HB 2546-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Requires the employment security department to submit quarterly reports to the legislature about the earnings of WorkFirst participants who have found unsubsidized paid employment.

     Requires the department of social and health services to submit to the legislature, on a yearly basis, a report that details the percentage of people who have returned to the temporary assistance for needy families program.

     Requires the report to include the number of families who have left the temporary assistance for needy families program now receiving unemployment compensation.

     Directs the department of social and health services to develop informational materials that educate families about the difference between cash assistance and work support benefits.

     Requires the department of social and health services to convene a working group that includes stakeholders and recipients of public assistance to establish basic customer service performance measures and goals.