2006 Utah Code - 35A-1-207 — State and regional workforce services plans.

     35A-1-207.   State and regional workforce services plans.
     (1) The State Council on Workforce Services shall annually develop a state workforce services plan that shall include:
     (a) projected analysis of the workforce needs of employers and clients;
     (b) policy standards in programs and process when required by statute or considered necessary by the council that ensure statewide program consistency among regional workforce services areas;
     (c) state outcome-based standards for measuring program performance to ensure equitable service to all clients;
     (d) state oversight systems to review regional compliance with state policies;
     (e) elements of regional workforce services plans that relate to statewide initiatives and programs;
     (f) strategies to ensure program responsiveness, universal access, unified case management;
     (g) strategies to eliminate unnecessary barriers to access services; and
     (h) strategies to provide assistance to employees facing employment dislocation and their employers.
     (2) Regional councils on workforce services shall annually develop a regional workforce services plan to be followed by the regional director in administering services. The plan shall include:
     (a) a projected analysis of the regional workforce needs of employers and clients;
     (b) assurances that state policy standards will be incorporated into the regional workforce services design;
     (c) a regional budget outlining administration and customer support and services expenditures;
     (d) the location of employment centers and staff levels to deliver services;
     (e) the services to be provided including assessment and support services, job training options, job placement, and employer outreach;
     (f) identification of targeted occupations for which training will be approved;
     (g) regional outcome-based performance standards that ensure equitable services to all clients;
     (h) regional oversight processes that include a process to evaluate program effectiveness and develop plans to improve programs;
     (i) internal and external marketing strategies to improve the understanding and visibility of regional workforce service efforts;
     (j) coordination of apprenticeship training; and
     (k) strategies to provide assistance to employees facing employment dislocation and their employers.
     (3) For purposes of this section, outcome measures shall:
     (a) be based on:
     (i) clients;
     (ii) quality of service; and
     (iii) successful resolution of issues that result in long-term employment for potential employees and a qualified workforce for employers; and
     (b) include:

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     (i) unemployment rates;
     (ii) placement rates;
     (iii) number of employees placed that are still employed after 12 months; and
     (iv) changes in participation in employment assistance programs.
     (4) In targeting occupations under Subsection (2)(f), the council shall consider:
     (a) wages;
     (b) benefits;
     (c) the full range of potential employee or employer needs;
     (d) economic development initiatives; and
     (e) any other issues the council considers appropriate.

Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session