53-2-1109. Coordination of services. The state job training coordinating council shall identify, in coordination with the appropriate state and local agencies, the employment, training, and vocational education needs throughout the state and assess the extent to which employment and training, vocational education, rehabilitation services, public assistance, economic development, and other federal, state, and local programs and services represent a consistent, integrated, and coordinated approach to meeting such needs. In carrying out this coordinating function, the council shall consider state policy set forth in 2-15-101 to eliminate overlapping and duplication of services within state government and in accordance with the provisions of section 121 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1531) and other employment and training programs, including programs and services of public assistance agencies.

     History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 694, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 561, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 486, L. 1997.