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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 229 Draft 01 1998-2000 COUNTY OF HAWA~~ STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 229 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE, 1983 (1995 EDITION), TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROGRAM BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as adopted by Congress, makes significant changes in the way this country's employment, training, literacy and vocational rehabilitation programs do business. The act consolidates the confusing array of duplicative and disjointed job training programs, allowing states and local communities to develop comprehensive one-stop delivery systems for employment and training services. The act consolidates more than 60 existing federal training programs through three block grants to the states and their local governments: Adult Employment and Training, Disadvantaged Youth Employment and Training, and Adult Education and Literacy Grants. The act has provisions to encourage individual responsibility and consumer choice, encourage innovation, cut bureaucracy, and strengthen accountability. It transfers funding and decision-making authority out of Washington to states and especially local communities for the design of local workforce development programs. The act is intended to be the first major reform of the nation's job training system in more than IS years. The federal government considers the reforms embodied in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 "to be pivotal, and not business as usual." Key elements of this reform include streamlining services through a "One-Stop Shop," empowering individuals through 1 information and access to training resources through Individual Training Accounts (vouchers), providing universal access to core services, increasing accountability for results, and ensuring a strong role for local governments and the private sector. The Act requires the governor and the County "chief elected official," in this case the Mayor, to make numerous decisions together. It also requires real fiscal and program decision making by the local private sector (through a Workforce Investment Board) in partnership with government. Therefore, in order to participate in this Act and receive funds, the County must establish a new program. And, to facilitate the required accounting and record keeping, in the County, for this new program, a special fund needs to be created to reflect the federal grant received and funds expended. SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Section 1-4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: "Workforce Investment Act of 1998" refers to the United States Public Law 105- 220-Au¢ust 7 1998 (112 Stat 936) and 20 Code of Federal Reeulations part 652 and Harts 660 through 671. SECTION 3. Chapter 2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition) is amended by adding a new article to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Article .Workforce Investment Act Program Section 2- Established. There is established, within the County of Hawaii, a Workforce Investment Act Program which shall be under the direction and supervision of the mayor. Section 2 Purpose The puroose of this program is to improve the qualitKof the workforce reduce welfare dependencv and enhance the Qroductivity and competitiveness of our citizens by implementing the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 2 Section 2- Powers and duties. The County shall have, without limitation, all powers necessary and appropriate to carry out its duties and functions under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Section 2- Workforce Investment Board. (a) A Workforce Investment Board, subject to certification b~he Governor of the State, is established. Pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, its: ~1) members shall be appointed by the mayor. f 2) membership shall include representatives ofgovernment agencies, education, labor and business and satisfy the act's requirements. (31 chairperson must be elected from among the business representatives. The board shall have all powers, duties and functions required to implement within the Island of Hawaii inpartnership with the mayor the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Section 2- .Creation of fund. Pursuant to section 10-12 of the Charter, a special fund to be known as the Workforce Investment Act Pro~razn Fund is established. Section 2- Funding. The Workforce Investment Act Program shall be funded by federal rg ants. Section 2- Expenditures from fund. The proceeds from the fund shall be used for the necessary expenditures of administerine and carr}~ine out the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Every expenditure shall comply with the requirements of that law The administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations if necessary, for the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act Program. Section 2- Impairment of Federal Funds. If an~pazt of the Charter, this Code or this Ordinance is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that aze a prescribed condition 3 for the allocation of federal funds to the Counter under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, the conflictingpart of the Charter this Code or this Ordinance is inoperative to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected This finding shall not affect the operation of the remainder of these laws in their application to the agencies concerned. Section 2- Termination of fund Upon either the termination of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the withdrawal of the count from participation in the pro¢ram, the Workforce Investment Act Proeram Fund shall be terminated. Prior to termination, anv remainingproceeds in the fund shall be disposed of in accordance with federal requirements." SECTION 4. Ramseyer format. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of ls` Reading: Date of 2"d Reading: Effective Date: ASL:pc asl-com:Workforceord3-00 705 REFEREhRCE: Comm. 4