The employment security department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2009, and every year thereafter, on the status of the training benefits program and the resulting outcomes. The department shall include in its report:
(1) A demographic analysis of participants in the training benefits program under this section including the number of claimants per North American industry classification system code and the gender, race, age, and geographic representation of participants;
(2) The duration of training benefits claimed per claimant;
(3) An analysis of the training provided to participants including the occupational category supported by the training, those participants who complete training in relationship to those that do not, and the reasons for noncompletion of approved training programs;
(4) The employment and wage history of participants, including the pretraining and posttraining wage and whether those participating in training return to their previous employer after training terminates; and
(5) An identification and analysis of administrative costs at both the local and state level for administering this program.
[2009 c 3 § 6.]
Notes: Short title -- Effective date -- Conflict with federal requirements -- 2009 c 3: See notes following RCW 50.20.120.