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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Colorado Workforce Coordinating Council
1580 Logan Street, Suite 410
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 894-2076
FAX: (303) 894-2064
TO:
MEMORANDUM
County Commissioners
Workforce Coordinating Council members
SDA Directors
FROM: Ledy Garcia -Eckstein
DATE: June 13, 1997
RE: Draft Executive Order
Roy Romer
Governor
Margaret E. Porfido
Chair
Ledy Garcia -Eckstein
Executive Director
Attached is a draft of the Executive Order to establish the One -Stop Career Center
network in Colorado. As you know, legislation to officially codify such a system failed
earlier this year. In the absence of legislation, Governor Romer decided that an Executive
Order would be the best means to get the One -Stop system going.
I recently circulated this draft at the CCI annual conference, so many of you have already
seen this Executive Order draft. However, we want to give all the stakeholders in the
system a formal opportunity to review the draft and make comments. Please submit any
comments or suggestions you may have regarding the draft, in writing, to the Workforce
Coordinating Council as soon as possible, no later than June 25. You may fax your
comments to me at (303) 894-2064; or mail your comments to me at 1580 Logan Street,
Suite 410, Denver, CO 80203.
Thank you for your assistance. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at
(303) 894-2078.
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971672
EXECUTIVE ORDER
CREATING A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF ONE -STOP CAREER CENTERS
WHEREAS, changes in the world of work, coupled with reduced federal funding for
employment and training programs, necessitate a new approach to the
delivery of employment and training programs in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, creating a new, efficient workforce development system — offering access
to the resources and services necessary to connect job seekers and jobs — is
the best way to ensure that Colorado remains competitive into the 21St
century; and;
WHEREAS, a flexible, locally administered workforce development system — rooted in
the principles of universality, customer choice, integration, and outcomes -
based performance criteria — will be most responsive to the needs of
Colorado employers and job seekers; and
WHEREAS, the state is committed to consolidating programs for the delivery of
employment and training services, and will provide local workforce
development regions with technical support and capacity -building
assistance, as budgetary constraints allow, to create the best system
possible; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Labor has recognized Colorado's commitment to
workforce development reform by awarding a three-year grant to
implement the state's vision for a network of one -stop career centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Roy Romer, Governor of the State of Colorado, under the
authority vested in my by the laws and Constitution of the State of Colorado, DO
HEREBY ORDER THAT:
1. The Workforce Coordinating Council, hereinafter called the Colorado Workforce
Development Council, referred to in this order as the "Council," will continue in its
role as the state's Human Resource Investment Council (HRIC), performing all
duties and functions assigned to HRICs by federal law.
2. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, with the advice of the
Council, will set policy, develop performance and fiscal accountability standards,
and allocate funds for the operation of One -Stop Career Centers. The Department
of Labor and Employment will also be responsible for developing and maintaining a
centralized computer system that links workforce development programs.
3. Specifically, the Council shall:
a) ensure that the new workforce development system and the network of One -
Stop Career Centers are meeting the needs of business and labor;
b) recommend performance standards for the new system;
c) advocate for business -developed skill and competency standards;
d) coordinate with the School -to -Career initiative, welfare -to -work, vocational
education, adult education, and economic development programs;
e) provide policy advice on workforce development issues to the Governor, the
Legislature, and appropriate state departments; and
f) bring private sector quality initiatives to the workforce development system.
4. The Council shall have no more than 21 members appointed by the Governor,
including the Colorado Commissioner of Education; the president of the
Community College and Occupational Education System; the executive directors of
the Departments of Labor and Employment and Human Services; and the director
of the Office of Business Development. Additionally, the Council shall have a
representative of local public education, a representative of a postsecondary
institution, a representative of secondary or postsecondary vocational education
institution, two representatives of community -based organizations, three
representatives of business and industry, three representatives from organized labor,
and three local elected officials.
