Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act

Bill: 114-hr-2952
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employee hiring
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: 

Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients
 Act
 
This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make a grant to a state for each fiscal year that it achieves a requisite level of performance, under an agreement with HHS, indicated by the percentage of former TANF recipients who are in unsubsidized employment after exiting the TANF program.

action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients
 
Act

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to replace the current program of bonus grants for high performing states with a program requiring each state to collect and report information necessary to measure the state's level of performance for FY2018 and each ensuing fiscal year for each employment percentage, retention percentage, and earnings advancement measure for adults in unsubsidized employment after exiting the TANF program (indicators). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall use the information collected for FY2018 to establish the baseline level of performance of each state for each indicator.
 
The state shall reach agreement with HHS: (1) on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for FY2019-FY2020; and (2) before FY2021 on the requisite level of performance for each indicator for that fiscal year. 
 
HHS shall revise the requisite levels of performance for a fiscal year and a state to reflect the actual economic conditions and characteristics of participants.
 
HHS shall use an objective statistical model to make such performance level adjustments, and shall consult with the Department of Labor to develop a statistical adjustment model similar to one described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
 
HHS shall also develop a template which each state shall use to report on outcomes achieved under the new program or any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-648.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-648.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Introduced in House