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21 <br /> (x15) Once an individual has registered as required in subsection (a2) of this <br /> section and upon verincation of the registration by the agency or contractor providing <br /> the Work First Prod am assistance the individual's eli;bility for Wort Fist Program <br /> assistance may be evaluated and the application completed Continued receipt of <br /> Work First Program benefits is contingent upon successful ;oarticigaron in the First <br /> Stop Emplovment Program and Iack of cooperation and oartici^atiez in the First <br /> &00 mpiovment Pro.,am may result in the termination of benefits to the individual <br /> (x16) The county board of c ommissioners shall determine whic'rt agencies or <br /> nonprofit or private contractors will participate with the EmI21g trent Security <br /> Commission and the local department of social services in developing the rules to <br /> implement the First Stop Employment Program <br /> (a17) Each county shall organize a Job Service Emplover Committee based on <br /> the membership makeup of the Job Service Emplover Committees in etstence at the <br /> time this act becomes law. Each Job Service Emplover Committee in counties <br /> participating in the First Stop Employment Program shall oversee the operation of <br /> the Program in that county and shall report to the local Employment Security <br /> Commission quarterly on its recommendations to improve the First Stop Employment <br /> Program. The Employment Security Commission shall develop the reporting method <br /> and time frame and shall coordinate a full report to be presented to the Joint <br /> Legislative Public Assistance Commission by the end of each calendar year. Counties <br /> having a Workforce DeveIopment Board may designate the Board to perform the <br /> duties described in this section rather than organizing a Job Service Em lloover <br /> Committee. <br /> (b) Members of families with dependent children and with aggrega te family <br /> income at or below the level required for eligibility for =�' � =I`°° "` <br /> Dependent Gitildreit , Work First Family Assistance. regardless of whether <br /> or not they have applied for such assistance, shall be given priority in obtaining <br /> eta:npewer employment services including training and <br /> community service provided by or through State agencies or counties or with funds <br /> which are allocated to the State of North Carolina directly or indirectly through <br /> prime s onsors or otherwise for the purpose of,employment of unemployed persons. <br /> (c) rRepealed.]" - - - — ----- <br /> " (b) Each county's Job Service Employer Committee or Workforce- <br /> Development Board shall develop a study of the "working poor" in their respective <br /> counties and shall include the following in the study: <br /> (1) Determine the extent to which current labor market participation <br /> enables individuals and families to earn the amount of disposable <br /> income necessary to meet their basic needs; <br /> (2) Determine how many North Carolinians work and earn wages <br /> below one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Federal Poverty <br /> Guideline and study trends in the size and demographic profiles of <br /> this underemployed group within the respective county; <br /> (3) Examine job market factors that contribute to any changes in the <br /> composition and numbers of the working poor including, but not <br /> limited to, shifts from manufacturing to. service, from full-tune to <br /> part-time work, from permanent to temporary or their contingent <br /> employment; <br /> (4) Consider and determine the respective responsibilities of the public <br /> and private sectors in ensuring that working families and <br /> individuals have disposable income adequate to meet their basic <br /> needs; <br /> Paze 263 <br />