federal legislative overview vaaccses 2015 annual provider conference

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 Rules5 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 FoxDirector, Government Affairs

ACCSES1501 M St, NW, 7th FloorWashington, DC 20005

(202) 349-4279lfox@accses.org

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