Transcript American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or

American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
Objectives
 Set the context for enactment of the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA” or “Recovery
Act”)
 Define how Recovery Act relates to existing legislation
 Outline key provisions that pertain to the Workforce
Investment System
 Review policy priorities for implementation
 Answer Questions
Context for Enactment of Recovery
Act
 The Recovery Act was signed in to law on
February 17, 2009.
 The Recovery Act is in response to the
recession. It is intended to create or save 3.5
million jobs over next two years and help those
who have lost their jobs.
Context for Enactment ARRA
General Intent
 Preserve and
create jobs
 Promote
economic
recovery
 Assistance to
those most
impacted
Role of the Workforce
Investment System
 Help Americans
acquire new skills
 Help Americans get
back to work
 Position the workforce
investment system for
the 21st century Global
Economy.
Recovery Act Funding for WIA and
related programs (non-UI and Trade)
Activity
WIA Adult
WIA Youth
WIA DW
W-P ES
SCSEP
YouthBuild
HG/Green Jobs
Nat’l Reserve
for NEGs
$500M
$1.2B
$1.250B
$400M
$120M
$50M
$750M
$200M
(formula)
(formula)
(formula)
(formula)
(formula)
(competitive)
(competitive)
(application)
 WIA formula and Wagner-Peyser ES funds are available through
Program Year (PY) 2010 or until June 30, 2011.
ARRA Funding for WIA and Related Programs
(cont)
 The Recovery Act was passed as legislation separate from
the many authorizing statutes across federal government.
 All rules and regulations for WIA programs remain unless
specifically exempted.
 For example, WIA stimulus money must be spent in
accordance with existing WIA rules and regulations,
except where explicitly changed, such as the increase to
age 24 of youth eligible to receive services with Recovery
Act funds.
READINESS AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE CONSULTATION
GUIDE
for the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of
2009
OUTLINE
 Overview of Readiness Tool
 Regional Recovery &
Reemployment Forums
 Review Readiness Tool
Questions
 Q&A Session
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
 The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 was
signed in to law on February 17,
2009.
 Overall Funding for ETA
Programs: $4,470,000,000
What is the Intent of ARRA
General Intent:
 Preserve and
create jobs
 Promote
economic
recovery
 Assistance for
those most
impacted
Role of Workforce
Investment
System:
Help Americans
acquire new skills
Help Americans get
back to work
Position Workforce
Investment System
for 21st century Global
Economy
Four General Guiding Principles
1. Transparency and accountability
2. Timely spending and quality
implementation
3. Expanded workforce system
capacity and service levels
4. Increased training and employment
opportunities
Readiness Tool Objectives
 Determine capacity of state and local
systems to use ARRA funds
 Determine state and local ability to
prevent waste, fraud, and abuse
 Assess areas for Federal Technical
Assistance
 Deliver determination for capacity to
manage ARRA funds
Approach: State Assessments
 Consult with state leaders to
evaluate state-level
administrative capacity
 Emphasize timely reporting,
communications, and financial
system tracking with LWIAs
Approach: State Assessments
Outcome
 Determination of Readiness
 Catalogue of Technical
Assistance Needs
 Review of State Service
Delivery Capacity
Approach: Local Assessments
 Consult with state leaders
 Evaluate LWIAs capacity
 Focus on LWIAs - largest share of
funds and number of customers
 Extend coverage of consultation to
smaller LWIAs
Approach: Local Assessments
Outcome:
 Shared state and ETA
determination of readiness
 Plan for state TA to local level
 More Detailed Assessment
Assessments Timeline
State and Local Workforce
Investment Areas Assessments
will take place between April 1
and May 15, 2009
What the Readiness Tool is Not
 NOT designed to be an overall
workforce system monitoring
instrument
 NOT designed to duplicate
information collected through
State Plan modification process
Regional Recovery &
Re-employment Forums
 Regional Offices convene ALL
State and Local Area Leaders
 Present Readiness Assessments
 Provide Technical Assistance
 Present Re-employment
Strategies
