Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Donna Shalala, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Friday, February 6, 1998
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)

The 1996 welfare reform bill will result in fundamental changes in state welfare programs, including time limits, tough sanctions, and reforms designed to divert applicants from welfare. What happens to people after they lose welfare due to time limits or sanctions, or if they are "diverted" from coming on the rolls? The Honorable Donna Shalala, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will keynote the conference series. Next, two researchers will describe recent findings from evaluations that examine the effects of policies that remove people from welfare. Finally, a state administrator, a federal policymaker, and a national journalist will comment on these findings.

12:45	Registration and Check In
1:00	Conference
	Keynote Speech	The Hon. Donna Shalala, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services		Remarks
	Panel 1: Recent Research
		Judith Gueron, President, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation		Remarks
		Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York University, and author, The New Paternalism (Brookings, 1997)		Remarks
	Panel 2: State, Federal, and Media Reactions
		Jason DeParle, Correspondent, Washington Bureau, The New York Times
		Don Winstead, Welfare Reform Administrator, Florida Department of Children & Families		Paper
		Ron Haskins, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Human Resources of the House Ways and Means Committee
	Moderator	Douglas Besharov, Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Affairs; Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute