wia reauthorization an opportunity to build support for intermediary organizations

WIA ReauthorizationWIA Reauthorization

An Opportunity An Opportunity

to Build Support for to Build Support for

Intermediary OrganizationsIntermediary Organizations

Building Support for IntermediariesBuilding Support for Intermediaries

Purposes of this SessionPurposes of this Session

1. 1. Acquaint Acquaint iNetiNet members with information on members with information on youth workforce development legislation, and youth workforce development legislation, and suggest tools for action.suggest tools for action.



2. Discuss rationale for an 2. Discuss rationale for an iNetiNet position on WIA position on WIA reauthorization.reauthorization.



3. Discuss and reach consensus on approaches 3. Discuss and reach consensus on approaches to language that authorizes funding for to language that authorizes funding for intermediary organizations. intermediary organizations.


Bottom LineBottom Line::

Win adoption of language in WIA, and other Win adoption of language in WIA, and other youth workforce development-related youth workforce development-related statutes, that authorizes funding support for statutes, that authorizes funding support for local intermediary organizations.local intermediary organizations.


The Legislative Year AheadThe Legislative Year Ahead

Workforce Investment ActWorkforce Investment Act Adult EducationAdult Education Carl Perkins Vocational and Technical Ed ActCarl Perkins Vocational and Technical Ed Act Higher Education ActHigher Education Act IDEAIDEA TANFTANF


The Legislative Year AheadThe Legislative Year Ahead

Possible Outcomes:Possible Outcomes: Legislative gridlock and short-term extensionsLegislative gridlock and short-term extensions Straightforward reauthorizations will little changeStraightforward reauthorizations will little change Interconnections between and among related Interconnections between and among related

statutes that promote youth workforce statutes that promote youth workforce development systemsdevelopment systems


Legislative Committees and SubcommitteesLegislative Committees and Subcommittees

House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives

Committee on Education and the WorkforceCommittee on Education and the Workforce

Subcommittee on 21Subcommittee on 21stst Century Competitiveness Century Competitiveness


Legislative Committees and Subcommittees2121stst Century Competitiveness Subcommittee Century Competitiveness Subcommittee

McKeon, Chair (CA)McKeon, Chair (CA) Mink, Ranking (HI)Mink, Ranking (HI) Isakson (GA)Isakson (GA) Tierney (MA)Tierney (MA) Castle (DE)Castle (DE) Kind (WI)Kind (WI) Johnson (TX)Johnson (TX) Holt (NJHolt (NJ Graham (SC)Graham (SC) Wu (OR)Wu (OR) Souder (IN)Souder (IN) Rivers (MI)Rivers (MI) Upton (MI)Upton (MI) McCollum (MN)McCollum (MN) Ehlers (MI)Ehlers (MI) Andrews (NJ)Andrews (NJ) Goodlatte (VA)Goodlatte (VA) Hinojosa (TX)Hinojosa (TX) Osborne (NE)Osborne (NE)


Legislative Committees and SubcommitteesLegislative Committees and Subcommittees

SenateSenate

Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Committee on Health, Education, Labor and PensionsPensions

Subcommittee on Children and FamiliesSubcommittee on Children and Families Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and

TrainingTraining


Health, Education, Labor and PensionsHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions

Kennedy (MA) ChairKennedy (MA) Chair Gregg (NH) RankingGregg (NH) Ranking Dodd (CT)Dodd (CT) Frist (TN)Frist (TN) Harkin (IA)Harkin (IA) Enzi (WY)Enzi (WY) Mikulski (MD)Mikulski (MD) Hutchinson (AR)Hutchinson (AR) Jeffords (VT) (I)Jeffords (VT) (I) Warner (VA)Warner (VA) Bingaman (NM)Bingaman (NM) Bond (MO)Bond (MO) Wellstone (MN)Wellstone (MN) Roberts (KS)Roberts (KS) Murray (WA)Murray (WA) Collins (ME)Collins (ME) Reed (RI)Reed (RI) Sessions (AL)Sessions (AL) Edwards (NC)Edwards (NC) DeWine (OH)DeWine (OH) Clinton (NY)Clinton (NY)


Why should Why should iNetiNet members care about WIA members care about WIA reauthorization?reauthorization?

