Sec. 31-11dd. Adult Literacy Leadership Board: Duties and responsibilities. Report and report card.
Sec. 31-11dd. Adult Literacy Leadership Board: Duties and responsibilities.
Report and report card. (a) The Adult Literacy Leadership Board shall:
(1) Create vision and mission statements by January 1, 2009;
(2) Develop and update a three-year strategic plan, in accordance with section
31-11ee;
(3) Report recommendations annually through the commission to the Governor and
General Assembly, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, for sources and
levels of funding to meet the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic plan under
section 31-11ee;
(4) Establish results-based accountability measures for the adult literacy system and
use them to track progress toward the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic plan;
(5) With state-agency partners, develop and maintain an online centralized inventory of all adult literacy programs and services offered in the state that includes a description of the type of service, the time and place it is offered and any eligibility requirements
or fees;
(6) Establish standards for adult literacy service providers, including requirements
for waiting lists;
(7) Require each adult literacy service provider in the state to maintain a waiting
list and report the information to the board, in accordance with standards the board
establishes;
(8) Promote coordination and collaboration of delivery of adult literacy programs
and services through regionalized service delivery and community partnerships;
(9) Prepare information on the status of adult literacy in this state for inclusion in
the commission's annual report card, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section
and section 31-3bb; and
(10) Pilot the best practices which are identified through the research and analysis
of adult literacy programs state-wide.
(b) The Office of Workforce Competitiveness, in accordance with subsection (c)
of section 4-124w, may request other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the
Departments of Education, Higher Education, Economic and Community Development
and Social Services, the Labor Department, and the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges to provide information, reports and other assistance to the board in
carrying out its duties, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and sections 31-11cc
and 31-11ee, and to the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission in carrying
out its duties pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(c) On or before January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the
Governor and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, education, higher education, economic and
community development, labor and human services on (1) the board's progress in developing and implementing the strategic plan, (2) the board's recommendations for sources
and levels of funding to meet the goals outlined in the strategic plan, and (3) the adult
literacy section of the commission's annual report card prepared pursuant to subdivision
(9) of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The Connecticut Employment and Training Commission's annual report card,
prepared pursuant to subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of this section and section 31-3bb, shall provide information on the status of adult literacy in the state. The commission's annual report card shall identify each major component of the adult literacy system, including, but not limited to, adult education, family literacy and workplace literacy,
and provide for each component: (1) The number and demographics of persons served,
(2) a description of sources of funding, and (3) performance measures for adult literacy
services.
(P.A. 08-163, S. 3, 5-7.)
History: P.A. 08-163 effective July 1, 2008.