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HHS proposes $12 program minimum wage for senior training program to use federal grant funds more fully
Summary
Department witnesses told the House Human Services Committee HB 1066 would let the state set a programmatic minimum wage for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CSEP) participants so more of a $480,000 federal grant can be used for training and administrative costs rather than returned unused.
The Department of Health and Human Services asked the House Human Services Committee to approve House Bill 1066, a bill to allow the department to establish a state programmatic minimum wage for participants in the federally funded Senior Community Service Employment Program, saying a higher wage should increase participation and let North Dakota use more of an existing federal grant.
"North Dakota receives $7,800,000 per year under the Older Americans Act," said Jim Fleming, interim director of the vocational rehabilitation section and director of the child support section, while presenting the department request. He told the committee the specific CSEP grant is "$480,000 per year in federal funds." Under current federal rules,…
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