1999 Minnesota Statutes

     268.88 Local service unit plans. 

    (a) By April 15, 1999, and by April 15 of each second year 
 thereafter, local service units shall prepare and submit to the 
 commissioner a plan that covers the next two state fiscal 
 years.  At least 30 days prior to submission of the plan, the 
 local service unit shall solicit comments from the public on the 
 contents of the proposed plan.  The commissioner shall notify 
 each local service unit within 60 days of receipt of its plan 
 that the plan has been approved or disapproved.  The plan must 
 include: 

    (1) a statement of objectives for the employment and 
 training services the local service unit administers; 

    (2) the establishment of job placement and job retention 
 goals, the establishment of public assistance caseload reduction 
 goals, and the strategies and programs that will be used to 
 achieve these goals; 

    (3) a statement of whether the goals from the preceding 
 year were met and an explanation if the local service unit 
 failed to meet the goals; 

    (4) the amount proposed to be allocated to each employment 
 and training service; 

    (5) the proposed types of employment and training services 
 the local service unit plans to utilize; 

    (6) a description of how the local service unit will use 
 funds provided under chapter 256J to meet the requirements of 
 that chapter.  The description must include what services will 
 be provided, per service expenditures, an estimate of how many 
 employment and training slots the local service unit will 
 provide, how many dollars the local service unit will provide 
 per slot per provider, how many participants per slot, an 
 estimate of the ratio of participants per job counselor, and 
 proposed uses for any residual funds not included in slot 
 allocations to providers; 

    (7) a report on the use of wage subsidies, grant 
 diversions, community investment programs, and other services 
 administered under this chapter; 

    (8) a performance review of the employment and training 
 service providers delivering employment and training services 
 for the local service unit; 

    (9) a copy of any contract between the local service unit 
 and an employment and training service provider including 
 expected outcomes and service levels for public assistance 
 clients; 

    (10) a copy of any other agreements between educational 
 institutions, family support services, and child care providers; 
 and 

    (11) a description of how the local service unit ensures 
 compliance with section 256J.06, requiring community involvement 
 in the administration of MFIP-S. 

    (b) In counties with a city of the first class, the county 
 and the city shall develop and submit a joint plan.  The plan 
 may not be submitted until agreed to by both the city and the 
 county.  The plan must provide for the direct allocation of 
 employment and training money to the city and the county unless 
 waived by either.  If the county and the city cannot concur on a 
 plan, the commissioner shall resolve their dispute.  In counties 
 in which a federally recognized Indian tribe is operating an 
 employment and training program under an agreement with the 
 commissioner of human services, the plan must provide that the 
 county will coordinate its employment and training programs, 
 including developing a system for referrals, sanctions, and the 
 provision of supporting services such as access to child care 
 funds and transportation with programs operated by the Indian 
 tribe.  The plan may not be given final approval by the 
 commissioner until the tribal unit and county have submitted 
 written agreement on these provisions in the plan.  If the 
 county and Indian tribe cannot agree on these provisions, the 
 local service unit shall notify the commissioner of economic 
 security and the commissioners of economic security and human 
 services shall resolve the dispute.  

    (c) The commissioner may withhold the distribution of 
 employment and training money from a local service unit that 
 does not submit a plan to the commissioner by the date set by 
 this section, and shall withhold the distribution of employment 
 and training money from a local service unit whose plan has been 
 disapproved by the commissioner until an acceptable amended plan 
 has been submitted.  

    (d) Beginning April 15, 1992, and by April 15 of each 
 second year thereafter, local service units must prepare and 
 submit to the commissioner an interim year plan update that 
 deals with performance in that state fiscal year and changes 
 anticipated for the second year of the biennium.  The update 
 must include information about employment and training programs 
 addressed in the local service unit's two-year plan and shall be 
 completed in accordance with criteria established by the 
 commissioner. 

    HIST: 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 69; 1987 c 403 art 2 s 144; art 3 s 
 58; 1989 c 282 art 5 s 127; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 77; 1994 c 483 s 
 1; 1998 c 407 art 6 s 110