Bill Text: IN HB1002 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Indiana career council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 60 [HB1002 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1002-Enrolled.html
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Chapter 9. Indiana Career Council
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the Indiana career council established by section 3 of this chapter.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "system" refers to the Indiana workforce intelligence system established by IC 22-4.5-10-3.
Sec. 3. The Indiana career council is established.
Sec. 4. (a) The council shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide coordination to align the various participants in the state's education, job skills development, and career training system.
(2) Match the education and skills training provided by the state's education, job skills development, and career training 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:
(A) the education roundtable established by IC 20-19-4-2;
and
(B) the Indiana works councils established under SEA
465-2013.
(b) In performing its duties, the council shall obtain input from
the following:
(1) Indiana employers and employer organizations.
(2) Public and private institutions of higher education.
(3) Regional and local economic development organizations.
(4) Indiana labor organizations.
(5) Individuals with expertise in career and technical
education.
(6) Military and veterans organizations.
(7) Organizations representing women, African Americans,
Latinos, and other significant minority populations and
having an interest in issues of particular concern to these
populations.
(8) Individuals and organizations with expertise in the
logistics industry.
(9) Any other person or organization that a majority of the
voting members of the council determine has information that
is important for the council to consider.
Sec. 5. (a) The council consists of the following members:
(1) The governor.
(2) The lieutenant governor.
(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) One (1) member representing manufacturing in Indiana
appointed by the governor.
(10) One (1) member representing the business community in
Indiana appointed by the governor.
(11) One (1) member representing labor in Indiana appointed
by the governor.
(12) One (1) member representing the life sciences industry
appointed by the governor.
(13) Two (2) members of the house of representatives
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.
Chapter 10. Indiana Workforce Intelligence System
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the Indiana career council established by IC 22-4.5-9-3.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "system" refers to the Indiana workforce intelligence system established by section 3 of this chapter.
Sec. 3. The Indiana workforce intelligence system is established as a statewide longitudinal data system that contains educational and workforce information:
(1) from educational institutions at all levels; and
(2) about the state's workforce;
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.
Sec. 4. The system must do the following:
(1) Effectively organize, manage, break down, and analyze educational and workforce data.
(2) Generate timely and accurate information about student progress and outcomes over time, including students' 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
(2) governor, after June 30, 2018;
shall provide administrative oversight to the system.
(b) Administrative oversight of the system includes all the following:
(1) Provide general oversight and direction for the
development and maintenance of the system.
(2) Approve an annual budget for the system.
(3) Hire staff necessary to administer the system.
(4) Develop a detailed data security and safeguarding plan
that includes:
(A) access by authenticated authorization;
(B) privacy compliance standards;
(C) notification and other procedures to protect system
data if a breach of the system occurs; and
(D) policies for data retention and disposition.
(5) Oversee 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.
(6) Review research requirements and establish policies for
responding to data requests from the state, local agencies, the
general assembly, and the public.
(7) Oversee the development of public access to the system in
a manner that:
(A) permits research using the data in aggregated form;
and
(B) cannot provide information that allows the
identification of a specific individual or entity.
(8) Identify additional sources of data for the system from
among state entities and require those entities to submit
relevant data to the system.
(c) Funding for the development, maintenance, and use of the
system may be obtained from any of the following sources:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly for this
purpose.
(2) Grants or other assistance from local educational agencies
or institutions of higher education.
(3) Federal grants.
(4) User fees.
(5) Grants or amounts received from other public or private
entities.
(d) The council (before July 1, 2018) and the governor (after
June 30, 2018) may contract with public or private entities for the
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.
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