Appendix A: Ticket to Work Timeline and Rollout Phase
| Time Period | Implementation Activity or Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1999 | |
| December 17 | Ticket Act enacted, establishing Ticket to Work Program |
| 2000 | |
| Throughout Year | SSA Office of Employment Support Programs (OESP) begins to develop principal policies and rules in consultation with SSA deputy commissioners |
| August to December | Draft Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) negotiated with the Office of Management and Budget |
| September 29 | The Program Manager contract was signed with MAXIMUS, Inc. |
| November 13 | Selection of 13 Phase 1 states announced |
| December 28 | NPRM published, starting the 60-day public comment period |
| 2001 | |
| Throughout Year | Recommendations for resolving major issues raised by public comment on the NPRM were considered by deputy commissioners |
| February 26 | NPRM public comment period ended. SSA received comments from over 400 interested parties, including federal, state, and local agencies; employers; organizations and advocates for people with disabilities, rehabilitation service providers, disability beneficiaries; and others. |
| April 13 | Request for Proposals on EN contracts were published |
| October to December | Draft final Ticket to Work regulations published |
| 2002 | |
| February | Selection of Phase 2 and 3 state announced |
| February 5 | Phase 1 begins. Tickets were released to 10 percent of the eligible beneficiaries in Phase 1 states |
| April | Tickets were released to an additional 20 percent of the eligible beneficiaries in the Phase 1 states |
| May | Tickets were released to an additional 30 percent of the eligible beneficiaries in the Phase 1 states |
| June | Tickets were released to the final 40 percent of the eligible beneficiaries in the Phase 1 states |
| November | Phase 2 begins. Tickets were distributed gradually. Ten percent of the Tickets were mailed each month from November 2002 through September 2003 (no tickets were mailed in December). |
| 2003 | |
| May 29 | Contract was awarded to Mathematica and Cornell for the Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program, Part A |
| May 29 | Contract was awarded to Mathematica and Cornell for the Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program, Part B, Survey Data Collection |
| June | National Beneficiary Survey sample was drawn for Round 1 |
| October | Participant sample was drawn for Round 1 |
| November | Phase 3 begins. Tickets were distributed gradually. Ten percent of the Tickets were mailed each month from November 2003 through September 2004 (no tickets were mailed in December). |
| 2004 | |
| February 24 | National Beneficiary Survey, Round 1 data collection began |
| June | National Beneficiary Survey sample was drawn for Round 2 |
| September 30 | National Beneficiary Survey, Round 1 data collection ended |
| 2005 | |
| February 7 | National Beneficiary Survey, Round 2 data collection began |
| June | National Beneficiary Survey sample was drawn for Round 3 |
| September 30 | National Beneficiary Survey, Round 2 data collection ended |
| Phase 1: 13 States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Colorado Delaware Florida Illinois |
Iowa Massachusetts New York Oklahoma |
Oregon South Carolina Vermont Wisconsin |
| Phase 2: 20 States + the District of Columbia | ||
| Alaska Arkansas Connecticut District of Columbia Georgia Indiana Kansas |
Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nevada |
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Tennessee Virginia |
| Phase 3: 17 States + the U.S. Territories | ||
| Alabama California Hawaii Idaho Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska North Carolina |
Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Utah Washington West Virginia Wyoming |
American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands |