(a) With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner shall appoint a Director of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Office and fix his or her salary. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner. The Commissioner may appoint such other personnel and may organize the Office as he or she deems necessary to carry out its functions and duties, and may delegate such powers and authority to the Director of the Office as he or she deems necessary for its efficient administration.

(b) The Comprehensive Employment and Training Office shall provide job training and employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed persons through a system of federal and State programs, and is hereby authorized to serve on behalf of the Governor, through the Commissioner of Labor, as the prime sponsor in accordance with the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (P.L. 95-524); provided further, that such responsibilities and authorization shall continue only so long as the federal government provides funds to execute such responsibilities. (Added 1981, No. 66, § 4, eff. May 1, 1981; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)