UREAP 2003-04 Archives

APHSA "Reauthorization Roundup" (This is a bi-weekly publication focusing on Congressional activities relating to pertinent PRWORA and WIA Reauthorization issues.)

NCSL Summary on FY 2004/FY 2003 Supplemental Budget Resolution

Archived Material Specifically Related to Welfare Reform Reathorization

Recent, Relevant Activities of the Bush Administration and the 108th Congress

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley's Remarks to the 2004 APHSA Convention (delivered on July 20, 2004)

HR 4 RS, "Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE)," passed by the Senate Finance Committee on September 10, 2003

Text of Selected Filed Amendments to Senate Finance Committee TANF Mark

Full List of Amendments Filed for Senate Finance Committee TANF Mark

"Highlights of Grassley Proposal, Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE)"

Link to testimony of Iowa State Legislator Rep. Dave Heaton (offered at a field hearing on February 20, 2003 sponsored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley in his home state)

Link to testimony before Senate Finance Committee, March 12, 2003 hearing on Welfare Reform Reauthorization

Congressman Jim Matheson Press Release on HR 4

H.R. 4 "Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2003" (as passed by the House on February 13, 2003)

Information on President Bush's Welfare Reform Reauthorization proposal for 2003

Key UREAP Communications with Elected Officials (most recent first)

Text of UREAP staff email (to UREAP participants) re: telephone conversations with Jace Johnson (Senator Hatch) and Amber Sechrist (Senator Bennett) about Senate TANF amendments

Letter to Senator Hatch expressing UREAP views on potential TANF amendments (to HR 4 RS) , sent on March 24, 2004 (along with similar letter to Senator Bennett)

Letter to Congressman Cannon re: UREAP concerns about House 2005 Budget Resolution , sent on March 22, 2004 (along with similar letters to Congressmen Matheson and Bishop)

Letter to Senator Hatch re: UREAP concerns about Senate 2005 Budget Resolution , sent on March 7, 2004 (along with similar letter to Senator Bennett)

Text of UREAP email to Jace Johnson re: counting 24 months of education and training , sent on October 21, 2003

Business Sector sign-on/sample letter to Senator Hatch re: key TANF reauthorization issues

Business sector talking paper re: key TANF reauthorization issues in Senate Finance Committee (This piece was presented to Robin Riggs, Chair of the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce on August 14, 2003.)

Text of UREAP's Communication on Welfare Reform Reauthorization and the Grassley Proposal Sent to Members of the Senate Finance Committee on July 17, 2003

Text of UREAP Email to Becky Shipp, Senate Finance Committee Staff on Welfare Reform Reauthorization, Sent on July 16, 2003

Text of UREAP Email to Jace Johnson, Senator Hatch's Staff on Welfare Reform, sent on July 14, 2003 re: Senator Grassley's Proposal for TANF reauthorization

Text of email to Jace Johnson, Senator Hatch's Staff Specialist on Welfare Reform, sent on May 26, 2003

Email to Jace Johnson (Senator Hatch staff) on Issues Under Discussion by Senate Finance Committee Staff (dated April 24, 2003)

UREAP Comment to Senate Finance Committee Submitted on March 26, 2003 in conjunction with Committee hearing on PRWORA reauthorization held on March 12, 2003

Email to Congressman Cannon (similar to email to Congressmen Matheson and Bishop) regarding HR 4 "Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2003" (dated February 7, 2003)

Follow-up Email to Becky Shipp (Finance Committee staff) and Jace Johnson (Senator Hatch staff) re: items discussed during December 10, 2002 meeting (dated January 25, 2003)

National Links on Welfare Reform Reauthorization

American Public Human Services Association, "Crossroads: New Directions in Social Policy" (download PDF version)

APHSA "Crossroads . . . " Executive Summary

APHSA "Crossroads . . . " Summary of Proposals

APHSA "Reauthorization Roundup" (This is a bi-weekly publication focusing on Congressional activities relating to PRWORA Reauthorization.)

