Effective: April 14, 2020
Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Beginning on the first day of August immediately following the effective date of this section, and every August first thereafter, the director of development services shall submit to the general assembly a written report that compiles and includes information required in this section regarding the programs created under sections 122.178, 122.179, and 122.1710 of the Revised Code.
(1) For the TechCred program created under section 122.178 of the Revised Code, the director shall include in the report required under division (A) of this section all of the following information:
(a) The average per cent rate change of wages during the previous year, if any, for prospective or incumbent employees who earned a microcredential categorized by microcredentials earned in each region and statewide;
(b) The average per cent rate change of wages during the previous years, if any, for prospective or incumbent employees who earned a microcredential categorized by the region in which employees reside and statewide;
(c) The average annual wages paid to positions for which holding a microcredential or having the occupational skills acquired through obtaining a microcredential is required, categorized by each region and statewide;
(d) The rate of change during the previous year of unemployment categorized by each region and statewide;
(e) A list of the microcredentials established by the chancellor of higher education under section 122.178 of the Revised Code categorized by each region and statewide;
(f) A demographic analysis of employees who earned a microcredential under the TechCred program based on the race and gender of each employee;
(g) A demographic analysis of employers who received a reimbursement through the TechCred program based on the race and gender of each employer;
(h) Any other information the director wishes to include.
(2) For the individual microcredential assistance program created under section 122.1710 of the Revised Code, the director shall include in the report required under division (A) of this section all of the following information:
(a) The information required under divisions (A)(1)(a) to (c) of this section, except that the information shall represent the individuals who successfully earned a microcredential because of a reimbursement to a training provider under the individual microcredential assistance program;
(b) A demographic analysis of individuals who earned a microcredential under the individual microcredential assistance program based on the race and gender of each individual;
(c) An analysis of the results of the surveys the director distributed under division (G) of section 122.1710 of the Revised Code categorized by each region and statewide;
(d) The rate of completion for each approved microcredential categorized by region and statewide;
(e) Any other information the director wishes to include.
(3) For the grant program to support industry sector partnerships and sector partnership networks created under section 122.179 of the Revised Code, the director shall include in the report required under division (A) of this section all of the following information:
(a) A list, categorized by region and statewide, of each industry sector partnership and sector partnership network to which a grant was awarded under section 122.179 of the Revised Code;
(b) A list detailing the member composition of each industry sector partnership and sector partnership network to which a grant was awarded under section 122.179 of the Revised Code, including each employer and representative of an industry cluster;
(c) Information regarding the activities described in division (C) of section 122.179 of the Revised Code for which industry sector partnerships and sector partnership networks used grants awarded under that section.
(B) In reporting on regional information under this section, the director shall use the regions established under section 122.178 of the Revised Code.
(C) The director shall include in the report under division (A) of this section any information the director receives under division (C)(2)(b), (c), or (d) of section 122.178 of the Revised Code or division (F)(1)(c) of section 122.1710 of the Revised Code.
(D) The director shall market the programs created under sections 122.178, 122.179, and 122.1710 of the Revised Code.