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%

7

53

38

23

61

46

19

105

50

25

6470

10 1914

20

20

40

60

80

100

120

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

0

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

7

8.7

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Oct-10 Nov-10 Dec-10Month-Year

Num

ber

of A

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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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