New York State - Executive - EXC - Article 48
ARTICLE 48 JOB TRAINING COORDINATION
Section 970*2. Statement of purpose.
971. Definitions.
972. Job training and special services plan.
974. Special coordinating functions of the council.
975. Assistance of other agencies.
* § 970. Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this article to ensure:
1. that all federal and state funds utilized for job training and job development programs are spent in the most economical, efficient and effective manner;
2. that unnecessary duplication and overlapping among such programs is eliminated; and
3. that the various job training and job development programs administered or funded by state agencies are implemented in a coordinated manner so as to maximize the effectiveness of each of these programs individually and of their overall effectiveness.
* NB There are 2 § 970's
§ 971. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:
1. "Act" means the federal Job Training Partnership Act as enacted into law by Public Law 97-300.
2. "Council" means the committee, board or council established by the governor to meet the requirements of section one hundred twenty-two of the act for a state job training coordinating council.
3. "Plan" means the governor's coordination and special services plan as required by section one hundred twenty-one of the act.
4. "Workforce preparation programs" means employment and training programs and human resource utilization activities including but not limited to job training and development, vocational education, public assistance employment, labor market information and employment services.
5. "Service delivery areas" means the areas designated by the governor in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred one of the act.
§ 972. Job training and special services plan. 1. In developing the job training and special services plan required by section one hundred twenty-one of the act, the governor shall provide guidelines and criteria for coordinating the activities to be funded with moneys under the act with related activities of the state education department, local school districts including the boards of cooperative educational services, the state vocational education advisory council, the department of social services and the local social services districts, the department of labor including the job service, the office of vocational rehabilitation, the department of commerce, the division for youth, post-secondary institutions in the state particularly community colleges and other institutions providing technical training opportunities, the department of commerce and other state and local agencies and authorities involved in economic development activities.
2. All such agencies shall provide the governor with such assistance and information as he may need in preparing, implementing, and evaluating the implementation of the plan.
3. The plan shall set forth performance goals for programs funded under the act and criteria to be used in awarding the incentive grants available under the act. Such goals and criteria shall be designed to foster greater coordination among the workforce preparation programs funded under the act and among these and other workforce preparation programs.
§ 974. Special coordinating functions of the council. 1. The council shall have the responsibility to:
a. encourage the efficient and effective use of the entire range of workforce preparation programs in operation in the state by (i) emphasis of this objective as it carries out its responsibilities for the development of the governor's coordination and the special services plan, the review of service delivery area plans, and the establishment of coordination criteria; (ii) serving as a focal point for state efforts to overcome coordination obstacles and to settle interagency disagreements that harm or interfere with a comprehensive approach; (iii) fostering the development of information sharing, communication among interested parties, and effective means for the measurement and publicizing of coordination performance.
b. review and comment on the coordination mechanisms presented in service delivery area plans and in the administrative arrangements employed by state and local agencies administering workforce preparation program;
c. identify barriers to coordination and work to overcome them by such means as recommending coordinative measures to service delivery areas, the governor and, when appropriate, the legislature;
d. identify exemplary coordination practices and successful program models among the service delivery areas and encourage the use of those in other service delivery areas.
2. On or before March first, nineteen hundred eighty-four, the committee shall report to the governor and the legislature on the operation of workforce preparation programs funded under the act. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. an analysis of opportunities for improving the effectiveness of workforce preparation programs in the state;
b. an analysis of the performance of workforce preparation programs in the state including comparisons of the effectiveness and efficiency of programs of various types, programs in the various service delivery areas in the state and comparisons of the effectivness and efficiency of New York state programs with those of other states;
c. an analysis of administrative arrangements and coordinative mechanisms currently being utilized in the management of workforce preparation programs in New York state and recommendations for enhancing linkages among business, labor, educational institutions, social services agencies and other service providers;
d. recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes necessary for achieving a coordinated and consolidated statewide vocational, occupational and job skills training program;
e. recommendations for changes in the program performance standards used in evaluating programs funded under the act and suggested performance standards for other workforce preparation program components including methodologies for dealing with difficulties such as the higher costs of serving clients with special placement problems and the different economic conditions in the various regions of the state;
f. recommendations for better utilization of educational resources in the workforce preparation field with specific attention to eliminating duplicative efforts and coordinating programming efforts between boards of cooperative educational services and community colleges;
g. an evaluation of the labor market information system including an assessment of the effectiveness of the state occupational information coordinating committee and the possibility of alternative means of gathering and disseminating labor market information; and
h. a discussion of opportunities for improving the labor exchange mechanisms, including the job service, that are used in workforce preparation programs.
§ 975. Assistance of other agencies. All agencies, departments, divisions, boards, officers and public corporations of the state shall cooperate with the council and provide whatever assistance the commitee may require to fulfill its purposes. Assistance may include, but need not be limited to, consultation with and use of agency staff and the provision of statistical and policy data.
