Chapter 110
2013 -- H 5788 SUBSTITUTE B
Enacted 06/18/13
A N A C T
RELATING TO
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- HUMAN RESOURCE
INVESTMENT
COUNCIL
Introduced By: Representatives Cimini, Walsh, Tanzi, Tomasso, and Kazarian
Date Introduced: February 28, 2013
It is enacted by the
General Assembly as follows:
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) -- (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. Subsequent Unified Workforce
Development Expenditure and Program Reports shall be
submitted annually on November 15.
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 March 15, 2012 and
covering the subsequent two fiscal years. Subsequent
biennial plans shall be submitted on
November 15.
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. The biennial plan shall
incorporate the annual Unified Workforce
Development Expenditure and
Program Report in those years in which both reports are due.
(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 act shall take effect upon passage.
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