Assembly Bill No. 460-Committee on Health and Human Services
May 6, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY--Requires interlocal agreement to provide job placement services to employers and recipients of certain welfare benefits. (BDR S-1626)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to labor; requiring the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the department of human resources to enter into an interlocal agreement to provide job placement services to employers and recipients of benefits provided pursuant to the program to provide temporary assistance for needy families; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As used in sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 2. "Board" means the governor's workforce development board created by the governor pursuant to an executive order signed on September 1, 1996.
Sec. 3. "Program" means the program established to provide temporary assistance for needy families pursuant to Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 601 et seq.) and other provisions of that act relating to temporary assistance for needy families.
Sec. 4. "Recipient" means a person who receives benefits pursuant to the program and:
1. Is at least 18 years of age; or
2. Has not received a certificate of attendance pursuant to NRS 389.015, high school diploma or general equivalency diploma and is not enrolled in a secondary school.
Sec. 5. 1. To ensure that the services provided by the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the department of human resources are not duplicative, the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the director of the department of human resources shall, on or before October 31, 1997, enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to the requirements set forth in NRS 277.180 to provide job placement services for employers and recipients in this state.
2. The board shall make recommendations to the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the director of the department of human resources concerning the provisions of the interlocal agreement. The director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the director of the department of human resources shall consider the recommendations of the board before entering into the interlocal agreement.
Sec. 6. The interlocal agreement must include provisions that set forth:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 422.270, the manner in which the department of employment, training and rehabilitation shall assist the welfare division of the department of human resources to:
(a) Make assessments required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 608 of the skills, prior work experience and employability of recipients; and
(b) Establish written plans for personal responsibility for recipients as set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 608.
2. The manner in which the department of human resources and the department of employment, training and rehabilitation shall coordinate the provision of services to employers, including, but not limited to:
(a) The referral of the names of recipients to employers for employment;
(b) The establishment and maintenance of a list of jobs for distribution to recipients;
(c) Classroom training that is designed for the specific requirements of an employer for employees who, on the date of hire, were receiving benefits pursuant to the program;
(d) On-the-job training for employees who, on the date of hire, were receiving benefits pursuant to the program;
(e) Assistance for employees in obtaining skills necessary for continued employment and self-sufficiency for employees who, on the date of hire, were receiving benefits pursuant to the program; and
(f) Assessments of the skills and prior work experience of recipients.
3. The manner in which the department of human resources and the department of employment, training and rehabilitation shall coordinate the distribution of information to recipients concerning programs for job training and other services, including, but not limited to, information relating to programs established:
(a) By the welfare division of the department of human resources;
(b) By the department of employment, training and rehabilitation; and
(c) Pursuant to the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 et seq.).
4. Standards to determine whether this state is complying with the provisions of federal law that require a reduction in spending for benefits provided pursuant to the program.
Sec. 7. 1. The department of human resources may apply for and accept any gifts, grants or contributions from any private source to assist the department in carrying out the provisions of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act.
2. Upon receipt of those gifts, grants or contributions, the department of human resources shall deposit the money received in an account in a bank or other financial institution in this state. The director of the department of human resources shall administer the account.
3. The money in the account must be used only to promote the job placement service and other employment services available to employers and recipients, including, but not limited to, the preparation, publication and distribution of brochures and pamphlets that describe the services and incentives available to employers and recipients.
4. Any disbursements from the account by the director of the department of human resources must be approved by director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation.
5. The board may make recommendations to the director of the department of human resources and the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation concerning the use of the money in the account. The director of the department of human resources and the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation shall consider the recommendations of the board concerning the use of the money in the account.
6. The director of the department of human resources shall make reasonable efforts to return to all contributors, on a pro rata basis, any money remaining in the account on June 30, 1999, that is not committed for expenditure.
Sec. 8. 1. The director of the department of human resources and the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation shall develop a plan to encourage employers to employ recipients.
2. The board shall make recommendations to the director of the department of human resources and the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation concerning the development of the plan. The director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation and the director of the department of human resources shall consider the recommendations of the board before developing the plan.
3. The plan must include a procedure to provide information to employers in this state relating to:
(a) The services described in subsection 2 of section 6 of this act; and
(b) The recipients who have obtained jobs and have successfully maintained those jobs.
Sec. 9. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997, and expires by limitation on July 1, 1999.