5. Colorado shall be divided into workforce development regions for local service
delivery and administrative purposes of the one -stop system. Regions shall be
comprised of a single county or group of counties.
6. The operation of the One -Stop Career Centers within each region shall be governed
by the county commissioners representing the counties in that region, with policy
guidance from a workforce development board appointed by said commissioners.
In the case of the City and County of Denver, the One -Stop Career Center(s) will be
governed by the mayor, with policy guidance from a workforce development board
appointed by the mayor.
7. Local workforce development boards shall be comprised of more than fifty percent
representation by the private business sector and shall be chaired by a member
representing the private business sector. Representatives of organized labor and
community -based organizations shall constitute not less than 15% of the board
membership. Each board shall be responsible for developing a workforce
development plan, determining optional services, and service variations, to meet
local employers' and job -seekers' needs, and overseeing the one-stop(s)' operations
in the region. The Governor or his designee must certify the membership of each
workforce development board and shall be responsible for delineating any other
membership requirements or responsibilities of the boards.
8. The commissioners (or mayor in the case of Denver) shall also have the authority to
assume the administrative control of the region's One -Stop Career Centers,
including fiscal agent responsibility, by entering into a performance -based contract
with the Department of Labor and Employment. If the commissioners (or mayor in
the case of Denver) decline to assume the administrative or fiscal agent
responsibility for the regional One -Stop Career Centers, the Department of Labor
and Employment shall administer, or contract for the administration of, the centers
in such region(s) with guidance from the regional workforce board for such region.
In the event the Department of Labor and Employment administers, or contracts for
the administration of, a regional One -Stop Career Center, it shall do so with
guidance from the regional workforce board for such region.
9. Each region shall provide a universal set of core services in its One -Stop Center
system, as required by its performance -based contract with the Department of Labor
and Employment.
10. One -Stop Career Centers shall operate on an annual basis, with a new program year
beginning on July 1 of each calendar year. For fiscal years after FY 1997-1998, the
commissioners (or mayor in the case of Denver) in each region must submit a
workforce development plan to the Council and the Department of Labor and
Employment by March 1 of the current program year before funds can be released
for the next program year. The workforce development plan shall be prepared by
the workforce development board, approved by the county commissioners of each
county in the region (or mayor in the case of Denver), and submitted to the state. If
the region does not submit an approved plan, the Department of Labor and
Employment will devise a plan for the region.
11. Upon receipt, each plan shall be reviewed first by the Council for consistency with
the state's overall workforce development strategy. Following this review, the
Council must submit the plan, with its recommendations for approval or
disapproval, to the Department of Labor and Employment for review. After the
Department's review of the plan, the Department shall submit the plan, with its
recommendations for approval or disapproval, to the Governor for final approval.
Simultaneously, the Department must also submit its recommendations to the
Council.
12. Upon final approval of a region's plan by the Governor, the Department of Labor
and Employment shall prepare any necessary contracts for implementation of the
plan and provide draft contracts to the county commissioners (or mayor in the case
of Denver) for that region. After FY 1997-1998, draft contracts shall be provided to
the regions on or before April 15; execution of contracts shall occur on or before
May 15 for the program year beginning on July 1.
13. Rapid Response, a statewide early intervention assistance program for mass layoffs,
must remain flexible to be able to respond quickly to layoffs which may occur
around the state. Therefore, this activity shall remain at the state level.
14. One -Stop Career Centers shall comply with Title I of the Americans with
Disabilities Act as it applies to the provision of employment and training services.
Programs and services for persons with disabilities shall be coordinated with and
integrated into the regional One -Stop Centers to the greatest extent feasible.
15. All those provisions of Executive Order B 001 94 creating the Colorado Workforce
Coordinating Council shall continue to be in effect to the extent they do not conflict
with any of the provisions herein.
GIVEN under my hand and
the Executive Seal of the
State of Colorado, this
day of June, 1997
Roy Romer
Governor
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