Charge: Align work support benefit eligibility requirements to increase use by low-income working individuals and families.
Recommendations:
3 months
Eliminate multiple income tests across work support benefit programs and within individual work support benefit programs:
Develop matrix of income and resource requirements across state agencies. (DONE. See Appendix A for work support benefit income test and Appendix […]

Charge: Improve coordination of policy and funding decisions among state workforce partners and explore ways to strengthen the role of the Sate Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) to provide a platform for better coordination measures.
Recommendations:
3 months
Explore how the SWIB can be strengthened to ensure the entire workforce system best supports workers’ needs for career and […]