Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 4 - Department of Economic Development › Division 195 - Division of Workforce Development › Chapter 1 - Organization › Section 4 CSR 195-1.010 - General Organization

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes the general organization
				  and functions of the Division of Workforce Development and how the public may
				  obtain information or make submissions to or requests from the
				  division.
(1) The Division of
				Workforce Development operates under the control of the Department of Economic
				Development. The division develops job training plans and administers job
				training programs implemented at both state and local levels. Division
				activities include: administration; planning; research; program development;
				and fiscal and program monitoring.
(2) Administration. The director is
				responsible for the administration of the division with the assistance of the
				deputy director and the manager of administrative services. The deputy director
				assists the director in the administration of the office of the Division of
				Workforce Development and has such duties as the director may require. The
				manager of administrative services is charged with the responsibility for
				fiscal policies and procedures as well as accounting functions of the division.
				The chief clerk is responsible for all permanent records in the office, the
				division files, all related correspondence, and all records of the official
				documents published by the division.
(3) Planning. The division's planning staff
				provides planning assistance to the State Job Training Council in the
				preparation of the governor's state job training plan. Policies, procedures,
				guidelines and funding allocation formulas are developed and provided to local
				planning units to assist in their development of local job training plans.
				Division planning staff members review local job training plans. Division
				planning staff members review local job training plans for compliance with
				federal and state regulations. The planning staff also assists and advises the
				director in the need for coordination planning with other state and local
				agencies.
(4) Research. Division
				research staff members are responsible for gathering, analyzing and reporting
				statistical data related to job training. The staff accesses various agency
				databases to develop state and local profiles of labor markets, occupational
				growth trends, participation in job training activities and employment
				patterns. Reports of findings are provided to state and local job training
				administrators. Performance measures are developed and provided to local
				planning and research units to assist in their evaluation of local job training
				program performance. Special research studies are conducted to assist and
				advise the director and the State Job Training Council of the effectiveness of
				the governor's state job training plan.
(5) Program Development. The division's
				program development staff advises the director of the need for new or expanded
				job training programs. Policies, procedure, guidelines and on-site technical
				assistance are provided by staff members to local job training administrators
				and their respective staffs. Special programs are developed and implemented
				from the state level for targeted job training to assist with new or expanding
				industries at selected geographical locations. The program development staff
				also prepares grant proposals for new program initiatives designated for
				discretionary federal funding.
(6)
				Fiscal Monitoring. The division fiscal staff has the responsibility of
				examining the financial procedures, conditions and records of local job
				training administrators. Monitoring is provided to evaluate compliance with
				federal and state financial regulations. Written reports of findings are
				provided to the division director and job training local administrators. These
				findings require that corrective action plans be submitted to the division for
				any identified areas of non-compliance. The fiscal staff also provides local
				job training administrators with technical assistance in fiscal control
				matters.
(7) Program Monitoring.
				The division's program monitoring staff conduct regularly scheduled on-site
				monitoring of local job training programs. Monitoring consists of staff and
				program participant interviews and reviews of program records. The staff uses
				standardized monitoring instruments to evaluate compliance with federal and
				state program regulations. Monitoring specifically examines program
				participants eligibility, participation in training activities and disposition.
				Program operations are also evaluated. Written reports of findings are provided
				to the division director and local job training administrators. These findings
				require that corrective action plans be submitted to the division for any
				identified areas of noncompliance. The program monitoring staff also provides
				technical assistance to local job training administrators in program compliance
				matters.
(8) Public Access to the
				Division of Workforce Development.
(A)
				General. Any complaint, request, inquiry, submission, or other communication
				not specified otherwise in this section, should be addressed in writing to
				Director of Workforce Development , PO Box 1087, Jefferson City, MO
				65102.
(B) Grievances. A formal
				grievance procedure is established for grievances or complaints about programs
				and activities from participants, program administrators, subcontractors and
				other interested persons. Information concerning this procedure may be
				requested from the division.