(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal credit" means the caseload reduction credit as calculated pursuant to 45 CFR 261.40 or any employment credit, caseload reduction credit, or other credit against such rate for a fiscal year that may be subsequently adopted by the federal government.
The state department shall notify each county, within thirty days after the beginningof the state fiscal year, of the state department's projection regarding the adjusted rate that the state must attain for the fiscal year in order to be in compliance with federal requirements, based on the state's estimate of the federal credit the state anticipates qualifying to receive. This adjusted rate shall be the county's adjusted work participation rate for that state fiscal year.
Each county is authorized to place participants in career and technical education, asthat term is defined by rule of the state board, for longer than twelve months in order to meet critical skills shortages in the labor market; except that the percentage of participants allowed to satisfy program requirements through career and technical education of longer than twelve months in a county shall not exceed seventy-five percent of the state's estimate of the federal credit.
The provisions of this section shall be implemented by the state department consistent with the requirement of section 26-2-715 (1)(a)(III).
The state department may suspend a county's ability to place participants in careerand technical education for longer than twelve months if the state department certifies that allowing career and technical education to count toward a works participant's required work activities would affect the state's ability to meet federal work participation rates.
Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 89, § 1, effective March 9. L. 2017: (3) and (5) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1410, § 96, effective May 25.