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NEW'S POSITIONS ON SIMPLIFICATION AND COORDINATION
ISSUE #1
Benefit Issuance Application Requirements
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Benefits must be issued within 45 days
An opportunity to participate must be
from the date the applications is filed.
provided within 30 days from the date
45CFR 206.10(a)(3)(i)
the application is filed.
7CFR 273.2(g)(1)
NEW'S POSITION - Simplify AFDC program requirements to more closely parallel
food stamp regulations.
ISSUE #2
Recipient Notice Requirements
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Timely notice must be sent whenever
Regulations mandate specific notices for
the state reduces, suspends or termi-
specific events, e.g.,
nates benefits. Adequate notice is
Notice of Eligibility
required whenever applications are
7CFR 273.10 (g)(i)
approved or denied.
Notice of Denial
45CFR 205.10(a)(4)(i)
7CFR 273.109g)(ii)
Notice of Pending Action
7CFR 273.10 (g)(iii)
Notice of Adverse Action
7CFR 273.13(a)
Notice of Expiration, etc.
7CFR 273.14(b)
NEW'S POSITION - Adopt general notice requirements for AFDC and Food Stamp
programs.
ISSUE #3
Reapplication/Recertification Requirements
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Reapplications required by no less
Households in monthly reporting are
frequently than every six months.
required to have recertification periods
45CFR 206.10(a)(9)(iii)
of 12 months. all households must
have certification periods no longer
than 12 months.
7CFR 273.10(f)(8)
7CFR 273.21(a)(3)
NEW'S POSITION - Simplify AFDC program requirements to more closely parallel
Food Stamps.
ISSUE #4
Verification Standards
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Standards left to State discretion.
Documentary evidence is the primary
source of verification for all items,
except residency and household size,
which may also be verified through
collateral contact.
7CFR 273.2 (f)(4)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp regulation to parallel AFDC policy that
permits discretion in establishing verification standards.
ISSUE #5
Verification at Reapplication/Recertification
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Requirements are left to State discretion.
Mandatory verification includes
questionable information, income,
medical expenses, utility expenses (if
actual expenses claimed or amount
changed in excess of $25), newly
acquired social security numbers.
7CFR 273.2(f)(8)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp regulation to parallel AFDC policy
permitting states to establish verification requirements.
ISSUE #6
Verifications at Application/Monthly Reporting
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Mandatory verification includes social
Mandatory verification includes gross
security numbers. Optional verifica-
non-exempt income, alien status, utility
tions at state discretion - identity,
expenses, social security numbers,
residence, income.
residency, identity, medical expenses,
45CFR 205.52
disability household composition, and
questionable information.
7CFR 273.2(f)(1) & (3)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp regulation to parallel AFDC policy
permitting the state to establish verification requirements and procedures.
ISSUE #7
Timeframes for Conducting Fair Hearings
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Action must be taken within 90 days of
A hearing decision must be reached
the hearing request.
within 60 days of the hearing request.
45CFR 205.10(a)(16)
7CFR 273.15(c)(1)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp policy to parallel AFDC policy of requiring
implementation of hearing decision within 90 days of the request for a hearing.
ISSUE #8
MR Exception to Continued Benefits Pending a Hearing
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
No exception-Recipient is entitled to
No continuation of benefits when
continuation of benefits if appeal is filed
household fails to submit MRF by
timely.
extended due date and admits it admits
45CFR 205.10(a)(6)(i)
it did not submit the report.
7CFR 273.21(p)(2)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp regulation to parallel AFDC policy that
permits continued benefits if appeal is filed timely.
ISSUE #9
Implementation of New Rules
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Hold harmless periods are established
No hold harmless provisions.
for QC purposes when states implement
7CFR 275.10
major changes.
NEW'S POSITION - Require a time-limited moratorium on QC errors subsequent to
implementation of major changes in either program.
ISSUE #10 Quality Control Program
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Rules are different from those used in
Rules are different from those used in
Food Stamp program.
the AFDC program.
45CFR 205.40
7CFR 275.10
NEW'S POSITION - Reform the Quality Control programs in both the AFDC and
Food Stamp programs.
ISSUE #11 Reporting Changes
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
All budget groups must report changes
Households in monthly reporting are
promptly if they affect eligibility or
not required to report interim changes.
benefit levels.
