federal legislative overview vaaccses 2015 annual provider conference
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Federal Legislative Overview
vaACCSES 2015 Annual Provider Conference
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY)
QUESTIONS?
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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
www.ACCSES.org