) • The “Student Success Act” (HR 5) • The “Every Child Achieves Act” (S 1177)

  3. A Quick Peek at the States 14(c) • Maine • Transitions: A Case Study of the Conversion from Sheltered Workshops to Integrated Employment in Maine • New Hampshire • SB 47

  4. Key Regulatory Issues • Home and Community Based Settings (HCBS) Non-Residential Setting Requirements • Recurring theme of states “We are Planning to Plan” • Advisory Committee to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID) • Next Meeting - July 2015

  5. Key Regulatory Issues (cont.) Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) Proposed Rules 5 Segments • Department of Education • State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program, State Supported Employment Program and Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage • Adult Education and Family Literacy Act • Misc. Program Changes • Department of Labor • WIOA • Joint Rule • Unified and Combined State Plans

  6. VR, Supported Employment and Limitations on Use of Subminimum Wage ACCSES Has Identified 7 Main Areas of Concern • Competitive Integrated Employment • Contracting Prohibition • Eligibility Assessment for Vocational Rehabilitation Needs • Supported Employment • Assessment for Determining Eligibility and Priority for Services • Coordinated Documentation Process • Employment Outcome

  7. Getting Involved • Invite your state and federal legislators to tour your facility • Submit Comments on the WIOA Proposed Rules • Comments Due June 15 • Submit Testimony to the ACICIEID • Your participants/members in their own words

  8. Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) QUESTIONS?

  9. Contact Info Leann Fox Director, Government Affairs ACCSES 1501 M St, NW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005(202) 349-4279 lfox@accses.org Register Today for the ACCSES 2015 Annual Conference July 12-15 in Washington, DC www.ACCSES.org

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