All other households are required to
45CFR 233.10(a)(1)(ii)
report certain changes as opposed to all
New budget group members are added
changes. New household members'
prospectively. Their prospective
needs are considered from the first
income is added to retrospective income
month following the month of reported
of other budget group members.
change. Their income is treated
45CFR 233.33 & 233.34
retrospectively.
7CFR 273.21(a)
NEW'S POSITION - Require all recipients to report promptly all changes (except MR
participants). The needs and income of new members should be treated prospec-
tively for the first two months unless the individual had income that was deemed
retrospectively in the preceding month.
ISSUE #12 Failure to Report Earned Income
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
If a budget group fails to report earned
If a household fails to report income
income without good cause, the budget
and receives benefits to which it is not
group loses the personal/work expense
entitled, the state must file a claim
deduction and earned income incentive
against the household unless it was not
deduction for that month. Sec. 402(a)(i)
required to report the change, i.e., less
(B)(i) (iii) of the Social Security Act
than $25.
7CFR 273.12(a)(i)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp regulations to penalize households that
fail to report earned income by denying the 20% disregard and child care expenses in
that month.
ISSUE #13 Self Employment Income
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Provides general guidance. Expenses
Provides specific definitions and
related to the production of income are
procedures for self-employment
excluded.
income. Specific exclusions are man-
45CFR 233.20(a)(6)(v)(B)
dated.
7CFR 273.(9)(b)(1)(ii)
NEW'S POSITION - Mandate that self-employment income be treated the same in
both programs using the Food Stamp rules as a model. Disregard resources used to
develop a self-employment program.
ISSUE #14 Work Expense Disregard
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
$90 deduction from gross earned
Gross income is reduced by 20%.
income.
7CFR 273.9(d)(2)
Sec 402(a)(8)(A)(ii) of the
Social Security Act
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the Social Security Act to parallel the Food Stamp
program.
ISSUE #15 Child Support Disregard
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
The first $50 of current support is
Child support is counted. No portion of
exempt income
these payments is exempt.
Sec. 402(a)(8)(A)(v) of the
7CFR 273.9(c)(12)
Social Security Act
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp policy to parallel AFDC policy by disregard-
ing the $50 refund.
ISSUE #16 Student Grants, Loans and Scholarships
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Grants and scholarships are disregarded
Grants, scholarships and loans are
if they are administered by the U.S.
considered income to the extent that the
Dept. of Education. Bona fide loans are
value exceeds direct educational costs.
disregarded if there is a contract or
7CFR 273.9(b)(2)(iv)
obligation to repay.
7CFR 273.9(c)(4)
45CFR 233.20(a)(3)(iv)(B) and
(4)(ii)(d)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp Regulations to disregard grants, scholar-
ships and loans if they are administered by the U.S. Dept. of Education or are bona
fide loans subject to repayment to the lender.
ISSUE #17
Training Allowances
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Need based payments or payments for
All training allowances except for those
supportive services from JTPA are
authorized under JTPA for a child
exempt as income.
under 19 who is under the parental
45CFR 233.20(a)(3)(xvii) and
control of another household member
(xix)
are counted as income.
7CFR 273.9(b)(1)(iii) & (v)
NEW'S POSITION - Count all training allowances the same way for both programs.
ISSUE #18 Special Needs
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Permits states to disregard the value of
Excludes as income special allowances
state funded programs that are comple-
issued for purposes other than basic
mentary and non-duplicative.
living expenses.
45CFR 233.20(a)(3)(vii)
7CFR 273.9(c)(5)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the Food Stamp program to permit states to exclude as
income assistance from state-funded programs aimed at special needs.
ISSUE #19 Disqualification Periods and Good Cause
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
May impose sanctions for failing to
May impose disqualification periods up
comply with work requirements as
to 90 days for failing to comply with
follows:
work requirements.
1st occurrence - until compliance
7CFR 273.7(h)
2nd occurrence - 3 months and until
compliance
3rd occurrence - 6 months and until
compliance
Sec. 402(a)(19)(6)(ii) of the
Social Security Act
NEW'S POSITION - Allow states to develop consistent definitions and sanctions for
both programs.
ISSUE #20
Work Registration Exemptions
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Persons exempt from participation must
Persons exempt from participation must
be:
be:
1. Younger than 16
1.
Younger than 16.
2. Ill or incapacitated.
2.
Age 60 or older
3. Responsible for the care of a depen-
3.
