NY Exec L § 974 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 48 - Job Training Coordination 974 - Special Coordinating Functions of the Council.

§ 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.