Subchapter Q. PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTMENT COUNCIL
Sec.
1.201—1.208. [Reserved].
1.209. Purpose.
1.210. Composition.
1.211. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
1.212. Administration and staff.
1.213. Cooperation of agencies.
1.214. Designation as the Commonwealth’s Human Resources Investment
Council (HRIC).
1.215. Quorum.
1.216. Meetings.
1.217. Subcommittees.
1.218. Compensation.
1.219. Rescission.
Source The provisions of this Subchapter Q adopted by Executive Order No. 1979-8, dated July 19, 1979, effective July 1, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2511; amended by Executive Order No. 1983-4, dated March 21, 1983; amended by Executive Order No. 1997-7, dated December 19, 1997, 28 Pa.B. 466, unless otherwise noted. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (225497) and (200897) to (200898).
§ § 1.201—1.208. [Reserved].
§ 1.209. Purpose.
The purpose of the Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) is to:
(1) Assess the economic and workforce needs of this Commonwealth, and develop a strategic plan to meet these Statewide needs.
(2) Continuously maintain a competitive advantage for this Commonwealth by developing, adopting and assuring the implementation of Statewide policies and goals for workforce development, including:
(i) Setting performance measurements and standards.
(ii) Defining financial resource investment priorities and strategies.
(iii) Developing return on investment criteria to measure the effectiveness of workforce development programs and activities.
(3) Coordinate with other Team Pennsylvania activities to develop a workforce development system that is market-driven and responsive to the needs of this Commonwealth’s employers by supporting the primary goals of Team Pennsylvania which are to:
(i) Promote this Commonwealth to specific companies considering expansion and relocation.
(ii) Assist with business retention efforts.
(iii) Ensure that the Commonwealth’s economic development strategies continue to be focused and effective.
(iv) Improve communication and collaboration among professionals serving this Commonwealth’s businesses.
(4) Establish a rapid response mechanism to mobilize training resources to address the skill requirements for business retention or attraction opportunities created by major job projects of the Governor’s Action Team or local economic developers.
(5) Collaborate and coordinate with State agencies and State boards and commissions that shape economic development and education policies of the Commonwealth, including, the Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership Board, the State Board of Education, the State Literacy Council, the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council, the State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation, the State System of Higher Education, the State-related universities and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, to develop Statewide policies that connect workforce development with lifelong learning and economic competitiveness.
(6) Collaborate with the Department of Community and Economic Development to ensure that the Statewide financing strategy for economic development reported to the General Assembly supports, and is supported by, the goals and objectives of the Commonwealth’s workforce development system.
(7) Collaborate with the Department of Public Welfare to ensure that the Statewide welfare-to-work strategy established to meet the demands of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, the act of August 22, 1996 (Pub.L. No. 104-93, 110 Stat. 2105), supports, and is supported by, the goals and objectives of the Commonwealth’s workforce development system.
(8) Review the provision of services and the use of funds and resources under applicable State and Federal human resource programs, and coordinate the provision of services and the use of funds and resources among State agencies consistent with the laws and regulations governing the programs. For purposes of this subchapter, applicable State and Federal human resource programs mean the following:
(i) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.A. § § 1501—1792b).
(ii) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C.A. § § 2301—2471).
(iii) The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.A. § § 49—49l-1).
(iv) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C.A. § § 1201—1213d).
(v) The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.A. § § 6101—6251).
(vi) The National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, the act of September 21, 1993 (Pub.L. No. 103-82, 107 Stat. 785).
(vii) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.A. § § 3056—3056i).
(viii) The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Rehabilitation Act of 1994 (29 U.S.C.A. § § 701—797b).
(ix) The Customized Job Training Act (24 P.S. § § 6201—6213).
(x) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the act of August 22, 1996 (Pub.L. No. 104—193, 110 Stat. 2105).
(xi) Section 202(a) of the Community Service Block Grant Amendments of 1994 (42 U.S.C.A. § 9901).
(xii) The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (Food Stamp Employment Training Program) (7 U.S.C.A. § § 2011—2036).
(xiii) The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.A. § § 2101—2495).
(xiv) The Adult Literacy Act (24 P.S. § § 6401—6409).
(xv) Article XIX-A of the Pennsylvania School Code of 1949 (Community Colleges) (24 P.S. § § 19-1901-A—19-1913-A).
(xvi) The Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P.S. § § 1—1041.4).
(xvii) The Unemployment Compensation Law (43 P.S. § § 751—914).
(9) Evaluate State and local plans and proposals submitted for the Federal and State acts in paragraph (8), and approve the investment of public dollars in plans and proposals which are consistent with the laws and regulations governing those acts and with the policies and priorities established by the Council.
