Ch. 14

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

11-503.

(a) In this subtitle the definitions set forth in § 4 of the federal [act] ACT shall
apply; definitions set forth below shall have the meanings indicated.

(d) "Federal [act] ACT" means the federal Job Training Partnership Act.

(e) "Governor's plan" means the Governor's coordination and special services
plan as provided in Section 121 of the federal [act] ACT.

(g) "Job training plan" means the training plan required for each service delivery
area as provided in §§ 103 and 104 of the federal [act] ACT and any final plan or
modification as provided in § 105 of the federal [act ] ACT.

(h) "Performance standards" means the basic measures of performance for
training programs to be prescribed by the Secretary and such variations of the standards
as the Governor may prescribe as provided in § 106 of the federal [act] ACT.

(j) "Service delivery area" means a geographic area designated by the Governor
in accordance with § 101 of the federal [act] ACT.

(k) "State council" means the State Human Resource Investment Council, as
provided in § 701 of the federal [act] ACT, which will be called the Work Force
Investment Board.

(1) (1) "Supportive services" means services which are necessary to enable an
individual eligible for training under the federal [act] ACT, but who cannot afford to pay
for such services, to participate in a training program funded under the federal [act]
ACT.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect capitalization in § 11-503(a), (d), (e), (g), (h), (j), (k), and
(1)(1) of the Labor and Employment Article.

Occurred: Ch. 268, Acts of 1983 and Ch. 229, Acts of 1992.

11-506.

The Governor's plan shall include but not be limited to:

(1) an annual statement of goals and objectives for job training and
placement programs within the State in order to provide planning guidance in the
preparation of service delivery area job training plans and to satisfy the requirements of
§ 7(a) of the FEDERAL Act of June 6, 1933 (Wagner-Peyser Act);

(3) criteria for coordinating activities under the federal [act] ACT,
including Title III, with programs and services provided by State and local education and
training agencies, the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, public assistance
agencies, rehabilitation agencies, postsecondary institutions, the State Occupational
Information Coordinating Committee, economic development agencies, the private
sector, and such other agencies as the Governor determines to have a direct interest in
employment and training and human resource utilization within the State (such criteria

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