Brookings Institution, Welfare Reform and Beyond Initiative

Campaign to End Family Homelessness, Fact Sheet on S. 1523, Pathways to Independence Act of 2003"
"Improving Access to TANF for Teen Parents: Recommendations for Reauthorization" (This is based on recommendations developed by teen parent TANF recipients with the assistance of the CLASP, the National Network for Youth, and the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention. UREAP is one of several Utah organizations that have endorsed the recommendations.)

CBPP's "The TANF-Related Provisions in the President's Budget

CBPP's TANF Markup Summary, September 10, 2003 s to Independence Act of 2003 (S. 1523)

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, "Pathways to Independence Act of 2003 (S. 1523), Sponsors: Senators Smith, Jeffords, Conrad, Q's & A's"

NCSL Letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairs re: the Grassley #2 Proposal (dated July 24, 2003--see UREAP News email of July 23, 2003 for outline of this proposal)

Archived Material Specifically Related to Workforce Investment Act Reathorization

Recent, Relevant Activities of the Bush Administration and the 108th Congress

Version of S. 1627 that passed the Senate on 11/14/03, as found in Senate Report 108-187

S. 1627 "Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003" (passed by HELP Committee on October 2, 3003)

President Bush's "Proposed WIA Reauthorization Approach" document

Bill Summary: HR 444, "Back to Work Incentive Act" (This bill would establish Personal Reemployment Accounts, implementing a central feature of the Administration's WIA reauthorization strategy.)

President's FY 2004 Budget Proposal (detail) for the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

HR 1261, "Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2002" (Actual text of WIA reauthorization bill passed by the House on May 8, 2003 and referred to the Senate)

House Approved Amendments to HR 1261 (As posted at the NASWA website.)

Key UREAP Communications with Elected Officials (most recent first)

Priorities Regarding Conferencing WIA Reauthorization Legislation (sent on 2/18/04)

Text of UREAP Email to Jay Cobb (Senator Bennett) [similar email to Jace Johnson (Senator Hatch)] re: S 1627, "Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003," Senate bill to reauthorize WIA (sent on November 7, 2003)

Text of UREAP Email to Senate HELP Committee Staff on Restoration of CBO Membership on SWIBs in HELP Committee WIA Reauthorization bill (sent on September 23, 2003)

UREAP Comment to Senate HELP Committee On WIA Discussion Draft #3, submitted September 11, 2003

Text of UREAP Communication on WIA Reauthorization Submitted to Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on July 17, 2003

UREAP Comment to the Senate on WIA reauthorization Submitted to the Senate Employment, Safety, and Training Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in conjunction with the Subcommittee hearing scheduled for June 18, 2003.

UREAP Letter to Congressman Jim Matheson (Hand-delivered at meeting with advocates and service providers for people with disabilities on IDEA, WIA, and Assistive Technology reauthorization hosted by the Congressman on April 21, 2003. Similar emails were sent to Congressmen Cannon and Bishop on April 28, 2003.)

UREAP Comment on HR 1261 "Workforce Re-investment and Adult Education Act of 2003" Submitted to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 25, 2003

UREAP Comment on HR 1261 "Workforce Re-investment and Adult Education Act" (House WIA reauthorization bill) - Submitted to the House Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness on March 19, 2003

UREAP Comments on President Bush's "Proposed WIA Reauthorization Approach" - Final, submitted to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (and Utah's Congressional Delegation) on February 27, 2003

Utah Resources

Comment by Senator Hatch's Advisory Committee on Disability Issues on WIA reauthorization and other key legislation , dated September 3, 2003. (PDF File)

UREAP Presentation to Senator Hatch's Advisory Committee re: TANF and WIA Reauthorization (October 1, 2003)

National Resources

CLASP Comments on WIA Reauthorization and Linkages with TANF

CLASP Recommendations for WIA Reauthorization

NGA "Side by Side Analysis of . . . Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Bills" (Word file)

NGA "Side by Side Analysis of . . . Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Bills" (Rich Text file)

Summaries of DOL 2002 Public Forums on WIA Reauthorization (links to regional forums, a forum held in Park City, UT, special Washington D.C. forums on People with Disabilities and Indians, and written comments)

Workforce Alliance, "President Releases FY 2004 Budget: Workforce Programs Prove Vulnerable"

Updated January 30, 2005

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