§ 2-5-42.4-3 — Review, analysis, and evaluation of workforce related programs by legislative services agency

Indiana § 2-5-42.4-3

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES AND STUDY
• Ch. 42.4: Review, Analysis, and Evaluation of Workforce

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(a) To provide the general assembly with the
information it needs to make informed policy choices about the
efficacy of each workforce related program, the legislative services
agency shall conduct a regular review, analysis, and evaluation of all
workforce related programs according to a schedule developed by the
legislative services agency.
(b) The legislative services agency shall conduct a systematic and
comprehensive review, analysis, and evaluation of each workforce
related program scheduled for review. The review, analysis, and
evaluation must include information about each workforce related
program that is necessary to determine if the goals of the workforce
related program are being achieved, which may include any of the
following:
(1) The basic attributes and policy goals of the workforce related
program, including the statutory and programmatic goals of the
workforce related program, the original scope and purpose of the
workforce related program, and how the scope or purpose has
changed over time.
(2) The estimated cost to the state to administer the workforce
related program.
(3) The workforce related program's public purpose and extent of
conformance with the original purposes of the legislation enacting
the workforce related program.
(4) The types of activities on which the workforce related
program is based and how effective the workforce related
program has been in promoting these targeted activities and in
assisting participants in the workforce related program.
(5) The count of the following:
(A) Participants who enter the workforce related program.
(B) Participants who complete the workforce related program.
(C) Providers of the workforce related program.
(6) The dollar amount allotted for the workforce related program
for the most recent state fiscal year.
(7) An estimate of the impact of the workforce related program,
including the following:
(A) A return on investment calculation for the workforce
related program. For purposes of this clause, "return on
investment calculation" means analyzing the cost to the state of
providing the workforce related program and analyzing the
benefits realized by the participants in the workforce related
program and to the state.
(B) A cost-benefit comparison among workforce related
programs.
(C) An estimate of the number of jobs that were the direct result
of the workforce related program.
(D) For the workforce related program, a statement by the chief
executive officer of the state agency that administers the
workforce related program as to whether the statutory and
programmatic goals of the workforce related program are being
met, with obstacles to these goals identified, if possible.
(8) The methodology and assumptions used in carrying out the
reviews, analyses, and evaluations required under this section.
(9) An estimate of the extent to which benefits of the workforce
related program remained in Indiana or flowed outside Indiana.
(10) Whether the effectiveness of the workforce related program
could be determined more definitively if the general assembly
were to clarify or modify the workforce related program's goals
and intended purpose.
(11) Whether measuring the workforce related program's impact
is significantly limited due to data constraints and whether any
changes in statute would facilitate data collection in a way that
would allow for better review, analysis, or evaluation.
(12) An estimate of the indirect economic benefit or activity
stimulated by the workforce related program.
(13) Any additional review, analysis, or evaluation that the
legislative services agency considers advisable, including
comparisons with workforce related programs offered by other
states if those comparisons would add value to the review,
analysis, and evaluation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.174-2018, SEC.1.