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§ 11-103. Powers and duties of Division

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: July 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 11. Division of Employment and Training (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Division Established (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 11-103
§ 11-103. Powers and duties of Division
Currentness
Duties
(a) The Division shall:
(1) promote apprenticeship and training programs;
(2) administer job training, placement, and service programs;
(3) implement the provisions of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
(4) administer adult education and literacy services programs;
(5) conduct educational and job skills training programs in adult correctional facilities;
(6) oversee any other units established pursuant to State or federal employment, training, or manpower statutes;
(7) administer those programs assigned to the Division by law or designated by the Secretary;
(8) administer any community service employment programs delegated to the State under Title V of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965; and
(9) adopt regulations to carry out Subtitle 4 of this title.
Coordination with state community colleges and adult education community
(b) The Division shall meet and confer on a regular basis with representatives of the State's community colleges, appointed by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges, and the adult education community, appointed by the Maryland Association for Adult Continuing and Community Education, to assure that adult education and literacy services and job training activities and resources are effectively coordinated.
Registered apprenticeship programs to address department workforce needs
(c)(1) The Division shall partner with State departments and their exclusive representatives to identify opportunities to create registered apprenticeship programs to help address workforce shortages and the career workforce needs of those departments.
(2) The Division and Department of Budget and Management shall develop position classifications, which would include incremental salary adjustments, for employees who are selected to participate in the registered apprenticeship programs created under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Registered apprenticeship programs to address State workforce needs
(d) In accordance with the identification of apprenticeship programs under subsection (c) of this section, the Division shall identify opportunities to create registered apprenticeship programs, including goals for the number of apprenticeships registered each year, to help address the career workforce needs of the State.
Annual report
(e) On or before June 30 each year, the Division shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the following information for the immediately preceding calendar year:
(1) a list of agencies that the Division partnered with to:
(i) identify workforce shortages; and
(ii) create registered apprenticeship programs;
(2) the number and type of registered apprenticeship programs that exist for State positions; and
(3) the progress in reaching the goals established under subsection (d) of this section.

Credits

Added as Art. 83A, § 3-103, by Acts 1987, c. 311, § 1. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 6, § 8; Acts 1991, c. 21, § 3. Transferred to Labor and Employment § 11-104 by Acts 1995, c. 120, § 2, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 120, § 5, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2001, c. 315, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002. Renumbered as Labor and Employment § 11-103 and amended by Acts 2008, c. 134, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 309, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 344, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 468, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 149, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 257, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 403, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
Formerly Art. 83A, § 3-103.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 11-103, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 11-103
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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