HF 2026

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/19/2015 01:43pm

A bill for an act
relating to workforce programs; modifying uniform outcome reporting;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 7.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

The commissioner shall develop and implement a
uniform outcome measurement and reporting system for adult workforce-related programs
funded in whole or in part by deleted text begin the workforce development fund deleted text end new text begin state funds. For the purpose
of this section, "workforce-related programs" means all education and training programs
administered by the commissioner and includes programs and services administered by the
commissioner and provided to individuals enrolled in adult basic education under section
124D.52, and the Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256D new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner.

(a) By
December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the
senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance
the following information separately for each of the previous two fiscal or calendar years,
for each program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:

(1) the total number of participants enrolled;

(2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second
through the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment
excluding those with zero income;

(3) the total number of participants with zero income in the second through fifth
calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;

(4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;

(5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;

(6) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average
enrollment duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;

(7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;

(8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;

(9) the total number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;

(10) the median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit;

(11) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(12) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (13) the total costs of the program;
new text end

new text begin (14) the total cost of the program per participant;
new text end

new text begin (15) the cost per credential received by a participant; and
new text end

new text begin (16) the administrative cost of the program new text end .

(b) The report to the legislature must contain participant information by education
level, race and ethnicity, gender, and geography, and a comparison of exited participants
who completed training and those who did not.

(c) The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the
commissioner or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Information.

new text begin (a) new text end The information collected and reported under
subdivisions 3 and 4 shall be made available on the department's Web site.

new text begin (b) The department must provide analysis of the data required under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (c) The analysis under paragraph (b) must also include a comparison of programs
based on the following items:
new text end

new text begin (1) median education level of participants;
new text end

new text begin (2) participant median wage prior to program enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (3) number of participants enrolled in the program;
new text end

new text begin (4) number of participants that received training under a program;
new text end

new text begin (5) number of participants that completed training;
new text end

new text begin (6) number of participants that received a credential;
new text end

new text begin (7) number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters immediately
following the quarter of exit; and
new text end

new text begin (8) median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit.
new text end

new text begin (d) The data required in the comparative analysis under paragraph (c) must be
presented in both written and graphic format.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Workforce program net impact analysis.

(a) By January 15, 2015, the
commissioner must report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate
having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance on
the results of the net impact pilot project already underway as of the date of enactment
of this section.

(b) The commissioner shall contract with an independent entity to conduct an
ongoing net impact analysis of the programs included in the net impact pilot project under
paragraph (a) new text begin , career pathways programs, new text end and any other programs deemed appropriate
by the commissioner. The net impact methodology used by the independent entity under
this paragraph must be based on the methodology and evaluation design used in the net
impact pilot project under paragraph (a).

(c) By January 15, 2017, and every four years thereafter, the commissioner must
report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction
over economic development and workforce policy and finance the following information
for each program subject to paragraph (b):

(1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and
public benefit usage outcomes; and

(2) a cost-benefit analysis for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce
services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.

The report under this paragraph must be made available to the public in an electronic
format on the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Web site.

(d) The department is authorized to create and maintain data-sharing agreements
with other departments, including corrections, human services, and any other department
that are necessary to complete the analysis. The department shall supply the information
collected for use by the independent entity conducting net impact analysis pursuant to the
data practices requirements under chapters 13, 13A, 13B, and 13C.