1.1. WIA elements embody research-based effective WIA elements embody research-based effective practices.practices.

2.2. WIA offers a governance structure that promotes WIA offers a governance structure that promotes system-building.system-building.

3.3. WIA elements are consistent with STW principles WIA elements are consistent with STW principles and other experiential learning strategies.and other experiential learning strategies.


Who Stands Where?Who Stands Where?

USDOLUSDOL Youth access to one-stopsYouth access to one-stops Improved linkages to services and jobsImproved linkages to services and jobs Better approaches to serve OSYBetter approaches to serve OSY Connections to career and technical education, Connections to career and technical education,

and to community collegesand to community colleges


Who Stands Where?Who Stands Where?

National Youth Employment CoalitionNational Youth Employment Coalition Support ten elementsSupport ten elements Expand income eligibility and ease determinationExpand income eligibility and ease determination Rationalize performance systemRationalize performance system Stay the course on OSYStay the course on OSY Core services for all youthCore services for all youth Build capacity of Youth CouncilsBuild capacity of Youth Councils Enhance connections between WIA and TANFEnhance connections between WIA and TANF Retain local flexibilityRetain local flexibility Maintain Youth Opportunity Grant programMaintain Youth Opportunity Grant program


What Should What Should iNetiNet support?support?

Research-based effective practicesResearch-based effective practices Expanded eligibilityExpanded eligibility Core services for all youthCore services for all youth Enhanced roles for Youth CouncilsEnhanced roles for Youth Councils

Funding for local intermediary organizationsFunding for local intermediary organizations


What’s the Rationale?What’s the Rationale?

1.1. Intermediaries have proven track records in Intermediaries have proven track records in connecting schools, employers and youth through connecting schools, employers and youth through brokering, convening, promoting policies and brokering, convening, promoting policies and ensuring quality. As such, intermediaries enhance ensuring quality. As such, intermediaries enhance efforts, like WIA, that are designed to promote the efforts, like WIA, that are designed to promote the establishment of youth workforce development establishment of youth workforce development systems.systems. This added value deserves financial This added value deserves financial support.support.



2. 2. Intermediaries address gaps identified in Intermediaries address gaps identified in the WIA system, and can be integral to the WIA system, and can be integral to the effective functioning of Youth Councils the effective functioning of Youth Councils and the overall WIA youth system. Thus,and the overall WIA youth system. Thus, funding should be made available to funding should be made available to WIBs/Youth Councils to support the WIBs/Youth Councils to support the costs of intermediary functions.costs of intermediary functions.



GAO Report Some youth councils can’t connect with schools because Some youth councils can’t connect with schools because

schools won’t support youth workforce development schools won’t support youth workforce development activities due to academic pressureactivities due to academic pressure

Some youth councils find it difficult to craft the partnerships Some youth councils find it difficult to craft the partnerships needed to coordinate youth programsneeded to coordinate youth programs

Many youth councils are dissatisfied with the number and Many youth councils are dissatisfied with the number and quality of program providers.quality of program providers.



GAO Report

Specific mention of connections between WIA elements and Specific mention of connections between WIA elements and STW principlesSTW principles

Experience in collaboration and a focus on youth Experience in collaboration and a focus on youth development cited as two factors that promoted success for development cited as two factors that promoted success for youth councils.youth councils.


What’s the Language?What’s the Language?

Strengthen “Program Design” language in Strengthen “Program Design” language in

Section 129, making connections to intermediaries Section 129, making connections to intermediaries more prominent, and including schools as well as more prominent, and including schools as well as employers and jobs employers and jobs

Build on Massachusetts Connecting Activities Act Build on Massachusetts Connecting Activities Act and other successful models to bolster case for and other successful models to bolster case for fundingfunding

Include Include iNetiNet in National Programs section in National Programs section


Next Steps …Next Steps …

WIA ReauthorizationWIA Reauthorization

An Opportunity An Opportunity

to Build Support for to Build Support for

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wia reauthorization an opportunity to build support for intermediary organizations

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