 Share Best Practices
Other Uses of Readiness Tool
Readiness Tool will supplement
formal monitoring of the
Recovery Act implementation
A CLOSER LOOK
Readiness Tool Questions
1.Administrative Capacity
a. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Financial Management
1) Sub-awards in 30 days or less
2) ARRA funds vs. non-ARRA funds
3) Financial Reporting 10 days after
end of quarter
4) Outstanding Audits/Fiscal
System Problems
Financial Management
5) Internal Controls for waste,
fraud and abuse
6) Fiscal Monitoring Plan
7) ARRA funds supplement existing
resources
8) Spending of ARRA funds with
formula funds
1. Administrative Capacity
b. REPORTING
Reporting
9) Collection of individual records
10)Issues with reporting
12)Implementing new reporting
requirements
13)Summary aggregate data 10
days after end of month
1. Administrative Capacity
c. COMMUNICATION & PARTNERSHIP
Communication & Partnership
14)Vision for ARRA funds
15)Partnerships with education,
business, labor, philanthropy
sectors
16)Support to local areas and
sub-grantees
Communication & Partnership
17)Identifying and sharing best
practices
18)Process for coordination with
other agencies
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
i. Adult, Dislocated
Worker, Wagner-Peyser
Adult, Dislocated Worker,
Wagner-Peyser
19)Goals - expand services and
increase number trained and
served
20)Dual-Customer Workforce System
21)Serving low-income, displaced,
low-skill adults, disconnected
older youth
Adult, Dislocated Worker,
Wagner-Peyser
22)Updated growth occupations
and targeted industries
 Changing Economy and Green Jobs
23) Service strategy supporting
career pathways
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
ii. Training Capacity
Training Capacity
24)Eligible Training Providers (ETP)
 Current and projected needs
25)Updated training courses
26)Increase ITA caps/levels
27)Direct Contract with Community
Colleges and ETPs
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
iii. Rapid Response/NEG
Rapid Response/NEG
28)Rapid Response strategies and
procedures in place
29)Available teams for on-location
mass lay-off assistance
30)Rapid Response link with WIA,
NEG, Trade resources
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
iv. One-Stop Readiness
One-Stop Readiness
31)One-Stops staff and systems
capacity – bilingual staff
32)Training strategies to address
unemployment
33)Serving diverse customers
One-Stop Readiness
34)Partnership strategy for listing
jobs created in ARRA
35)One-Stop accessibility to
persons with disabilities
36)Accommodating special needs
populations
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
v. Supportive Services,
including NRPs
Supportive Services and NRPs
37)Policy review for supportive
services and Needs Related
Payments (NRPs)
38)Capacity to disseminate, track
NRPs
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
vi. Reemployment and UI
Integration
Reemployment & UI Integration
39)Reemployment services for
remote UI filers
40)UI, WIA and W-P program
staff collaboration
41)Strategies to improve referral
rate
Reemployment & UI Integration
42)Problems with Federal
Additional Compensation (FAC)
of $25
43)Separate tracking process for
FAC
Reemployment & UI Integration
44)Plan for $500 million
administrative funds
45)Legislative changes for
$7 billion incentive payment
46)Supplemental Budget Request
for ARRA implementation costs
2. Program Activity
a. ADULT SERVICES
vii. Trade WIA Integration
Trade WIA Integration
47)Implement 2009 Trade
Reauthorization
48)Integrated TRA/TAA One-Stop
workforce system
49)Staff increase assigned to Trade
program
50)Updated materials reflecting 2009
Trade Reauthorization changes
2. Program Activity
b. YOUTH SERVICES
Youth Services
51)Plan for summer jobs
programs
52)Trained staff
53)Procurement policies issues
Youth Services
54)Reporting capacity
55)Plan for staff training
56)Work Readiness indicator
Youth Services
57)30% expenditure rate
requirement for out-of-school
youth
58)Monitoring Plan
59)Meaningful summer work
experiences
2. Program Activity
c. DEMAND INDUSTRIES AND
WORKFORCE INFORMATION
Demand Industries And
Workforce Information
60)Economic trends and job growth
61)Green and Health Care jobs
62)Projections and strategies
63)Available economic and job
information
64)Electronic labor market tools
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