Age 16 or 17 (not head of house-
dent child under age 3 or other
hold) who are attending school or
member of the household who is ill
enrolled in an employment
or incapacitated.
training program on at least a half-
4. Students attending elementary,
time basis.
secondary or equivalent vocational
4.
Complying with work registration
or technical school on a full-time
under Title IV of Social Security
basis.
Act.
5. Pregnant and in the last trimester.
5.
Homeless
6. Employed full-time.
6.
Expected to return to work within
Sec. 402(a)(19)(C) of the Social
60 days.
Security Act
7.
Earning income.
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM (CONT.)
8.
A parent or other household
member who is responsible for the
care of a child under age 6 or
incapacitated person.
9.
Eligible students 18-59 enrolled at
least half-time in any recognized
school, training program or
institution of higher education
provided that the students have
met the eligibility conditions
outlined in the food stamp student
chapter.
10. Persons physically or mentally
unfit for employment.
11. Persons employed or self-employed
and working a minimum of 30
hours weekly or receiving weekly
earnings at least equal to the federal
minimum wage multiplied by 30
hours. Includes migrant and
seasonal farm workers contracted
to work within 30 days.
12. Regular participants in a drug
addiction or alcoholic treatment
and rehab program.
13. Persons receiving unemployment-
compensation (UC) or who have
applied for UC and are registered at
the Dept. of Employment Services.
14. Pregnant women in the last
trimester.
7CFR 273.9(b)(1)
NEW'S POSITION - Adopt similar work exemption requirements for both pro-
grams using AFDC exemptions as a model.
ISSUE #21
Lump Sum
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Lump Sum payments are treated as
Lump sum payments are considered a
income in the month received. If the
resource and applied with all other
payment exceeds the Standard of Need,
assets against the resource limitation.
the payment is divided by the Standard
7CFR 273.8(c)(1)
to determine the number of months the
household is ineligible. Income
remaining after this division is consid-
ered in the eligibility determination at
reapplication.
Sec. 402(a)(17) of the Social Security
Act.
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the Social Security Act to parallel the Food Stamp
Program policy of considering lump sum payments as a resource in the month
received.
ISSUE #22 Resource Limitation
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
$1,000 limitation
$2,000 limitation or $3,000 if households
Sec. 402(a)(7)(B) of the Social Security
of two or more members have at least
Act
one member who is age 60 or older.
7CFR 273.8(b)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the Social Security Act to reflect the current food stamp
policy. Also, exclude inaccessible resources the household is unlikely to sell for a
significant return because of the cost of selling would be so great or the household's
interest is so slight.
ISSUE #23 Automobiles
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Permits one automobile with equity
Permits one automobile with fair
value no greater than $1,500. Value in
market value no greater than $4,500.
excess of $1,500 is applied to resource
Excludes the entire value of any licensed
limit.
vehicle if it's used primarily to produce
45CFR 233.20(a)(3)(i)(B)(2)
income for long distance travel, as the
household's home, or to carry a
physically disabled household member.
All others are appraised separately for
fair market value, and anything over
$4,500 (per vehicle) is counted as a
resource.
7CFR 273.8(b)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the Social Security Act and the Food Stamp Policy to
reflect an increase in the vehicle resource limit to $5,500 and adjust on Oct. 1, each
year to reflect changes in the consumer price index.
ISSUE #24 Life Insurance
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
The cash value is considered a resource
The cash value is exempt.
and is counted against the $1,000
7CFR 273.8(e)(2)
resource limitation.
45CFR 233.20(a)(3)(i)(B)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the AFDC regulations to reflect current food stamp
policy.
ISSUE #25 Burial Reserves
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Permits bonafide funeral agreements or
Prepaid burial plans with an obligation
burial reserves with an equity value not
to repay withdrawals are exempt. If no
in excess of $1,500 for each budget group
obligation to repay withdrawals, the
member.
equity value of prepaid plan is treated as
45CFR 233.20(a)93)(i)(B)(4)
a resource. Excludes one burial plot per
household member. Food Stamp
regulations do not address general
prepaid burial plans.
7CFR 273.8(e)(2)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend Food Stamp policy to reflect AFDC regs.
ISSUE # 26
Fair Consideration
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
No federal requirement however states
Prohibits participation in the program
may establish their own fair consider-
for up to 1 year if any resource is
ation policy.
transferred during the 3 months prior to
application or during the certification
period.
7CFR 273.8(i)
NEW'S POSITION - Amend the AFDC regulations to reflect current food stamp
policy.
