Minnesota Legislature
SF 2633
1st Engrossment - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/27/2014 08:53am
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A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; requiring measurement standards for
workforce program outcomes; requiring a study and report of North Dakota
oil production and its impact on Minnesota; requiring an accountability plan;
requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012,
section 116L.98.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.98, is amended to read:
116L.98 WORKFORCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.
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new text begin Requirements. new text end
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall develop and implement a
deleted text begin set of standard approaches for assessing the outcomes ofdeleted text end new text begin uniform outcome measurement
and reporting system for adultnew text end workforce programs under deleted text begin this chapterdeleted text end new text begin the jurisdiction of
the commissionernew text end . The outcomes assessed must include, but are not limited to, periodic
comparisons of workforce program participants and nonparticipants.
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new text begin Definitions. new text end
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given.
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(b) "Credential" means an attestation of qualification or competence issued to an
individual by a third party with the relevant authority or assumed competence to issue
the credential.
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(c) "Exit" means to have not received service under a workforce program for 90
consecutive calendar days. The exit date is the last date of service.
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(d) "Net impact" means the use of matched control groups and regression analysis to
estimate the impacts attributable to program participation net of other factors, including
observable personal characteristics and economic conditions.
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(e) "Pre-enrollment" means the period of time before an individual was enrolled
in a workforce program.
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new text begin Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner. new text end
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The
commissioner shall also monitor the activities and outcomes of programs and services
funded by legislative appropriations and administered by the department on a pass-through
basis and develop a consistent and equitable method of assessing recipients for the costs
of its monitoring activities.
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(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 from the previous fiscal or
calendar year, for each program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:
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(1) the total number of participants;
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(2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second
through the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;
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(3) the total number of participants enrolled in occupational skills training;
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(4) the total number of participants enrolled in occupational skills training by industry;
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(5) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average
enrollment duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;
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(6) the total number of exited participants who completed occupational skills training;
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(7) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;
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(8) the total number of participants employed during four consecutive quarters
immediately following the date of exit, by industry;
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(9) the median wages of participants employed during four consecutive quarters
immediately following the date of exit;
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(10) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the date of exit, by industry; and
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(11) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the date of exit.
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(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 occupational skills training and those who did not.
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(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.
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new text begin Data to commissioner; uniform report card. new text end
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(a) A recipient of a
grant or direct appropriation made by or through the department must report data to the
commissioner by September 1 of each even-numbered year on each of the items in
subdivision 3 for each program it administers. The data must be in a format prescribed by
the commissioner.
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(b) Beginning November 1, 2014, the commissioner shall provide notice to grant
applicants and recipients regarding the data collection and reporting requirements under
this subdivision and must provide technical assistance to applicants and recipients to assist
in complying with the requirements of this subdivision.
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new text begin Biennial budget request. new text end
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(a) The information collected and reported
under subdivisions 2 and 3 shall be included in budgets submitted to the legislature under
section 16A.11.
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(b) A program that is a recipient of public funds and subject to the requirements of
this section as of May 1, 2014, is not eligible for additional state appropriations for any
fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2015, unless all of the reporting requirements under
subdivision 4 have been satisfied.
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(c) A program with an initial request for funds on or after the effective date of this
section may be considered for receipt of public funds for the first two fiscal years only
if a plan that demonstrates how the data collection and reporting requirements under
subdivision 4 will be met has been submitted and approved by the commissioner. Any
subsequent request for funds after an initial request is subject to the requirements of
paragraph (b).
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new text begin Workforce program net impact study. new text end
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(a) The commissioner, in
partnership with a committee of the Governor's Workforce Development Council that
oversees net impact analysis, shall by December 1, 2014, conduct a net impact study
for adult workforce-related programs funded in whole or in part by the workforce
development fund. The requirements of this section apply to programs administered
directly by the commissioner or administered by other employment organizations under a
grant made by the department. The net impact methodology must include:
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(1) standardized statistical methods for estimating the net impacts of workforce
services on individual employment, earnings, and public benefits usage outcomes; and
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(2) standardized cost-benefit analyses for understanding the monetary impacts of
workforce services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.
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(b) By January 15 of each odd-numbered year beginning in 2015, the commissioner,
in partnership with a committee of the Governor's Workforce Development Council that
oversees net impact analysis, must report to the chairs and the 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 for
each program subject to this subdivision:
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(1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and
public benefits usage outcomes; and
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(2) cost-benefit analyses for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce
services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.
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(c) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner, in partnership with the Governor's
Workforce Development Council, 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 results of the net impact
pilot project already underway.
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new text begin Independent evaluation. new text end
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By February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
commissioner of administration, in consultation with the commissioner of employment
and economic development, shall contract with an independent entity qualified to conduct
labor market analyses to audit information included in the report required under this
section. The audit must include analysis of the validity of the statistical methods for
estimating net impact analysis and cost benefit analysis, and an analysis of net impact and
cost benefit results. The commissioner shall report the results of the analysis 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
when it is completed. The audit must be made available to the public in an electronic
format on the department of employment and economic development's Web site.
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Sec. 2. new text begin COMMISSIONERS ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
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By December 1, 2014, the commissioner of employment and economic development
shall report to the committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over workforce
development and economic development policy and finance, on the department's plan, and
any request for funding, to design and implement a performance accountability outcome
measurement system for programs under chapter 116J.
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Sec. 3. new text begin STUDY OF NORTH DAKOTA OIL PRODUCTION; IMPACT ON
MINNESOTA; APPROPRIATION.
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(a) $....... in fiscal year 2014 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation with the
commissioner of revenue, to finance a study and analysis of the effects of current and
projected oil production in North Dakota on the Minnesota economy with special focus on
the northwestern region of Minnesota and area border cities as provided in paragraph (b).
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(b) The study and analysis must address:
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(1) current and projected economic, fiscal, and demographic effects and issues;
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(2) direct and indirect costs and benefits;
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(3) positive and negative effects; and
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(4) economic challenges and opportunities for economic growth or diversification.
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(c) The study must be objective, evidence-based, and designed to produce empirical
data. Study data must be utilized to formulate policy recommendations on how the state,
the northwestern region of the state, and border cities may respond to the challenges and
opportunities for economic growth and financial investment that may be derived from the
regional economic changes that are the result of oil production in North Dakota.
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(d) For the purposes of this section, "border cities" has the meaning given in
Minnesota Statutes, section 469.1731.
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(e) The study and analysis must be conducted by an independent entity with
demonstrated knowledge in the following areas:
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(1) the economy and demography of Minnesota;
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(2) the domestic and foreign oil industry; and
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(3) technologies, markets, and geopolitical factors that have an impact on current
and future oil production in the region.
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(f) The commissioner shall report on the findings and recommendations of the study
to the committees of the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over
economic development and workforce issues by February 15, 2015.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$....... in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of employment and economic development for the purposes of sections 1 and 2.
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