Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) In
order to obtain approval to receive funding for a dislocated worker in a
particular program, a training provider shall submit an application, in a
format prescribed by the commissioner, assuring that:
(1) instructional personnel shall have at
least a high school diploma, and four years of either work experience or
teaching experience in the program area to be taught;
(2) the program shall be conducted in
accordance with a curriculum approved or developed by the department;
(3) dislocated workers shall be provided the
same instruction, materials and resources as are provided to other students
enrolled in the program;
(4)
heating, lighting and ventilation of instructional facilities shall be
conducive to learning;
(5) fire and
liability insurance shall be provided for all facilities; 166
(6) the buildings, rooms or space in which
staff and students are housed for any purpose while attending the program, and
all facilities and equipment therein, shall meet the standards, for school
purposes, of local fire, health and building authorities;
(7) equipment to be used in the program will
enable students to successfully use the corresponding equipment which is used
in the business or industry for which the program will provide training, so
that students will have potential to be successfully employed;
(8) appropriate and accurate administrative,
financial and student records shall be maintained, as well as any other records
that may be required by the commissioner. Such records shall include:
(i) registration forms;
(ii) test data;
(iii) attendance data;
(iv) records of progress and achievement;
and
(v) records of student
placements;
(9)
individual student records shall be easily accessible to teachers and
students;
(10) admission standards
shall be such that individuals admitted to the program have the potential to
successfully complete the program, and to obtain employment related to the
program training;
(11) students
shall be graded at intervals necessary to determine their progress, and shall
be regularly provided with reports of their progress; and
(12) a student attendance policy acceptable
to the department shall be developed and enforced.
(b) A two-year record of placement shall be
submitted with the application, indicating the percentage of entering students
who completed the program, and the percentage of students completing the
program who obtained employment directly related to the program
training.
(c) Approval may be
granted for a variance from standards set forth in subdivision (a) of this
section upon a finding by the commissioner that the requirements of that
subdivision will be substantially met.
(d) The commissioner may suspend or revoke
approval of a particular program for failure to comply with the standards and
procedures set forth in this Part.
