april 2015 unemployment insurance training benefits program proposed scope and objectives jlarc...
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April 2015
Unemployment Insurance Training Benefits ProgramProposed Scope and Objectives
JLARC Staff:Ryan McCordAmanda Ondrick
Unemployment Insurance Training Benefits Program
Why a JLARC study of Training Benefits?
2011 legislation directed JLARC to evaluate the Training Benefits Program this year and every five years thereafter
In 2012, JLARC staff presented a briefing report laying out our proposed approach to the evaluation
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Program started in 2000 and administered by Employment Security Department
Provides up to 26 weeks of extended unemployment payments for people in training
Unemployed workers who are dislocated, low-income, disabled, military, or National Guard are eligible
Participants do not need to look for work while in training
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Overview of Training Benefits Program
People receiving benefits per year on average 1,400
Total spending per year on average
$13 million
Funded by employer payroll taxes
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Study scope addresses program implementation and outcomes
Examine the implementation and operation of the program
Review characteristics of program participants
Evaluate effectiveness in re-employing people in high demand occupations
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Five study objectives
Implemented according to legislative intent?
Are the program partners working together effectively?
Administrative costs?
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Who are program participants?
How do participants’ employment outcomes compare to nonparticipants’?
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Next Steps and ContactsPreliminary Report December 2015 Proposed Final Report January 2016
Ryan McCord, Project [email protected] 360-786-5186Amanda Ondrick, Research Analyst [email protected] Fleming, Research [email protected] Whitener, Project [email protected] 360-786-5191
www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov