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work 40 hours per week to receive
funds, reduced the number of welfare
to-work participants in school.
“When the federal government ended
the option, many needy TANF recipi
ents found that they couldn’t possibly
work 40 hours a week in low-payingjobs
and still finish their degrees,” she said
in the release. “Consequently, they
were forced to quit college, meaning
that they could no longer hope to ac
quire the skills and credentials required
for better jobs.”
Before the TANF reform, 44.4 percent
of welfare-to-work participants were in
education or training programs. After
the reform, 27.5 percent of those partic
ipants dropped out of the program, ac
cording to the Oregon Students of Color
Coalition, which has led major lobbying
efforts on behalf of the bill.
But with the new “Parents as
Scholars” bill, a full-time class sched
ule would count toward the 40-hour
work requirement.
OSCC co-chairwoman Brenda Si
fuentez said the bill is important be
cause it will help needy families at
tend school while working part-time
— and they will still qualify for
TANF assistance.
“It would increase the access to edu
cation for family members,” she said. “If
this didn’t pass, what could happen is
those parents wouldn’t be able to attend
the University, and they’d get stuck with
alow-payingjob.”
Oregon Student Association spokes
woman Amelie Welden said if die bill
passes it would affect about 1 percent of
TANF recipients, or 187 families. Of
these families, Welden said the bill
would mostly give a second chance to
many TANF recipients who have been
forced out of school after the 40-hour
work week requirement.
“It’s more about allowing people to go
to school,” she said.
Lonn Hoklin, spokesman for Rafoury,
said the bipartisan bill is expected to do
well in the Senate, which is its next des
tination in the lawmaking process.
“We’re very hopeful that the Senate
will look at it very favorably,” he said.
Contarcct the news editor
at janmontry@dailyemerald.com.
Average yearly income by educational attainment, 1999
$60,000 r
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
Men Women Men Women Men Women
High school Associate's Bachelor's
diploma degree degree
Adelle Lennox Emerald
SOURCE: Oregon Student Association
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