N.Y. Executive Law § 982: Evaluation

§ 982. Evaluation. 1. The evaluation component of each program plan

shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(a) a statement on legislative history and intent;

(b) a statement of program objectives which identifies outcomes

attributable to the program, anticipated performance levels, and

indicators of the effectiveness of the program;

(c) defined quantitative measures which will be included as part of

the evaluation report including, but not limited to, a description of

the targeted population, criteria for participant selection,

demographics on participants, measures of program activity, inventory of

services provided, and budget information on programs and administrative

expenditures including, but not limited to, costs per participant. For

those programs where an objective is job placement, data shall include

information on the occupations which participants enter, the rate of job

retention, pre-program wage earnings and post-program wage earnings as

well as other appropriate measures which indicate the extent to which

program activities meet program objectives. For those programs where the

objectives are other than job placement, such as youth employment and

training programs, occupationally related basic competency programs,

programs which provide services supporting individuals in jobs, and

employee skills upgrading programs, data shall, at a minimum, represent

measures which indicate the extent to which program activities meet

program objectives. Other performance indicators that appropriately

describe the effect of the program and data which reflects follow-up

activity appropriate to the services provided shall also be included as

part of the evaluation report;

(d) a statement of methodology which will result in a comparison of

program outcomes against program objectives; and

(e) any additional evaluation information as may be required by law.

2. (a) The evaluation report for each workforce preparation program

shall be submitted to the job training coordinating council, as defined

in subdivision two of section nine hundred seventy-one of this chapter,

for review and recommendation.

(b) The report shall include, at a minimum, all program data and an

analysis which compares performance outcomes against program objectives

as specified in the evaluation component of the program plan defined

herein and shall include an evaluation of activity for the completed

program year immediately preceding the issuance of the report and an

interim evaluation of current program year activity if applicable.

3. Based on the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of

subdivision two of this section, the council shall prepare a unified

summary of evaluation reports submitted by each agency pursuant to this

article for submission to the speaker of the assembly, the temporary

president of the senate, and the chair of the legislative commission on

skills development and career education no later than January

thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety and each year thereafter provided,

however, that the council shall make available each individual program

evaluation report submitted pursuant to this article upon request of the

legislature. The council shall include in such summary recommendations

to the governor and the legislature relating to improved program

coordination and service delivery, program improvements or enhancements

and necessary statutory changes.

4. The provisions of this section shall not exempt any agency from

requirements relating to the evaluation of workforce preparation

programs pursuant to any other provision of law.