2016 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 24 - (Labor) WORKER ADJUSTMENT ACT
841 - Regional and demonstration projects.

   841.    Regional  and  demonstration  projects.  1.  Demonstration
  projects. (a) The  state  unit  shall  conduct  statewide  projects  and
  demonstration programs to address the needs of distressed industries and
  to provide for projects that would lead to the development of innovative
  strategies to meet the needs of dislocated workers.
(b)  Such  projects shall emphasize retraining, and include counseling
  and assessment components.
(c) Funding for such projects shall be allocated  through  a  contract
  process  subject to the state plan and in coordination with the substate
  grantees affected.
(d) Funding for projects and  programs  shall  be  made  available  in
  annual rounds, by December thirty-first of each fiscal year beginning in
  nineteen  hundred eighty-nine.  The department shall, by rule, establish
  a solicitation and award evaluation process for funds made available for
  this purpose. Such  rules  shall  specify  the  criteria  by  which  the
  department  shall  evaluate  proposals and determine which shall receive
  funding. The evaluation  process  shall  consider  the  ability  of  the
  provider   to   accomplish  the  proposal  based  on  past  performance,
  administrative capability and fiscal responsibility, the  innovativeness
  of  the  proposal,  the expected improvement in the delivery of services
  within the area served by the substate  grantee,  the  extent  to  which
  elements of the proposal may be replicated in other service areas within
  the  state,  and  such other factors as the commissioner shall, by rule,
  prescribe.
2.  Regional  projects.    The  state  unit  shall  provide   extended
  retraining   and   basic  readjustment  services  directly  through  the
  department, through awards to substate grantees or through awards by the
  department to service providers. Substate grantees shall have preference
  in receiving such grants. Such grants shall be made available from funds
  allocated to the state pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision four  of
  section  eight  hundred forty-seven of this article and shall be subject
  to such requirements as are imposed by section eight hundred forty-seven
  of this article.