ISSUE #27 Alien Status
AFDC PROGRAM
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Defines aliens eligible to participate in
Defines which aliens are eligible to
the AFDC program and includes aliens
participate but does not include aliens
residing in the U.S. under color of Law.
residing in the U.S. under color of law.
Sec. 492(a)(33)of the Social Security
7CFR 273-4(a)
Act
NEW'S POSITION - Make the eligibility of allens in both programs identical.
STATEMENT NEW * WORKERS *
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY WORKERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 7065, Bismarck, ND 58507 - 7065
TOIAL * MCMLXXV
PRESIDENT
BETTY STRECKER
North Dakota
VICE PRESIDENT
AEKO YOSHIKAWA
California
SECRETARY
Ladies and Gentlemen:
SYLVIA STONE
South Carolina
Enclosed is the Alaska Chapter resolution concerning enhanced
federal funding for replacement or enhancement of automated
TREASURER
welfare systems which the NEW Board of Directors adopted as its
KENT ASBILL
position at the March board meeting.
California
The many complex and rapidly changing demands of federal welfare
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
programs is taxing existing automated eligibility systems.
Continued federal financial support of states' efforts to
DOROTHY ADAMS
advance the technology required to deliver accurate, timely
Missouri
benefits to needy people is necessary.
KITTY BROWN
We urge you to support the regulatory changes defined in the
Minnesota
resolution.
EILEEN DONAHOO
New York
Sincerely yours,
KAREN EGGLESTON
Wisconsin
Betty L Dhecker Betty Strecker
TERRY FEREN
President
Nevada
PATRICIA FOGLIA
Alaska
MARY GARTLAND
Michigan
SUSAN LIEB
Rhode Island
GINNY MUSTAIN
Virginia
LYNN ODELLAS
Washington, D.C.
CHRISTEEN OROZCO
California
SUE SATTERTHWAITE
North Dakota
A NON PROFIT 501 (C) (6) MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1975 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OVERALL PROFESSIONALISM OF THE ELIGIBILITY PRACTITIONERS.
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY WORKERS
ALASKA CHAPTER
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY
WORKERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 203086
P.O. BOX 72502
ALASKA CHAPTER
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
99520-0386
99707
March 1993
Resolution Number 2
ENHANCED FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION
FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFIED
FAMIS SYSTEMS
WHEREAS:
The Alaska Chapter of National Eligibility Workers Association's (NEW)
purpose corresponds to our national association's which is to improve
the knowledge, skills and overall professionalism of Eligibility
Practitioners by providing information, training and a network of
service and support.
WHEREAS:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW is comprised of over one hundred (100)
Eligibility Technicians throughout the state who determine eligibility
and deliver benefits for federal and state assistance programs.
WHEREAS:
The Eligibility Information System (EIS) is a computerized database
created and maintained for use by Eligibility Technicians as the
delivery mechanism for Public Assistance benefits, and the vehicle of
official notification for clients in both urban and rural Alaska.
WHEREAS:
EIS has undergone significant structural and functional modifications
since 1984. Some changes include the addition of 'State Assistance' and
Medicaid programs. Other significant changes were integrated in 1990,
in response to federal regulations established under the 1988 Family
Support Act.
WHEREAS:
EIS has reached its capacity in the sense that the original database is
unable to accommodate structural and functional changes while continuing
to operate within acceptable levels of user efficiency.
WHEREAS:
New federal service categories cannot be added and administered
efficiently because the file structures and associations in the EIS
system were not designed to accommodate many of the new requirements.
WHEREAS:
In the near future, it is expected that EIS will continue to function
well on some levels, yet will fail significantly on others. The
failures of the aging system will probably result from a growing
patchwork of programming solutions, an overabundance of two-letter
codes, too many editing functions in the on-line programs, and inability
of the system to provide adequate management information.
WHEREAS:
Agency plans are likely to become less and less compatible with the
system architecture, resulting in greater inefficiencies and inadequate
system functions.
WHEREAS:
EIS was developed for the State of Alaska and widely copied as a first
or second generation transfer system for several other states which
benefitted tremendously from the problems solved during the original
development.
WHEREAS:
Other states, including Arizona, Utah, North Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas,
Mississippi, South Carolina, Hawaii, Montana, and the District of
Columbia, have benefitted greatly from Alaska's experience during their
own initial system installations while their system "bugs" had been
worked out largely during previous transfers. These "debugged" systems
have been passed on as a bonus to the recipient states. The State of
Alaska had no such advantage during the initial installation of its own
EIS.
