ARTICLE 24
RELATING TO JOB
TRAINING FUNDS
SECTION 1. Section 42-102-9 of the General Laws in Chapter
42-102 entitled "Rhode
42-102-9. Powers
and duties of the
-- Employment and training systems in the state. -- (a) The council shall
establish statewide
policies, goals, and guidelines for the coordination of all
employment and training programs and
related services, and employment-related training programs
within the state, including:
(1) The state
department of labor and training programs sponsored under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, Wagner-Peyser
Act, 29 U.S.C. section 49 et seq., the Trade Act of 2002
and any other employment-related educational program administered
by the state department of
labor and training;
(2) The state
department of human services training programs sponsored under the
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, title IV of
the Social Security Act; the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training
Program; Vocational Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 and any other employment and training and
related services and employment-related
educational programs administered by the state's department of
human services;
(3) Employment and
training programs sponsored under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
Education Act, 20 U.S.C. section 2301 et seq., the
federal Adult Education Act, Title II of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and any other
employment-related educational programs
administered by the board of governors for higher education, or
the board of regents for
elementary and secondary education; and
(4) All other
employment and training and related services and employment-related
educational programs either presently existing or hereinafter
established which are administered
by any state agencies, departments, or councils.
Programs included within subdivisions (1) --
(5)(4) of this subsection shall be
referred herein collectively as "the coordinated programs
system". Provided, however, that the responsibilities
and duties of the board of governors for
higher education or the board of regents for elementary and
secondary education, as set forth in
the general laws, shall not be abridged.
(b) With respect to
plans for employment and training programs sponsored under the
federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, 20 U.S.C.
section 2301 et seq., and any other
employment-related educational programs administered by the boards of
governors for higher
education or the board of regents for elementary and secondary
education, the council and
applicable board shall establish a process for the development
and preparation of all these plans;
and the applicable board shall approve the plan subject
to review and comment by the council.
(c) With respect to
plans for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program,
SNAP Employment and Training Program, Vocational
Rehabilitation Services and any other
employment and training and related programs administered by the
state's department of human
services, the authority and responsibilities of the department
as the single state agency under
Titles IV-A, 42 U.S.C. sections 601 -- 617, and IV-F,
42 U.S.C. sections 681 -- 687 [repealed] of
the federal Social Security Act shall not be abridged.
(d) The council shall
review, comment on, or approve as appropriate all other plans for
employment and training within the coordinated programs system.
The council shall establish
policies and performance goals for the coordinated programs
system. These policies and goals
shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Establishing and
communicating uniform policies;
(2) Gathering and
distributing information from and to all agencies, departments, and
councils within the coordinated programs system;
(3) Standardizing and
coordinating program planning, budgeting, and funding processes;
(4) Recommending
structural and procedural changes;
(5) Establishing
performance goals and measurements for monitoring the effectiveness
of members of the coordinated programs system;
(6) Reconciling diverse
agency, departmental, or council goals and developing priorities
among those goals; and
(7) Producing an annual
Unified Workforce Development Expenditure and Program
Report to be submitted to the General Assembly
beginning January 1, 2011 and covering activity
having taken place the preceding fiscal year ending June
30th. The report shall include, at a
minimum, expenditures by agencies for programs included in
subdivisions 42-102-
9(a)(1)(2)(3)(4), and shall
show the number of individuals served by each program, including
demographic information by gender, race and ethnicity; outcome
information and such other
information as may be determined by the Human Resource Investment
Council, including, but
not limited to, attainment of credentials.
(e) All state and local
agencies, departments, or council or similar organizations within
the coordinated programs system shall be required to
provide the council with the information
necessary to produce the Unified Workforce Development
Expenditure and Program Report
described in subdivision (7) and shall otherwise cooperate with
the council in the council's
exercise of its authority under subsections (b) -- (d).
(f) The council or a
sub-committee or adjunct of the council shall assume all duties and
responsibilities of the state job training coordination council
required to be established pursuant
to the federal Job Training Partnership Act, 29 U.S.C.
section 1532 [repealed_.
(g) In addition to the
specific authority provided for herein, the council shall have all
other authority necessary for effective coordination and
implementation of the coordinated
programs system.
(h) The council shall
biennially develop an employment and training plan for the state to
be submitted to the governor and the general assembly
commencing January 1, 1994 March 15,
2012 and covering the subsequent two fiscal years. The biennial plan shall outline goals and
objectives of the coordinated programs system, major priorities
needed for the next two (2) year
period, and policies and requirements necessary to meet
those priorities. The council shall
provide a funding plan necessary to achieve system priorities
and to serve the anticipated number
of participants and shall identify the general revenue
funds necessary to meet program needs,
taking into account anticipated federal, private and other
sources of funds.
(i)
The council shall develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory and analysis
of
workforce development activities in the state no later than
December 1, 2011 to support the
biennial report in subsection 42-102-9 (h). The analysis shall
include, but not be limited to, an
examination of the populations being served across the different
employment and training and
adult education programs across the state, the number of
participants being served by these
programs, the type of services provided and the eligibility
requirements of each of these
programs. The analysis shall also identify the funding sources
(all sources) used in these
programs, the service providers within the state, as well as
the range of services provided. The
analysis shall also examine the employer role in workforce
development activities, including, but
not limited to, how employer needs are assessed, benefits
employers receive for partnering with
workforce development organizations, and the role employers
play in development and training.
(j) The council shall
establish and convene an advisory group to assist in the development
of the analysis that consists of stakeholders and
organizations with specific knowledge and
expertise in the area of workforce development.
(k) All departments
and agencies of the state shall furnish advice and information,
documentary or otherwise to the council and its agents as is
deemed necessary or desirable by the
council to facilitate the purposes of the council as defined
in subsection 42-109-9 (i).
SECTION 2. This Article shall take effect upon passage.