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Federal Legislative Overview. vaACCSES 2015 Annual Provider Conference. Key Legislative Issues - The 114 th Congress. The “Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment (TIME) Act” (HR 188) Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization (ESEA) The “Student Success Act” (HR 5)
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Federal Legislative Overview vaACCSES 2015 Annual Provider Conference
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) QUESTIONS?
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