2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 49 - Workforce Preparation Evaluation Act
982 - Evaluation.

§ 982. Evaluation.  1.  The  evaluation component of each program plan
shall, at a minimum, include the following:
  (a) a statement on legislative history and intent;
  (b) a  statement  of  program  objectives  which  identifies  outcomes
attributable   to  the  program,  anticipated  performance  levels,  and
indicators of the effectiveness of the program;
  (c) defined quantitative measures which will be included  as  part  of
the  evaluation  report  including, but not limited to, a description of
the   targeted   population,   criteria   for   participant   selection,
demographics on participants, measures of program activity, inventory of
services provided, and budget information on programs and administrative
expenditures  including,  but not limited to, costs per participant. For
those programs where an objective is job placement, data  shall  include
information on the occupations which participants enter, the rate of job
retention,  pre-program  wage earnings and post-program wage earnings as
well as other appropriate measures which indicate the  extent  to  which
program activities meet program objectives. For those programs where the
objectives  are  other  than job placement, such as youth employment and
training programs, occupationally  related  basic  competency  programs,
programs  which  provide  services  supporting  individuals in jobs, and
employee skills upgrading programs, data shall, at a minimum,  represent
measures  which  indicate  the  extent  to which program activities meet
program objectives.  Other  performance  indicators  that  appropriately
describe  the  effect  of  the program and data which reflects follow-up
activity appropriate to the services provided shall also be included  as
part of the evaluation report;
  (d)  a  statement  of methodology which will result in a comparison of
program outcomes against program objectives; and
  (e) any additional evaluation information as may be required by law.
  2. (a) The evaluation report for each  workforce  preparation  program
shall  be submitted to the job training coordinating council, as defined
in subdivision two of section nine hundred seventy-one of this  chapter,
for review and recommendation.
  (b)  The  report  shall include, at a minimum, all program data and an
analysis which compares performance outcomes against program  objectives
as  specified  in  the  evaluation component of the program plan defined
herein and shall include an evaluation of  activity  for  the  completed
program  year  immediately  preceding  the issuance of the report and an
interim evaluation of current program year activity if applicable.
  3. Based  on  the  review  conducted  pursuant  to  paragraph  (a)  of
subdivision  two  of  this  section, the council shall prepare a unified
summary of evaluation reports submitted by each agency pursuant to  this
article  for  submission  to  the speaker of the assembly, the temporary
president of the senate, and the chair of the legislative commission  on
skills   development   and   career  education  no  later  than  January
thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety and each year thereafter provided,
however, that the council shall make available each  individual  program
evaluation report submitted pursuant to this article upon request of the
legislature.  The  council shall include in such summary recommendations
to the  governor  and  the  legislature  relating  to  improved  program
coordination  and service delivery, program improvements or enhancements
and necessary statutory changes.
  4. The provisions of this section shall not  exempt  any  agency  from
requirements   relating  to  the  evaluation  of  workforce  preparation
programs pursuant to any other provision of law.