WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force, Legislative-Executive

The Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force (Poverty Reduction Task Force), was established by HB 1482 (2018 Legislative Session). As directed, the new Poverty Reduction Task Force will pick up the portfolio of the previous task force and include the topic of intergenerational poverty.

The task force serves as a platform for legislative and executive branches to oversee the operation of the WorkFirst and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, and determine evidence-based outcome measures for the WorkFirst program. The task force also develops and monitors strategies to prevent and address adverse childhood experiences and reduce intergenerational poverty. The task force serves as an advisory capacity to recommend policy actions to the governor and the legislature to effectively reduce intergenerational poverty and promote and encourage self-sufficiency.

Members

See list of members

• Jim Baumgart, Office of the Governor
• Nicole Rose, Department of Children, Youth, and Families
• Michelle Caldier, Washington State House of Representatives
• Jeannie Darneille, Washington State Senate
• Manka Dhingra, Washington State Senate
• Erin Frasier, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
• Mia Gregerson, Washington State House of Representatives
• James Harms, Department of Corrections
• Mona Johnson, Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction
• Christine Kilduff, Washington State House of Representatives
• Diane Klontz, Department of Commerce
• Gina Mosbrucker, Washington State House of Representatives
• Mystique Hurtado, Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
• Nam Nguyen, Asian Pacific Islander Commission
• Daisye Orr, Department of Health
• Rich Pannkuk, Office of Financial Management
• Ed Prince, Washington State Commission on African American Affairs
• Tim Probst, Employment Security Department
• Maria Siguenza, Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs
• David Stillman, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Cheryl Strange, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Maureen Walsh, Washington State Senate
• Hans Zeiger, Washington State Senate

Meetings

August 26, 2019

• Agenda
• Presentation: A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
• Materials:
  • Advisory committee membership roster
  • Preliminary recommendations
• Meeting slides:
  • August 26 meeting 
  • Child Care Subsidy Transition
  • Drivers of homelessness, and what works to bring people inside

May 28, 2019

• Agenda
• Notes
• Meeting slides
• Presentation: Reducing Poverty and Inequity in Washington

February 25, 2019

• Agenda
• Notes
• Presentation: Fueling Change for Children and Families

November 26, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting slides
• Notes
• Materials:
  • Working relationship proposal
  • WorkFirst Performance Chartbook
  • 2015 TANF Time Limit Data
  • 2016 TANF Time Limit Data
  • 2017 TANF Time Limit Data
  • TANF Time Limit Comparison
  • TANF publications list

October 1, 2018

• Agenda
• Meeting slides
• Notes
• Materials:
  • Legislation (E3SHB 1482)
  • Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Oversight Task Force
  • Governor's Directive 17-13
  • Comparison matrix
  • Membership comparison
  • Considerations for merging groups
  • Washington poverty data
  • Restoring the American Dream publication

Resources

• Poverty Reduction Workgroup Interim Progress Report - Oct. 2018
• HB 1482: Establishing the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force
• Report to the legislature: TANF Pre-2011 WorkFirst priorities
• Utah's Annual Report on intergeneration poverty, welfare dependency and the use of public assistance (2018)