2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 11-1002 - Maryland Workforce Corporation

§11-1002.

(a) There is a Maryland Workforce Corporation.

(b) The Corporation is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.

(c) The purpose of the Corporation is to:

(1) work in coordination with the Department and other State agencies to establish a plan and framework for innovative, demand-driven programs across the State that will give Maryland workers the opportunity to acquire and develop the education and skills needed to participate fully in the workforce;

(2) solicit, acquire, and coordinate private and public funding to assure a reliable funding stream for the programs developed under this subtitle;

(3) obtain resources for the statewide workforce programs developed under this subtitle from private and public sources including:

(i) local workforce investment boards;

(ii) community colleges;

(iii) adult learning programs;

(iv) correctional education and vocational programs;

(v) the Department of Human Resources;

(vi) the Department of Business and Economic Development;

(vii) the Higher Education Commission; and

(viii) the Department;

(4) administer the programs developed under this subtitle in accordance with the plan developed under item (1) of this subsection;

(5) provide grants, funding, and other assistance to support the programs developed under this subtitle;

(6) contract with training providers to conduct education and skills training programs;

(7) act as a research and development resource in finding solutions for new and emerging workforce issues; and

(8) evaluate the effectiveness of the programs developed under this subtitle.