WHEREAS:
EIS is the prototype of these disbursed systems and is now in need of
serious redesign work. The EIS redesign or replacement is necessary to
the efficient and accurate determination of eligibility for various
needs based programs, including Aid to Families with Dependent Children,
Food Stamps for people with low incomes, and for many younger and older
Alaskans requiring medical assistance.
Resolution Number 2
page 2
WHEREAS:
EIS was a pioneer system which only vaguely resembles the more
sophisticated systems being installed in other states today.
WHEREAS:
The staggering social and economic change nationwide is affecting the
administration of public welfare in all states. It is increasing the
need for more sophisticated automated application processing and
information retrieval systems. Older, less functional computer systems
hinder rather than help the process of determining eligibility. A FAMIS
system developed and implemented before 1985 does not take advantage of
technological advances and may be architecturally inflexible with the
advent of new paradigms, services/programs and/or program policy.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW recommends, requests and supports enhanced
federal financial participation for enhancement or replacement of
certified FAMIS systems.
Specifically, The Alaska Chapter of NEW calls for the following specific
changes to be immediately adopted in the Code of Federal Regulations:
1)
Rescind, remove and withdraw CFR Title 45, Chapter 2, Part 205.38
subpart (e) which states:
"Once a State is certified as having met the requirements referred
to in 205.36 incentive funding will not be allowable for
enhancements or other modifications unless these modifications are
authorized by the office of Family Assistance as a result of
Federal legislative or regulatory change."
Replace with:
"Once a State is certified as having met the requirements referred
to in 205.36 incentive funding will be available at the (full
enhanced funding percentage rate) in State expenditures for the
design, development, installation, enhancement, replacement, and
other substantial modifications approved as part of the Advance
Planning Process."
Resolution Number 2
page 3
2)
Rescind, remove and withdraw CFR Title 42, Chapter 4, Part 433.112
subpart (c) which states:
"Eligibility determination systems are not part of mechanized
claims processing and information retrieval systems and are not
eligible for 75 percent FFP under this subpart. These systems are
also not eligible for 90 percent FFP for any APD approved after
November 13, 1989.
Replace with:
"Eligibility determination systems are considered to be an integral
part of mechanized claims processing and information retrieval
systems and are therefore eligible for enhanced funding under this
subpart. Incentive funding will be available at the (full enhanced
funding percentage rate) in State expenditures for the design,
development, installation, enhancement, replacement, and other
substantial modifications approved as part of the Advance Planning
Process."
3)
Incorporate the following language into USDA FNS Code of Federal
Regulations:
"Once a State is certified as having met the requirements for
enhanced funding, incentive funding will be available at the (full
enhanced funding percentage rate) in State expenditures for the
design, development, installation, enhancement, replacement, and
other substantial modifications approved as part of the Advance
Planning Process."
4)
Amend Public Law 101-624 "Mickey Leland Domestic Hunger Relief Act"
section 1752 to restore the enhanced funding rate to 75 percent and
reinstate incentive to a level that will be available at the (full
enhanced funding percentage rate) in State expenditures for the
design, development, installation, enhancement, replacement, and
other substantial modifications approved as part of the Advance
Planning Process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW maintains that a system with the most modern
technology will allow Eligibility Technicians to process eligibility
decisions expeditiously.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW maintains that these more expeditious
eligibility decisions will allow additional time for the Eligibility
Technicians to assist families toward self-sufficiency.
Resolution Number 2
page 4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW maintains that addressing the self-sufficiency
issue will reduce the welfare roles by encouraging and empowering people
to work.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED:
The Alaska Chapter of NEW maintains that enhanced federal financial
participation for the enhancement or replacement of certified FAMIS
systems will realize a significant reduction in federal fiscal
responsibility for the administration of Public Assistance programs.
Authored by:
Pat Foglia
Carol Goldsmith
Jack O'Brien
Angela Shemel
Submitted by:
The Board of Directors
Alaska Chapter of NEW
Anchorage, Alaska
Angela M. Shemel, President, Anchorage
Estrelita Redden, President-Elect, Fairbanks
Jaime Carter, Secretary, Fairbanks
Jim Reecamper, Treasurer, Anchorage
Pat Foglia, Past President, Anchorage
Judith Thomson, Parliamentarian, Fairbanks
Linda Dawson, Board Member, Ketchikan
Carol Goldsmith, Board Member, Anchorage
Terri Hamm, Board Member, Bethel
Cheryl Howard, Board Member, Sitka
Gwen McCormick, Board Member, Kodiak
Petra McDowell, Board Member, Ketchikan
Robert Vatter, Board Member, Fairbanks
Sharron Wasser, Board Member, Fairbanks
Joanne Yager, Board Member, Bethel
Resolution Number 2
page 5
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*
* ) WORKERS *
*
THE
NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY
WORKERS ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS
THE
the
17th ANNUAL
TRAINING
CONFERENCE
AUGUST 19 - 21, 1992
RADISSON INN
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
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THE
NATIONAL
ELIGIBILITY
WORKERS
ASSOCIATION
* * WORKERS' *
BYLAWS
© GOE 5 748
Proclamation
Whereas the number of families and individuals needing public
assistance from the AFDC, Food Stamp, and Medicaid programs
has been increasing to unprecedented numbers; and
Whereas the nation's eligibility workers have been in the
forefront of public efforts to meet that need; and
Whereas this extraordinary effort has in some instances
doubled and tripled the workload of those on the front lines,
Therefore, be it resolved that the APWA National Council of State
Human Service Administrators commends and honors the
nation's eligibility workers for their extraordinary efforts
over the last several years.
The American Public Welfare Association
presents the
Leadership in Human Services Award
to the nation's eligibility workers
in recognition of their extraordinary efforts
during the recession to meet the
unprecedented needs of
poor families and individuals
April 8, 1992
Washington, D.C.
V'S NI 04117
APWA
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THE NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY WORKERS ASSOCIATION
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SPRING 1992
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"Heroes of the Recession" Honored
Washington, D.C.
and one child in 7
-- April 8, 1992
Proclamation
receives AFDC.
"A recession doesn't
"The numbers reflect
have many heroes,"
devastation for
Larry Jackson, chair
families," Jackson
of the National
Whereas the number of families and individuals needing public
said. "They also
Council of State
assistance from the AFDC, Food Stamp, and Medicaid programs
represent an
has neen increasing to unprecedented numbers; and
Human Service
extraordinary
Administrators, said,
Whereas the nation's eligibility workers have been in the
challenge to
"but today we are
forefront of public efforts to meet that need; and
eligibility workers,
honoring individuals
those on the front
who are truly heroes
Whereas this extraordinary effort has in some instances
lines in meeting the
and heroines: the
doubled and tripled the workload of those on the front lines,
needs for
nation's eligibility
assistance." He
workers."
Therefore, be it resolved that the APWA National Council of State
noted that in some
Human Service Administrators commends and honors the
jurisdictions worker
Jackson,
nation's eligibility workers for their extraordinary efforts
caseloads have risen
Commissioner of the
over the last several years.
by as much as 200
Virginia Department
percent in the last
of Social Services,
The American Public Welfare Association
two years.
presented the
presents the
American Public
Accepting the award
Leadership in Human Services Award
Welfare Association
on behalf of the
Leadership in
to the nation's elgibility workers
eligibility workers
Human Services
were Betty L.
Award to the state
in recognition of their extraordinary efforts
Strecker, North
and local employees
during the recession to meet the
Dakota's Medicaid
who work with
unprecedented needs of
program director
individuals and
poor families and individuals.
and president of the
families who need
National Eligibility
public assistance
Workers Association,
April 8, 1992
including Aid for
and individual case
Families with
Washington, D.C.
workers from the
Dependent Children
Virginia Department
and food stamps.
APWA
of Social Services,
Since July 1989
Maryland
national need for
Department of
such assistance has skyrocketed, to the point
Human Resources, and Washington D.C.
where one American in 10 receives food stamps
Department of Human Services.
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SUMMER 1993
"NEW VISIONS OF CHANGE"
BALTIMORE '93 Is THE PLACE To SEE
THE EXCITEMENT IS STILL BUILDING!
A contemporary blend of traditional and modern makes
City Life Museums feature the homes of Declaration of
Baltimore comparable to no other city. Towering glass mixes
Independence signer Charles Carroll, American painter
with traditional neighborhood rowhouses and white marble
Rembrandt Peale, H.L. Mencken as well as other 19th-centu-
steps to produce a city with something for everyone.
ry restored and reconstructed dwellings. The homes of Babe
The excursion begins with a panoramic view of
Ruth, baseball great; Edgar Allan Poe, one of America's most
Baltimore's skyline. See the Inner Harbor, the city. and
renowned authors; and Mary Pickersgill who sewed the flag
beyond to the Chesapeake Bay from the Top of the World on
that flew over Ft. McHenry as Francis Scott Key wrote the
the 27th floor of the World Trade Center within easy walking
Star Spangled Banner, are also open for visitors to explore.
distance of our conference hotel. The Top of the World fea-
Climb aboard trains in the B&O Railroad Museum, home
tures a variety of exciting Sister Cities exhibits and hands-on
of the nation's first common carrier railroad. Discover
displays in addition to a bird's eye view of the city.
Antique Row, a treasure trove for those who seek souvenirs
Stroll the brick-lined promenade around Baltimore's
of the past. Walk the ramparts of Ft. McHenry, where a
famous breathtaking Inner Harbor and enjoy world-class
fiercely fought battle with the British in 1812 inspired
attractions, browsing and dining, fountains, gardens and a
Francis Scott Key to write the National Anthem.
sparkling waterfront filled with ships, paddle boats, and
And if sports are your thing, Baltimore enjoys its status as
water taxis.
a first-class sports town and offers a variety throughout the
Explore the undersea wonders and visit an array of crea-
year. During our conference time you may be able to attend a
tures in habitats in the lush tropical rain forest of the
game at the city's highly acclaimed baseball stadium, Oriole
National Aquarium where you can venture below the sea at
Park at Camden Yards, or join lady luck who is the queen
one of the world's most sophisticated aquariums. There are
when the horses run at Pimlico Race Course. home of the
also more than 5,000 marine and freshwater animals in 12
Preakness Stakes.
major themed exhibits along with fantastic coral reef and the
Looking for a city that's interesting, different. fun, excit-
majesty of beluga whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in
ing, memorable? Then I strongly suggest you plan to be at
the new Marine Mammal Pavilion. Climb the wooden decks
your NEW Conference where BALTIMORE '93 IS THE PLACE
of the first ship commissioned in the U.S. Navy - United
TO BE! Hoping to see you there August 17-20!
States Frigate "Constellation." Built and launched from
Baltimore in 1797, she served with distinction for nearly a
century and a half and is the oldest American warship con-
Lynn R. Odellas
tinuously afloat. The decks of the United States Submarine
Board Member
"Torsk" also welcome you.
Shop in the twin pavilions of Harborplace and the multi-
level Gallery at Harborplace, a modern mecca of food, fashion
and style. Discover hands-on exhibits and watch fascinating
shows in the Davis Planetarium and the IMAX theater at the
Maryland Science Center.
Dine in elegant restaurants, penthouse dining rooms, col-
orful outdoor cafes, casual crabhouses or at one of the many
eateries in ethnic neighborhoods for which the city is noted.
MYS
ERY TOURS
Endless options for scrumptious food evolve from Baltimore's
population which blends the heritages of many countries to
produce a glorious array of international cuisines as well as
native Maryland seafood specialties.
Tuesday, August 17 will be an intriguing day for
After dark. options range from first-rate theatre and sym-
Baltimore Conference attendees! The mystery and sus-
phony-to performances by big name musical stars-to
pense that surround CASABLANCA will be part of our
dancing at one of many nightclubs-to showtime underneath
conference's first evening ice breaker with a murder plot
a waterfront tent at the Pier Six Concert Pavilion. Pub-hop in
suppled by Bogie's Mystery Tours. It takes place at a High
historic Fell's Point and Federal Hill or enjoy a moonlight
School Reunion of the Class of 1956. All are invited to
cruise or one of the area's exciting dinner theaters.
The Maryland Historical Society is the guardian of the
attend wearing the attire of the 50's, adding to the mood
original manuscript of the National Anthem and a priceless
and feeling of suspense.
collection of furniture, silver and paintings. The Baltimore
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THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING!
BALTIMORE WELCOMES NEW!
BALTIMORE '93 IS THE PLACE TO BE
DON'T BE A CRAB!