Section 970*2. Statement of purpose.
971. Definitions.
972. Job training and special services plan.
974. Special coordinating functions of the council.
975. Assistance of other agencies.
* § 970. Statement of purpose. It is the purpose of this article to ensure:
1. that all federal and state funds utilized for job training and job development programs are spent in the most economical, efficient and effective manner;
2. that unnecessary duplication and overlapping among such programs is eliminated; and
3. that the various job training and job development programs administered or funded by state agencies are implemented in a coordinated manner so as to maximize the effectiveness of each of these programs individually and of their overall effectiveness.
* NB There are 2 § 970's
§ 971. Definitions. Whenever used in this article:
1. "Act" means the federal Job Training Partnership Act as enacted into law by Public Law 97-300.
2. "Council" means the committee, board or council established by the governor to meet the requirements of section one hundred twenty-two of the act for a state job training coordinating council.
3. "Plan" means the governor's coordination and special services plan as required by section one hundred twenty-one of the act.
4. "Workforce preparation programs" means employment and training programs and human resource utilization activities including but not limited to job training and development, vocational education, public assistance employment, labor market information and employment services.
5. "Service delivery areas" means the areas designated by the governor in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred one of the act.
§ 972. Job training and special services plan. 1. In developing the job training and special services plan required by section one hundred twenty-one of the act, the governor shall provide guidelines and criteria for coordinating the activities to be funded with moneys under the act with related activities of the state education department, local school districts including the boards of cooperative educational services, the state vocational education advisory council, the department of social services and the local social services districts, the department of labor including the job service, the office of vocational rehabilitation, the department of commerce, the division for youth, post-secondary institutions in the state particularly community colleges and other institutions providing technical training opportunities, the department of commerce and other state and local agencies and authorities involved in economic development activities.
2. All such agencies shall provide the governor with such assistance and information as he may need in preparing, implementing, and evaluating the implementation of the plan.
3. The plan shall set forth performance goals for programs funded under the act and criteria to be used in awarding the incentive grants available under the act. Such goals and criteria shall be designed to foster greater coordination among the workforce preparation programs funded under the act and among these and other workforce preparation programs.
§ 974. Special coordinating functions of the council. 1. The council shall have the responsibility to:
a. encourage the efficient and effective use of the entire range of workforce preparation programs in operation in the state by (i) emphasis of this objective as it carries out its responsibilities for the development of the governor's coordination and the special services plan, the review of service delivery area plans, and the establishment of coordination criteria; (ii) serving as a focal point for state efforts to overcome coordination obstacles and to settle interagency disagreements that harm or interfere with a comprehensive approach; (iii) fostering the development of information sharing, communication among interested parties, and effective means for the measurement and publicizing of coordination performance.
b. review and comment on the coordination mechanisms presented in service delivery area plans and in the administrative arrangements employed by state and local agencies administering workforce preparation program;
c. identify barriers to coordination and work to overcome them by such means as recommending coordinative measures to service delivery areas, the governor and, when appropriate, the legislature;
d. identify exemplary coordination practices and successful program models among the service delivery areas and encourage the use of those in other service delivery areas.
2. On or before March first, nineteen hundred eighty-four, the committee shall report to the governor and the legislature on the operation of workforce preparation programs funded under the act. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. an analysis of opportunities for improving the effectiveness of workforce preparation programs in the state;
b. an analysis of the performance of workforce preparation programs in the state including comparisons of the effectiveness and efficiency of programs of various types, programs in the various service delivery areas in the state and comparisons of the effectivness and efficiency of New York state programs with those of other states;
c. an analysis of administrative arrangements and coordinative mechanisms currently being utilized in the management of workforce preparation programs in New York state and recommendations for enhancing linkages among business, labor, educational institutions, social services agencies and other service providers;
d. recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes necessary for achieving a coordinated and consolidated statewide vocational, occupational and job skills training program;
e. recommendations for changes in the program performance standards used in evaluating programs funded under the act and suggested performance standards for other workforce preparation program components including methodologies for dealing with difficulties such as the higher costs of serving clients with special placement problems and the different economic conditions in the various regions of the state;
f. recommendations for better utilization of educational resources in the workforce preparation field with specific attention to eliminating duplicative efforts and coordinating programming efforts between boards of cooperative educational services and community colleges;
g. an evaluation of the labor market information system including an assessment of the effectiveness of the state occupational information coordinating committee and the possibility of alternative means of gathering and disseminating labor market information; and
h. a discussion of opportunities for improving the labor exchange mechanisms, including the job service, that are used in workforce preparation programs.
§ 975. Assistance of other agencies. All agencies, departments, divisions, boards, officers and public corporations of the state shall cooperate with the council and provide whatever assistance the commitee may require to fulfill its purposes. Assistance may include, but need not be limited to, consultation with and use of agency staff and the provision of statistical and policy data.
