Section 11-1002 - Maryland Workforce Corporation.
§ 11-1002. Maryland Workforce Corporation.
(a) Established.- There is a Maryland Workforce Corporation.
(b) Nature.- The Corporation is a body politic and corporate and is an instrumentality of the State.
(c) Purpose.- The purpose of the Corporation is to:
(1) work in coordination with the Department and other State agencies to establish a plan and framework for innovative, demand-driven programs across the State that will give Maryland workers the opportunity to acquire and develop the education and skills needed to participate fully in the workforce;
(2) solicit, acquire, and coordinate private and public funding to assure a reliable funding stream for the programs developed under this subtitle;
(3) obtain resources for the statewide workforce programs developed under this subtitle from private and public sources including:
(i) local workforce investment boards;
(ii) community colleges;
(iii) adult learning programs;
(iv) correctional education and vocational programs;
(v) the Department of Human Resources;
(vi) the Department of Business and Economic Development;
(vii) the Higher Education Commission; and
(viii) the Department;
(4) administer the programs developed under this subtitle in accordance with the plan developed under item (1) of this subsection;
(5) provide grants, funding, and other assistance to support the programs developed under this subtitle;
(6) contract with training providers to conduct education and skills training programs;
(7) act as a research and development resource in finding solutions for new and emerging workforce issues; and
(8) evaluate the effectiveness of the programs developed under this subtitle.
[2009, ch. 476.]