Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-1 "Workforce related program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "workforce related program" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-4.1-1-7(a).
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.106-2024, SEC.1.
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in effectInd. Code § 2-5-42.4-2 Legislative intent
Sec. 2. The general assembly intends that each workforce related program effectuates the purposes for which it was enacted and that the cost of workforce related programs should be included more readily in the biennial budgeting process.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-3 Review, analysis, and evaluation of workforce related programs by legislative services agency
Sec. 3. (a) To provide the general assembly with the information it needs to make informed policy choices about the efficacy of each workforce related program, the legislative services agency shall conduct a regular review, analysis, and evaluation of all workforce related programs according to a schedule developed by the legislative services agency.
(b) The legislative services agency shall conduct a systematic and comprehensive review, analysis, and evaluation of each workforce related program scheduled for review. The review, analysis, and evaluation must include information about each workforce related program that is necessary to determine if the goals of the workforce related program are being achieved, which may include any of the following:
(1) The basic attributes and policy goals of the workforce related program, including the statutory and programmatic goals of the workforce related program, the original scope and purpose of the workforce related program, and how the scope or purpose has changed over time.
(2) The estimated cost to the state to administer the workforce related program.
(3) The workforce related program's public purpose and extent of conformance with the original purposes of the legislation enacting the workforce related program.
(4) The types of activities on which the workforce related program is based and how effective the workforce related program has been in promoting these targeted activities and in assisting participants in the workforce related program.
(5) The count of the following:
(A) Participants who enter the workforce related program.
(B) Participants who complete the workforce related program.
(C) Providers of the workforce related program.
(6) The dollar amount allotted for the workforce related program for the most recent state fiscal year.
(7) An estimate of the impact of the workforce related program, including the following:
(A) A return on investment calculation for the workforce related program. For purposes of this clause, "return on investment calculation" means analyzing the cost to the state of providing the workforce related program and analyzing the benefits realized by the participants in the workforce related program and to the state.
(B) A cost-benefit comparison among workforce related programs.
(C) An estimate of the number of jobs that were the direct result of the workforce related program.
(D) For the workforce related program, a statement by the chief executive officer of the state agency that administers the workforce related program as to whether the statutory and programmatic goals of the workforce related program are being met, with obstacles to these goals identified, if possible.
(8) The methodology and assumptions used in carrying out the reviews, analyses, and evaluations required under this section.
(9) An estimate of the extent to which benefits of the workforce related program remained in Indiana or flowed outside Indiana.
(10) Whether the effectiveness of the workforce related program could be determined more definitively if the general assembly were to clarify or modify the workforce related program's goals and intended purpose.
(11) Whether measuring the workforce related program's impact is significantly limited due to data constraints and whether any changes in statute would facilitate data collection in a way that would allow for better review, analysis, or evaluation.
(12) An estimate of the indirect economic benefit or activity stimulated by the workforce related program.
(13) Any additional review, analysis, or evaluation that the legislative services agency considers advisable, including comparisons with workforce related programs offered by other states if those comparisons would add value to the review, analysis, and evaluation.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-4 State officials, agencies, and bodies corporate and politic to provide information; confidential information
Sec. 4. The legislative services agency may request a state official or a state agency or a body corporate and politic to furnish information necessary to complete the workforce related program review, analysis, and evaluation required by this chapter. An official or entity presented with a request from the legislative services agency under this section shall cooperate with the legislative services agency in providing the requested information. An official or entity may require that the legislative services agency adhere to the provider's rules, if any, that concern the confidential nature of the information.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-5 Annual report to legislative council and interim study committee on fiscal policy; contents of report
Sec. 5. The legislative services agency shall, before October 1 of each year, submit a report to the legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, and to the interim study committee on fiscal policy established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 containing the results of the legislative services agency's review, analysis, and evaluation under this chapter. The report must include at least the following for each workforce related program reviewed:
(1) An explanation of the workforce related program.
(2) The history of the workforce related program.
(3) An estimate for each state fiscal year of the next biennial budget of the cost of the workforce related program.
(4) A detailed description of the review, analysis, and evaluation for the workforce related program.
(5) Information to be used by the general assembly to determine whether the workforce related program should be continued, modified, or terminated, the basis for the recommendation, and the expected impact of the recommendation.
(6) Information to be used by the general assembly to better align the workforce related program with the original intent of the legislation that enacted the workforce related program.
The report required by this section must not disclose any proprietary or otherwise confidential information.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-6 Public hearing and recommendations by interim study committee on fiscal policy
Sec. 6. The interim study committee on fiscal policy shall do the following:
(1) Hold at least one (1) public hearing after September 30 and before November 1 of each year at which:
(A) the legislative services agency presents the review, analysis, and evaluation of workforce related programs; and
(B) the interim study committee on fiscal policy receives information concerning workforce related programs.
(2) Submit to the legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, any recommendations made by the interim study committee on fiscal policy that are related to the legislative services agency's review, analysis, and evaluation of workforce related programs.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-7 Legislative use of report and recommendations
Sec. 7. The general assembly shall use the legislative services agency's report and the interim study committee on fiscal policy's recommendations to determine whether a particular workforce related program:
(1) is successful;
(2) is provided at a cost that can be accommodated by the state's biennial budget; and
(3) should be continued, amended, or repealed.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-8 Public information system for workforce related programs; schedule for review, analysis, and evaluation of programs posted on website
Sec. 8. (a) The legislative services agency shall establish and maintain a system for making available to the public information about the amount and effectiveness of workforce related programs.
(b) The legislative services agency shall develop and publish on the general assembly's website a multiyear schedule that lists all workforce related programs and indicates the year when the report will be published for each workforce related program reviewed. The legislative services agency may revise the schedule as long as the legislative services agency provides for a systematic review, analysis, and evaluation of all workforce related programs and each workforce related program is reviewed at least once.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-2024, SEC.9; P.L.93-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 2-5-42.4-9 Expiration of chapter
Sec. 9. This chapter expires December 31, 2028.
As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.
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