42 U.S.C. § 686
Section 686 · Initial State evaluations
Amended 2 times on record
With the objective of—
(1) providing an in-depth assessment of potential participants in the program under this part in each State, so as to furnish an accurate picture on which to base estimates of future demands for services in conducting such program and to improve the efficiency of targeting under such program,
(2) assuring that training for recipients of aid under such program will be realistically geared to labor market demands and that the program will produce individuals with marketable skills, while avoiding duplication and redundancy in the delivery of services, and
(3) otherwise assuring that States will have the information needed to carry out the purposes of the program,
each State may undertake and carry out an evaluation of demographic characteristics of potential participants in the program under this part within the 12-month period beginning on October 13, 1988. Such evaluation shall be carried out in each State by the agency which administers the State's program approved under section 602 of this title.
In carrying out the evaluation under subsection (a) of this section the State shall give particular attention to the current and anticipated demands of the labor market or markets within the State, the types of training which are needed to meet those demands, and any changes in the current service delivery systems which may be needed to satisfy the requirements of the program under this part.
The evaluation shall be structured so as to produce accurate and usable information on the age, family status, educational and literacy levels, duration of eligibility for aid to families with dependent children, and work experience of the individuals and families who are potential participants in the program under this part, including the actual numbers of such individuals and families in each such category.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall provide each State with such technical assistance and data as it may need in order to carry out its evaluation under subsection (a) of this section; and each State shall transmit its evaluation to the Secretary by the close of the 12-month period specified in such subsection. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such evaluations into account in developing performance standards.
As used in this section, the term “potential participants” with respect to any State's program under this part means collectively all individuals in such State who are recipients of aid to families with dependent children under part A of this subchapter and who are members of the target populations identified in section 603(l)(2) of this title.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
Part A of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (e), is classified to section 601 et seq. of this title.