§ 23:2208 — Contracting for service delivery

§2208. Contracting for service delivery
A. Except as otherwise provided by this Section, a board shall not directly provide
workforce education, training, or one-stop workforce services.
B. A board may request from the department a waiver of Subsection A of this
Section.
C. The request for a waiver shall include a detailed justification based on the lack
of an existing qualified alternative for delivery of workforce training and services in the
workforce development area.
D. If a board receives a waiver to provide workforce education, training, or one-stop
workforce services, the evaluation of results and outcomes shall be provided by the
department.
E. In consultation with local workforce investment boards, the department by rule
shall establish contracting guidelines for boards under this Section, including guidelines
designed to:
(1) Ensure that each independent contractor that contracts to provide one-stop
workforce services under this Section has sufficient insurance, bonding, and liability
coverage for the overall financial security of one-stop workforce services funds and
operations.
(2) Prevent potential conflicts of interest between boards and entities that contract
with boards under this Section.
(3) Ensure that if a board acts as a fiscal agent for an entity that the board does not
deliver the services or determine eligibility for the services.
F. The department shall ensure that each board complies with this Section and may
approve a local plan pursuant to R.S. 23:2204 only if the plan complies with this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.