48-1624 State board; duties. - Nebraska Statutes

48-1624. State board; duties.The state board shall advise the Governor in:(1) The development of the state plan;(2) The development and continuous improvement of a statewide system of services that are funded under the federal Workforce Investment Act carried out through a one-stop delivery system described in section 134(c) of the federal act, 29 U.S.C. 2864(c), that receives funds under the statewide workforce investment system, including:(a) The development of linkages in order to assure coordination and nonduplication among the programs and activities described in section 48-1619; and(b) The review of local plans;(3) Commenting at least once annually on the measures taken pursuant to section 113(b)(14) of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 2323(b), as such section existed on March 2, 2001. Such comments shall be included in the annual report provided for in subsection (2) of section 48-1625;(4) The designation of local areas as required in section 116 of the federal Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2831;(5) The development of allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to local areas as permitted under sections 128(b)(3)(B) and 133(b)(3)(B) of the federal Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2853(b)(3)(B) and 29 U.S.C. 2863(b)(3)(B);(6) The development and continuous improvement of comprehensive state performance measures, including state adjusted levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the workforce investment activities in the state as required under section 136(b) of the federal Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2871(b);(7) The preparation of the annual report to the Secretary of Labor described in section 136(d) of the federal Workforce Investment Act, 29 U.S.C. 2871(d);(8) The development of the statewide employment statistics system described in section 15(e) of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. 49 et seq., as the section existed on March 2, 2001; and(9) The development of an application for an incentive grant under section 503 of the federal Workforce Investment Act, 20 U.S.C. 9273. SourceLaws 2001, LB 193, § 9.