deval l. patrick, governor timothy p. murray, lieutenant governor joanne f. goldstein, secretary...
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The TAA ProgramThe TAA Program
Deval L. Patrick, GovernorTimothy P. Murray, Lieutenant Governor
Joanne F. Goldstein, Secretary
Michael Taylor, DirectorDivision of Career Services
Judith L. Cicatiello, Director, Division of Unemployment Assistance
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Six Week Extension of TAA Program On December 29, 2010, the President signed the bill to extend the 2009 Amendments that were scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010, including the HCTC provisions. Please note that this bill also delays the effective date of the merit staffing requirements in the new TAA Regulations (20 CFR 618.890(b)) until no earlier than February 12, 2011. In effect, this legislation substitutes February 13, 2011 for December 31, 2010 (and December 15th for merit staff).
Workers covered by certifications for petitions filed before February 13, 2011 will continue to be eligible for benefits available under the 2009 amendments.
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If the expanded TAA Program does continue…
All current rules and expansions which began for all petitions certified after May 18, 2009 will stay in existence.
This includes:• 26 week deadlines for TRA eligibility• Training full-time or part-time, although full-time
training is required in order to meet TRA eligibility requirements.
• 78 weeks of Additional TRA• tax credits for 80% of the monthly health insurance
premium they pay. Qualifying insurance coverage includes COBRA, state COBRA, continuing individual coverage or other state-qualified plans.
• RTAA (ReEmployment Trade Adjustment Assistance)• Apprenticeship Training• Incumbent worker training
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If the expanded TAA Program does not continue…Reversion to the former TAA parameters will result for Petition FILED on or after {an effective date}; those rules in effect prior to May 18, 2009 will include:
• The 8/16 deadlines for TRA benefits • Use of good cause provisions no longer in use• Non inclusion of service industry, public sector, etc. as
potentially eligible;• a reduction in Additional TRA benefits from 78 weeks to 52
weeks• No TRA election• No earnings disregard• Only the ATAA program-non continuation of RTAA program• a reduction in available training funds; and• a reduction from the 80% to 65% for the HCTC.
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TAA Petition Activity (New v. Old Law)Type of Certification (Primary) % of Certification
under NEW lawType of
Certification (Primary) under
OLD Law
Company Imports of Articles 8% 14%
Company Imports of Services 2%
Customer Imports of Articles 11% 19%
Customer Imports of Services <1%
Imports of Finished Articles containing Like or Directly Competitive Components
0%
Imports of Finished Articles Containing Foreign Components
<1%
Imports of Articles Produced Using Worker Services
0%
Increased aggregate imports 2% 6%
Shift in Production 42% 29%
Acquisition of Articles from a Foreign Country 5%
Shift in Services 8%
Acquisition of Services from a Foreign Country 4%
Public Agency 0%
International Trade Commission Determination 1%
Actual/Likely Increase in Imports Following a Shift Abroad
14%
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TAA Petition Activity –Secondary Workers
Type of Certification (Secondary)
% of Certification
under NEW law
Secondary Component Supplier
13%
Secondary Service Supplier
3%
Downstream Producer
1%
Type of Certification (Secondary)
% of Certification
under OLD law
Upstream Supplier of TAA Certified
Primary Firm
18%
Downstream Producer for TAA Certified Primary
Firm
<1%
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TAA FY 2007 TAA FY 2008 TAA FY 2009 TAA FY 2010 TAA FY 2011FY (October 1-September 30)
Petition Determinations by Trade Fiscal YearRevised: 12/31/2010
Filed
Certified
Denied/Terminated
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DOL Investigations for MAAvg Days from File Date to Certified Date
Please note: DOL conducts all investigations
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Days
Avg Days
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MA Funding
Federal Fiscal Year
TAA Program Amount
TRA/ATAA Allotment
TAA10 $12,056,206.00 $9,345,000.00
TAA09 $17,006,838.00 $5,550,000
TAA08 $8,068,312 $12,569,000
TAA07 $6,139,228.00 $11,537,800
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Benefits/Services SummaryParticipants
(July 1-June 30)
Benefits/Services
FY09 FY10 FY 11
Enrolled 3213 2963 1693
Training 2431 2513 1476
Job Search Allowance 0 1 0
Relocation Allowance 0 5 0
Transportation Allowance
169 178 118
Subsistence Allowance
9 4 1
Co-Enrolled with WIA 71% 71% 69%
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TAA Training Determinations(% approved v. Denied)
TAA Training Determinations
0200400600800
100012001400160018002000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Calendar Years
Tot
als
TotalApprovedDenied
97%
%
97%
%
v
97%
%
96%
%96%
%
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Training Request Processing Timeframes
2.5 2.42.9
4.24.5
6.4
5.2
6.1
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8.7
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Calendar Year
Aver
age
Days
Approved Denied
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FY 11 to Date-Training & Waiver Requests
TAA Training and Waivers
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10Month-Year
Num
ber
of A
pplic
atio
n Su
bmit
tals
and
Det
erm
inat
ions
Training Packages Submitted
Training Package Determinations
Waivers Submitted
Waiver Determinations
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TAA FY10 Goals (FY 11 not published yet)
Average Earnings$13,319---ReEmployment Rate 64.9%---Retention Rate 87.3%
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TAA Unit’s Initiatives for 2010-2011
Vendor awareness
Increased co-enrollment efforts-maximize resources
Quest
Consistency-Quality Improvement-Communication
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Working Together
Division of Career Services (DCS)
Administers TAA benefits
One-Stop Career Centers (OSCC)
Provide employment and case management
services Division of Unemployment
Assistance (DUA)
Administers TRA benefits
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Q & A