(10) Develop strategies to assist local agents in providing support services including, child care and transportation to better meet the needs of system customers.
(11) Develop and advance strategies for local agents to work collaboratively to create regional networks, and to develop coordinated business plans and budgets within regional areas.
(12) Coordinate the following components of the Commonwealth’s workforce development system:
(i) The development and dissemination of appropriate and necessary research and statistical information with the requisite protocols and standards for common data reference.
(ii) The identification and continuous study of workforce development system needs.
(iii) The development of common definitions and common and specific performance standards and measures for workforce development programs and activities.
(iv) The creation of consistent monitoring instruments for the programs and activities included in the system.
(v) The establishment and maintenance of a universally accessible information access system which enables the workforce development system to function and to serve its customers effectively.
(vi) The provision of technical assistance to assist local agencies in meeting any changes associated with a new workforce development system.
(vii) The implementation of mechanisms including, but not limited to, the collaborative process outlined in Federal law, to secure appropriate input from system customers and service providers in the development of policies, performance standards or investment strategies.
(13) Set standards for local career development marketplaces and workforce development system service provider participation, adopt an official workforce development system logo designation and develop a system-wide marketing program.
(14) Examine Federal and State laws and regulations to assess whether they present barriers to achieving the provisions of this subchapter and recommend to the Governor and to the Federal government changes or waivers in Federal or State statutes or regulations to eliminate barriers and promote the provisions of this subchapter.
(15) Report to the Governor, the General Assembly and the Commonwealth generally the Council’s progress and the return on investment and the overall effectiveness of the State and Federal human resource programs defined in paragraph (7).
Cross References This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 1.213 (relating to cooperation of agencies).
§ 1.210. Composition.
The Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) has been established in accordance with the composition requirements for State human resource investment councils found in Title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.A. § § 1792—1792b) or a Federally permissible alternative. In addition, the following individuals serve on the Council:
(1) The Secretary of Aging.
(2) The Secretary of Community and Economic Development.
(3) The Secretary of Education.
(4) The Secretary of Labor and Industry.
(5) The Secretary of Public Welfare.
(6) The Director of the Governor’s Policy Office.
(7) A private sector employer representative from each of the Team Pennsylvania regions.
§ 1.211. Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
The Governor will designate, to serve at his pleasure, one private-sector employer to serve as Chairperson and one government representative to serve as Vice-Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council.
§ 1.212. Administration and staff.
(a) A management committee will be established comprised of Commonwealth government representatives of the Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) which is authorized to make determinations relating to the management and administration of workforce development programs.
(b) The management committee will develop an organizational framework for the conduct of the Council’s work and for meeting the Council’s staffing and support needs. The organizational framework may utilize existing staff structures or may constitute a new staffing arrangement.
(c) All executive State agencies are instructed to give to the Council any necessary assistance required by the Council in the performance of the duties of the Council so far as is compatible with the authority and ability of each State agency.
(d) The policy and program offices of the Departments of Aging, Community and Economic Development, Education, Labor and Industry, and Public Welfare shall provide personnel, equipment and resources, as may be required, for the functioning of the Council.
§ 1.213. Cooperation of agencies.
(a) The Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) will develop and adopt applied operating principles to govern the relationships between and among executive State agencies and other governmental and private sector organizations which are participants in the system.
(b) All executive State agencies are instructed to implement the decisions made by the Council regarding the State and Federal human resource programs in § 1.209(8) (relating to purpose) and other decisions directly related to the development, implementation and operation of the Commonwealth’s workforce development system.
§ 1.214. Designation as the Commonwealth’s Human Resources
Investment Council (HRIC).(a) The Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) is designated as the HRIC in accordance with Title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.A. § § 1792—1792b) and, as such, assumes the powers and responsibilities previously held by the State Job Training Coordinating Council.
(b) The Council may be known as or marketed by a name other than the ‘‘Pennsylvania Human Resources Investments Council’’ as determined by the Council or the Team Pennsylvania Board.
§ 1.215. Quorum.
A majority of the members constitutes a quorum of the Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council (Council) for the purpose of organizing and conducting the business thereof, and all action shall be taken by a vote of a majority of the members present.
§ 1.216. Meetings.
The Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council shall meet at times and places as determined to be necessary.
§ 1.217. Subcommittees.
The Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council has authority to establish and to appoint members and delegate duties to subcommittees, as it deems necessary, to fulfill its responsibilities. The subcommittees will be chaired by a member of the Council.
§ 1.218. Compensation.
Members of the Pennsylvania Human Resources Investment Council receive no compensation, but are entitled to receive an allowance for expenses incurred in the performance of duties.
§ 1.219. Rescission.
Executive Order 1983-4, Coordination of State Employment and Training Programs, is rescinded effective June 30, 1998.
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