federal legislative overview vaaccses 2015 annual provider conference
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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 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) [email protected]
Register Today for the ACCSES 2015 Annual ConferenceJuly 12-15 in Washington, DC
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