As Amended
SEC. 7-1-355. Administration of Workforce Investment Act programs.
[Until July 1, 2008, this section will read as follows:]
(1) The Mississippi Development Authority, is * * *
designated
as the sole administrator of all programs for which the state is the prime
sponsor under Title 1(B) of Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and may take
all necessary action to secure to this state the benefits of that
legislation. The Mississippi Development Authority may receive
and disburse funds for those programs that become available
to it from any source.
(2) The Mississippi Development Authority shall establish guidelines on the amount and/or percentage of indirect and/or administrative expenses by the local fiscal agent or the Workforce Development Center operator. The Mississippi Development Authority shall develop an accountability system and make an annual report to the Legislature before December 31 of each year on Workforce Investment Act activities. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) The total number of individuals served through the Workforce Development Centers and the percentage and number of individuals for which a quarterly follow up is provided;
(b) The number of individuals who receive core services by center;
(c) The number of individuals who receive intensive services by each center;
(d) The number of Workforce Investment Act vouchers issued by the Workforce Development Centers including:
(i) A list of schools and colleges to which these vouchers were issued and the average cost per school of the vouchers; and
(ii) A list of the types of programs for which these vouchers were issued;
(e) The number of individuals placed in a job through Workforce Development Centers;
(f) The monies and the amount retained for administrative and other costs received from Workforce Investment Act funds for each agency or organization that Workforce Investment Act funds flow through as a percentage and actual dollar amount of all Workforce Investment Act funds received.
[From and after July 1, 2008, this section reads as follows:]
The Mississippi Development Authority is hereby designated as the sole
administrator of all programs for which the state is the prime sponsor
under Title 1(B) of Public Law 105-220 of the federal Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, or its successor, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, and is hereby authorized to take all necessary action to
secure to this state the benefits of such legislation. The Mississippi
Development Authority is empowered to receive and disburse funds for
such programs which become available to it from any source.
SOURCES: Laws, 1980, ch. 496, Sec. 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 389,
Sec. 1, SB 2824; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 57, HB 973, eff from
and after July 1, 2004.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2004.