§5B-2B-4. — Duties of the workforce investment council.
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§5B-2B-4. Duties of the workforce investment council.
(a) The council shall assist the governor in the:
(1) Development and revision of a strategic five-year state workforce investment plan, including the establishment of an overall workforce investment public agenda with goals and benchmarks of success for the state, state agencies and for local workforce investment boards;
(2) Development and continuous improvement of a statewide system of workforce investment activities including:
(A) Development of linkages in order to assure coordination and nonduplication of services and activities of workforce investment programs conducted by various entities in the state; and
(B) The review of strategic plans created and submitted by local workforce investment boards;
(3) Commenting at least annually on the measures taken by the state pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §2323;
(4) Designation and revision of local workforce investment areas;
(5) Development and revision of allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to local areas;
(6) Development and continuous improvement of comprehensive state performance measures, including state adjusted levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the workforce investment activities in the state;
(7) Preparation of the annual report to the secretary of labor as required by the Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. §2871;
(8) Development and continued improvement of a statewide employment statistics system; and
(9) Development and revision of an application for workforce investment incentive grants.
(b) The council shall make a report to the legislative oversight commission on or before the fifteenth day of January of each year detailing: (1) All the publicly funded workforce investment programs operating in the state, including the amount of federal and state funds expended by each program, how the funds are spent and the resulting improvement to the workforce; (2) the council's recommendations concerning future use of funds for workforce investment programs; (3) the council's analysis of operations of local workforce investment programs; (4) the council's recommendations for the establishment of an overall workforce investment public agenda with goals and benchmarks of success for the state, state agencies and for local workforce investment boards; and (5) any other information the commission may require.
(a) The council shall assist the governor in the:
(1) Development and revision of a strategic five-year state workforce investment plan, including the establishment of an overall workforce investment public agenda with goals and benchmarks of success for the state, state agencies and for local workforce investment boards;
(2) Development and continuous improvement of a statewide system of workforce investment activities including:
(A) Development of linkages in order to assure coordination and nonduplication of services and activities of workforce investment programs conducted by various entities in the state; and
(B) The review of strategic plans created and submitted by local workforce investment boards;
(3) Commenting at least annually on the measures taken by the state pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §2323;
(4) Designation and revision of local workforce investment areas;
(5) Development and revision of allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to local areas;
(6) Development and continuous improvement of comprehensive state performance measures, including state adjusted levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the workforce investment activities in the state;
(7) Preparation of the annual report to the secretary of labor as required by the Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. §2871;
(8) Development and continued improvement of a statewide employment statistics system; and
(9) Development and revision of an application for workforce investment incentive grants.
(b) The council shall make a report to the legislative oversight commission on or before the fifteenth day of January of each year detailing: (1) All the publicly funded workforce investment programs operating in the state, including the amount of federal and state funds expended by each program, how the funds are spent and the resulting improvement to the workforce; (2) the council's recommendations concerning future use of funds for workforce investment programs; (3) the council's analysis of operations of local workforce investment programs; (4) the council's recommendations for the establishment of an overall workforce investment public agenda with goals and benchmarks of success for the state, state agencies and for local workforce investment boards; and (5) any other information the commission may require.