August 11 2017 WIB Duties under WIOA LOCAL

August 11, 2017

WIB Duties under WIOA LOCAL PLAN – prepared by WIB last Fall finally approved by State Council June 1 WORKFORCE RESEARCH AND REGIONAL LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS Some research reviewed as part of Career Pathways discussion Issued RFPs: Impact of automation on local occupations Impact of minimum wage increase on occupations CONVENING, BROKERING, LEVERAGING local workforce system – today’s panel EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT -- ongoing CAREER PATHWAYS DEVELOPMENT Implementing new paradigm

WIB Duties under WIOA PROVEN AND PROMISING PRACTICES. —always looking—today’s note on Mississippi SNAP program TECHNOLOGY-- strategies to use technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce development system for employers and jobseekers PROGRAM OVERSIGHT. – program scorecard NEGOTIATION OF LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES. (traditionally delegated to staff for Title 1 B) SELECTION OF OPERATORS AND PROVIDERS. through RFPs COORDINATION WITH EDUCATION PROVIDERS —committee review and recommendation of Adult Education providers BUDGET. — Feb. 2017 meeting And Other Duties as Assigned….

Pima County Title IB Funding for 2017 -18 PY Available July 1 -- FY Available Oct. 1 PY 17 Adult Admin $26, 140 PY 17 Youth Admin $221, 373 PY 17 Dislocated Wrkr Admin FY 18 Adult Admin $179, 136 FY 18 Dislocated Wrkr Admin $245, 200 PY 17 Youth $1, 992, 360 PY 17 Adult $235, 259 FY 18 Adult $1, 612, 223 PY 17 Dislocated Worker $414, 182 FY 18 Dislocated Worker $1, 612, 223 PY 17 Rapid Response $55, 224 FY 18 Rapid Response $294, 240 $46, 020

Pima County (preliminary) (per Az Research Administration) June ‘ 17 June ‘ 16 Unemployed 23, 100 24, 700 Unemp Rate 4. 9% 5. 3% Employed 449, 900 444, 100 Labor Force 473, 000 468, 800

Uneven Unemployment rate declines The unemployment rate among people with a disability fell from 2015 to 2016 from 10. 7% to 10. 5% --described as “little changed” by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among people without a disability, the rate declined from 5. 1% to 4. 6%. For all the U. S. , the average annual unemployment rate went from 5. 3% in 2015 to 4. 9% in 2016.

Year over Year June 2016 to June 2017 Manufacturing +1. 7% Aerospace Products +6. 1% Construction +0. 0% Health +1. 5% Business Support Services +9. 5% Transport, Warehouse and Utilities +3. 0% Retail -2. 2% --Az Office of Employment and Population Statistics

Tucson MSA Super Sectors 2014 -2024 Annualized Growth 3, 0% . . . 2, 2% . . . 1, 7% . . . 1, 5% 1, 3% . . . 1, 0% . . . 0, 9% . . . 0, 8% . . . 0, 6% . . . 0, 0% 0, 6% 0, 3% 0, 5% 1, 0% 1, 5% 2, 0% 2, 5% 3, 0% 3, 5%

Building U. S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills Act, S 1599, would authorize a competitive grant program supporting partnerships of employers, schools, unions, workforce boards and other stakeholders to provide activities offering pathways to construction, energy and transportation careers. Introduced July 20, by Sen. Tim Kaine (DVa); original cosponsorship from Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

Agreement? Must be fake news! The House and Senate both passed the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, HR 3218, a comprehensive reform of veterans education benefits that consolidates several programs and increases benefits for the National Guard and Reserves. The measure passed the House with a 405 -to 0 vote on July 24 and the Senate with unanimous consent on Aug. 2.

GI Bill Makeover The bill invests in veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or math fields, as well as technical and vocational careers. Guardsmen and Reservists will be able to count training, deployments and medical treatment related to their service towards accruing education benefits like their active duty counterparts. The bill has been named the “Forever GI Bill” because it removes, for new enlistees, a requirement that the education benefit be used within 15 years. The bill is now heading to President Trump, who is expected to sign it.

Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act, S 1720 A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act -to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, -to limit the President’s discretion in setting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, -to reduce the number of family-sponsored immigrants, -to create a new nonimmigrant classification for the parents of adult United States citizens, and for other purposes.

RAISE Reduce green cards issued from about 1 million to 500, 000 per year. Prohibits legal immigrants who hold green cards from receiving welfare. Limit annual refugee admissions to 50, 000 Add a nonimmigrant visa for parents of adult U. S. citizens (W-Visa) 5 -year renewable visa No work authorization or ability to receive public benefits sponsored alien parents must be financially independent or supported financially by the adult son or daughter, as the visa does not authorize the alien to work or receive any form of public benefit.

The Points Game RAISE would replace the current complex system of employment priorities with a “points system. ” Each Immigrant application would be awarded points based on various characteristics up to 100 points. Examples: Ages 26 -31 earn 10 points, while over-50 s get zero points. A bachelor’s degree earns 5 or 6 points, a STEM masters 7 or 8, a STEM Ph. D 10 or 13. The top 10% of English-language skills (using a standardized test get 12 points. Wage offered gets 5 -13 points depending on how far the wage is above median wage. Less than total 30 points— Game Over.

Share of Immigrant vs U. S. -Born Workers by Occupation, 2014

A pause in training accountability The Department of Education announced that it is delaying full implementation of and revisiting the Obama Administration’s gainful employment policy that was designed to end federal financial aid to trade school programs whose graduates cannot afford to pay back their student loans. The regulation applies to all programs at for-profit schools and to nondegree certificate programs at public and nonprofit schools. Programs can become ineligible for aid if, for four consecutive years, graduates’ student loan payments exceed 8 percent of their total earnings or 20 percent of their discretionary earnings (earnings at 150 percent of the federal poverty level for a single person). They can also lose eligibility if for two consecutive years graduates’ loan payments are more than 12 percent of their total earnings or 30 percent of their discretionary earnings. DOE released the first data in January, including programs flagged for penalties. The department, under Secretary Betsy De. Vos, has given schools facing penalties more time to file appeals.

And what about gamers? Becoming homeless is closely related to absence of social or religious ties, but these factors are not enough to reverse the condition, two analysts admit. “Our results suggest that weakening social ties may have played a role in the rise in homelessness in recent decades, but that reliance on social ties to assist those who currently fall into homelessness may be ineffective without additional support, ” write policy analysts Kevin Corinth and Claire Rossi-De Vries in a paper recently published by the American Enterprise Institute. “More generally, our results suggest that strong social ties can provide important protection against severe negative shocks for low income individuals. ”

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) In Mississippi a school district and the Department of Human Services are leveraging career academies to provide a workforce development program for parents from families receiving SNAP. The Education to Employment program is open to parents of children enrolled in the school district who are unemployed, over 18 years old and a SNAP recipient. Parent(s) will take part in a class that presents an overview of 16 career clusters. This is a class that explores careers-parents and select the academy they want. Then comes the academy program mixed with financial literacy and life skills curriculum. Near the end of the program, parents will be placed in paid internships.

Business Services at the Comprehensive Arizona@Work Centers 4 In-house recruitment events for local employers—an employer meets with both pre-screened candidates and walk-ons. positions developed: 15 Aerospace 11 Technology 31 Logistics 17 Infrastructure, utilities and mining 11 Bio and Health

Ears to the Ground If you hear of a company that is planning to lay off some employees because they lack a new certification requirement please contact our Rapid Response unit. We may be able to provide training that will avert a layoff….

Arizonans 35 -to-44 not in the Labor Force 22

The proposed federal budget …seeks to promote labor force participation among people with disabilities through changes to Social Security disability programs. The Trump Administration is asking Congress to mandate participation in future demonstrations by both disability applicants and those already on the rolls. Five examples of strategies: 1. time limits on disability benefits in the belief that some people will be more likely to attempt work than reapply for benefits. 2. require disability applicants to search for a job before their application is considered. 3. “push” state vocational rehabilitation programs to “intervene earlier” with participants likely to end up on Social Security Disability Insurance. 4. provide wellness care as a service through TANF welfare-to-work programs in order to keep welfare recipients healthy. 5. require disability applicants with lower back pain and arthritis to participate in vocational rehabilitation before they are allowed on the benefit rolls. An expert panel would review the outcomes of these projects and recommend permanent legislative changes meant to promote work to Congress.

The Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act, HR 3309 would direct the Social Security Administration to develop an online tool for disability beneficiaries to assess how earnings would impact their benefits. The Promoting Opportunity for Disability Benefit Applicants Act, HR 3310 would direct the Social Security Administration to provide information on available employment and vocational rehabilitation services to people who are denied disability benefits. Both Introduced July 19, by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas).

Reminder: Next WIB meeting is September 8

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