2006 Policy Primer Series
Texas Public Policy Foundation
 

July 28, 2006
A Decade After Welfare Reform
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In 1996, the United States Congress passed sweeping welfare reform legislation that fundamentally changed the welfare system across the country. Texas has often been recognized as a leader in welfare reform efforts and continues to look for new opportunities to fulfill these goals. This policy event explored the lessons of welfare reform around the country and in Texas. The panel discussed opportunities for additional reform, including models for improving other health and human services programs.

Speakers included:

  • State Rep. John Davis
  • Nationak welfare reform expert Jason Turner
  • Larry Temple, executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission
  • Don Baylor, policy analyst, Center for Public Policy Priorities


    The panel was moderated by Mary Katherine Stout, the director of the Center for Health Care Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

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