Program Authorization: R.S. 23:1471
The mission of the Occupational Information Systems Program is to provide accurate application and technical support services to the Louisiana Department of Labor and its customers and stakeholder. It is also the mission of this program to collect and analyze labor market and economic data for dissemination to assist Louisiana and nationwide job seekers, employers, education and training program planners and providers, and all other interested persons and organizations in making informed workforce decisions.
The goals of the Occupational Information Systems Program are:
1. To provide timely and accurate workforce information and technical support services to the Louisiana Department of Labor and its customers and stakeholders.
2. To establish a comprehensive system of statewide and local labor market information based on standardized collection methods and procedures which provides for timely collection and accurate analysis of labor market and economic data.
The program administers and provides assistance for the Occupation Information System. This program has three components: (1) a consumer information component to collect data on the inventory of available training programs in the state; (2) a scorecard component to collect data on the training programs, including enrollment, placement rates, and other relevant data; and (3) a forecasting component to contain information on projected workforce growth, job growth, and demand.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
This program is funded with General Fund, Interagency Transfers, Fees and Self-generated Revenues, and Federal Funds. The General Fund will be used to cover the expenses of the computer personnel within this program. The Interagency Transfers are from the Office of Worker’s Compensation for their share of the computer programming work within the department. These individuals within this program perform/maintain computer data for the department. The Fees and Self-generated Revenues are derived from the Workforce Development Training Account with portions going into the UI Trust Fund and the Employment Security Administration Accounts. The computer personnel within this program maintain the unemployment compensation in regards to processing checks and updating the data base.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 127.0% of the existing operating budget. It represents 99.0% of the total request ($9,746,109) for this program. The 27% increase is due to the transfer of salaries based on reorganization of the department to bring funding in line with actual spending projections. This program does not have any positions which have been vacant for 1 year or more.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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Funding provided for management consultants to provide special training for assistance in job finding |
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OTHER CHARGES
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Funding provided for the following equipment: Virtual Tape System, Inserter, DASD, CPU, Upgrade, 4890 Printer, Software, Communication Controller, and thin Client Expansion and year 2000 compliance |
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