Snce its 1729 founding, the city of Baltimore has come a
Don't Be A Crab. Come to Baltimore and Be a "NEW" You on
long way. It has been penned as "The Most Livable Major City in
August 18-20, 1993, at the Eighteenth Annual NEW Training
the U.S.". The city covers 92 square miles and the 1990 census
Conference, Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel, 110 S.
showed its population to be 736,014. The city's name is derived
Eutaw St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Phone 1-800-228-9290.
from the name of the Proprietary's Irish Barony. In Gaelic, the
You can find this NEW vision of you by attending the many
word means "town of the great house." Native residents of the
workshops that are planned just for your personal and
city are called "Baltimoreans."
professional growth. Some of these wonderful sessions are:
One can get to Baltimore several different ways (depending
"Knowing Yourself By Your Gifts"
on your point of origin) - by car, by bus, by rail and/or by plane.
"Investing in Yourself"
The most exciting route is to fly into the Baltimore/Washington
"Health Issues in the Workplace"
International Airport (BWI) where an alternative to browsing
"Total Quality Management"
through magazine racks is offered. Now, while passengers await
"Interviewing Skills - Beyond the Gut Reaction"
their flights (or for anyone seeking an interesting stop during
"What's in Store for Welfare Departments"
the day) there is a unique opportunity to explore a bit of
"AFDC Waivers"
Maryland's past at the historic Benson-Hammond House.
"Jobs"
BWI Airport is built on 3,200 acres of land which had been
"Medicaid"
used for truck farming since the early 1800's. A restored 19th
This is your chance to hear it from Washington, DC. If this
century farm and museum on the National Register of Historic
sample isn't enough to "crab" you away from your office and
Places, the Benson-Hammond House is the only dwelling which
home, we promise an excellent lineup of dignitaries and opening
survived the airport construction in 1947. And, it is the only
and closing keynoters. But, we're not giving away all our lures
existing historic house adjacent to a major international airport
yet. Watch for the pre-conference flyer that should be in your
anywhere in the United States! The house contains four period
claws very soon.
rooms, the Linda Brown Bielas and Dorothy Ward Doll
You crafty crabs are now wondering how much becoming an
Collection, and a museum of Anne Arundel County history.
"Un-Crab" is going to cost you, right?
Directions to the house are available at the information desk
Hotel: $85.00 single
105.00 triple and concierge floor
adjacent to the Benson-Hammond House display BWI upper
$95.00 double
115.00 quad
level Pier C. Complimentary transportation is available from the
Direct bills may be arranged by sending requests to Judy
terminal. The house and its "Browse and Buy Shoppe" are open
Gronke by July 1. Room rates are good for August 15-22.
Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Mondays by
Note: In the state of Maryland, there is no tax exemption if an
appointment only.
individual pays his own bill claiming to be a government
Once you have arrived in Baltimore, getting in and out and
employee. The governmental agency must pay the bill. The
around the town can be an interesting and exciting experience.
exemption only applies to federal employees or employees of the
Walking around from the Marriott Hotel offers you an
state of Maryland.
opportunity to feel a bit like a native. Oriole Park at Camden
Pre-Registration Rates:
Yards stadium is directly adjacent to the hotel. Lexington
$145.00 full conference
$80.00 8/19/93 daily (2 meals)
Market and Lexington Street Mall can be reached by using
70.00 8/18/93 daily (no meals)
50.00 8/20/93 daily (1 meal)
another direction; the University of Maryland Hospital and
For more information contact:
School of Social Work can be reached by using another
direction; and the World Trade Center, Convention Center,
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Baltimore Arena and the Inner Harbor can be accessed with a
Karen Eggleston, Wisconsin, Chair, 608-252-0252 ext. 275
leisurely stroll in still another direction.
Kitty Brown, Minnesota, 612-347-6245
For further explorations within the city, there are always
Terry Feren, Nevada, 702-688-2200
taxis galore; limousines: numerous automobile rental agencies;
Pat Foglia, Alaska, 907-272-9342
the metro subway system and public bus transportation.
Susan Lieb, Rhode Island, 401-464-3010
Through the Tourist Passport Program, visitors can purchase a
Christeen Orozco, California, 510-646-2152
1-day pass good for unlimited travel (within a specified zone
SITE COMMITTEE:
area) valid on buses and the metro subway for $3.00 per day.
Ginny Mustain, Virginia, Chair, 703-792-4328
Be sure to read your next edition of "Directions" for further
Jessie Hall, Maryland, 301-361-3704
confirmation of the fact that "Baltimore '93 Is The Place To Be!"
Lynn Odellas, Maryland, 804-528-3214
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