You, your constituents and
your partner organizations are invited to attend the “Creating a New Plan-Strategies for
Employment and Education” meeting
This
subject is especially timely since current figures show that Colorado’s increased
unemployment rate is 8.1%-the same as the national unemployment rate-ranking us
34th in the nation. Developing educational strategies and matching job skills
and training with areas of job growth are critical to reducing poverty among
Colorado’s most vulnerable populations. We are prompted by the new information
memo from the Administration of Children and Families, which now allows
states to request “work participation waivers” in an effort to spark innovative
ideas for enhancing employment for TANF recipients. Sound familiar? It
should—we called it SB12-139 last session.
Date: July 18, 2011 Time: 3:30 pm-5:30 pm
Location:
Capitol Building (200 Colfax, Denv) Committee Room 0112
PROPOSED AGENDA:
3:30-3:45 Call to order/introductions-- Senator Hudak
3:45-4:00 Employment &
Education Strategies presentation 4:00-4:30 Discussion and approval of
strategies for plan inclusion
4:30-4:45 Quick Break (snacks, bathroom, etc)
4:45-5:15 Brainstorming-What’s missing in this section of the
plan? Who knows of “what’s working” for website nomination? What are
legislative ideas for 2013?
5:15-5:30 Announcements and Wrap Up
