Citations Affected: IC 22-4.5.
Effective: Upon passage.
January 15, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
Reform.
February 7, 2013, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
February 11, 2013, read second time, ordered engrossed.
February 12, 2013, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 99, nays 0.
and career training system; and (6) submit to the general assembly by December 1, 2013, a progress report concerning the strategic plan. Provides that council membership includes: (1) the governor, who serves as chair; (2) the lieutenant governor, who serves as vice chair; (3) the commissioner of the department of workforce development; (4) the secretary of commerce; (5) the state superintendent of public instruction; (6) the commissioner of the commission for higher education; (7) the secretary of the family and social services administration; (8) the president of Ivy Tech Community College; (9) representatives of manufacturing, the business community, and labor appointed by the governor; (10) one member representing the life sciences industry appointed by the governor; (11) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker; and (12) two members of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore. Provides that the legislator members are nonvoting advisory members of the council. Establishes the Indiana workforce intelligence system (system), a statewide longitudinal data system that contains educational and workforce information to improve the effect of the state's educational delivery system on the economic opportunities of individuals and the state's workforce, and to guide state and local decision makers. Requires the system to generate timely and accurate information that is available to the public about the effectiveness of the state's job training programs. Requires the departments of education and workforce development, the commission for higher education, and other state agencies with relevant information to submit data to the system. Permits the system administrator to: (1) receive appropriations, grants, user fees, and other funds to develop and maintain the system; and (2) contract with public or private entities to develop and maintain the system and to conduct research.
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system with the currently existing and future needs of the
state's job market.
(3) Provide administrative oversight of the system.
(4) In addition to the department's annual report provided
under IC 22-4-18-7, submit, not later than August 1, 2013, and
not later than August 1 each year thereafter, to the legislative
council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 an inventory
of current job and career training activities conducted by:
(A) state and local agencies; and
(B) whenever the information is readily available, private
groups, associations, and other participants in the state's
education, job skills development, and career training
system.
The inventory must provide at least the information listed in
IC 22-4-18-7(a)(1) through IC 22-4-18-7(a)(5) for each activity
in the inventory.
(5) Submit, not later than July 1, 2014, to the legislative
council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a strategic
plan to improve the state's education, job skills development,
and career training system. The council shall submit, not later
than December 1, 2013, to the legislative council in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6 a progress report
concerning the development of the strategic plan. The
strategic plan developed under this subdivision must include
at least the following:
(A) Proposed changes, including recommended legislation
and rules, to increase coordination, data sharing, and
communication among the state, local, and private
agencies, groups, and associations that are involved in
education, job skills development, and career training.
(B) Proposed changes to make Indiana a leader in
employment opportunities related to the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly
known as STEM).
(C) Proposed changes to address both:
(i) the shortage of qualified workers for current
employment opportunities; and
(ii) the shortage of employment opportunities for
individuals with a baccalaureate or more advanced
degree.
(6) Coordinate the performance of its duties under this
chapter with:
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The
individuals appointed under this subdivision:
(A) may not be members of the same political party; and
(B) serve as advisory nonvoting members of the council.
(14) Two (2) members of the senate appointed by the
president pro tempore of the senate. The individuals
appointed under this subdivision:
(A) may not be members of the same political party; and
(B) serve as advisory nonvoting members of the council.
(b) If a vacancy on the council occurs, the person who appointed
the member whose position is vacant shall appoint an individual to
fill the vacancy using the criteria in subsection (a).
(c) A member of the council appointed by the governor, the
speaker of the house of representatives, or the president pro
tempore of the senate serves at the pleasure of the appointing
authority and may be replaced at any time by the appointing
authority.
Sec. 6. (a) The governor shall serve as the chair of the council,
and the lieutenant governor shall serve as the vice chair of the
council.
(b) The council:
(1) shall meet monthly; and
(2) may meet more frequently at the call of the chair.
(c) The chair shall establish the agenda for each meeting of the
council.
Sec. 7. (a) A majority of the voting members of the council
constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting business.
(b) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members
of the council are necessary for the council to take official action.
Sec. 8. (a) Each member of the council who is not a state
employee or is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to
the following:
(1) The salary per diem provided under IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4.
(3) Other expenses actually incurred in connection with the
member's duties as provided in the state policies and
procedures established by the department of administration
and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the council who is a state employee but not
a member of the general assembly is entitled to the following:
(1) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4.
(2) Other expenses actually incurred in connection with the
member's duties as provided in the state policies and
procedures established by the department of administration
and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the council who is a member of the general
assembly is entitled to the same:
(1) per diem;
(2) mileage; and
(3) travel allowances;
paid to legislative members of interim study committees
established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel
allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative services agency.
Sec. 9. The governor may request the assistance of any state
agency, board, commission, committee, department, division, or
other entity of the executive department of state government as
necessary to provide staff and administrative support to the
council and the system.
Sec. 10. This chapter expires July 1, 2018.
preparation for postsecondary education and the workforce.
(3) Generate timely and accurate information that is available
to the public about the effectiveness of the state's job training
programs, including at least the following:
(A) The number of participants in each program.
(B) The number of participants who, as a result of the
training received in the program:
(i) secured employment; or
(ii) were retained by an employer.
(C) The average wage of the participants who secured
employment or were retained by an employer.
(4) Support the economic development activities of state and
local governments.
Sec. 5. The department of education (established by
IC 20-19-3-1), the department of workforce development
(established by IC 22-4.1-2-1), the commission for higher education
(established by IC 21-18-2-1), and other agencies of the state that
collect data related to educational and workforce outcomes shall
submit that data to the system on a timely basis and shall ensure
the following:
(1) Routine and ongoing compliance with the federal Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and
other relevant privacy laws and policies, including the
following:
(A) The required use of data that cannot be used to identify
information relating to a specific individual or entity.
(B) The required disposition of information that is no
longer needed.
(C) The provision of a data security plan, including the
performance of regular audits for compliance with data
privacy and security standards.
(D) The implementation of guidelines and policies to
prevent the reporting of other data that may potentially be
used to identify information relating to a specific
individual or entity.
(2) The use of data only in summary form in reports and
responses to information requests. Data that may identify
specific individuals or entities because of the size or
uniqueness of the population involved may not be reported in
any form.
Sec. 6. (a) The:
(1) council, before July 1, 2018; and
following purposes:
(1) To develop and maintain the system.
(2) To conduct research in support of the activities and
objectives listed in section 4 of this chapter.
(3) To conduct research on topics at the request of the council,
the governor, or the general assembly.