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049 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Rockingham private sector (2) and vocational <br /> rehabilitation <br /> Orange private sector (2) and education <br /> Vance private sector (3) <br /> Unassigned labor <br /> I am aware that you would have preferred fewer private sector slots <br /> on the PIC from Orange County. However, we do not wish to remove current- <br /> ly active PIC members on the existing PIC. A copy of the PIC by-laws and <br /> "JTPA in a Nutshell" which explains the mission of the PIC are attached. <br /> I am pleased that the county is ready to appoint members. If appointed in <br /> time, these member will advise on the program mix for Title II-A programs, <br /> and assist in program operator selection. <br /> 3. The Division would like to release requests for proposals for <br /> Title II-A programs as soon as possible. Although these programs do not <br /> begin until July 1, the Division normally makes operator selections by <br /> the end of May. As soon as PIC members are recommended to the Governor <br /> by your county, we can begin working with these three people on design <br /> questions and operator selection. We would like to issue the Title II-A <br /> requests for proposals the last week in April. <br /> 4. Regarding the issue of liability and the county, when Orange <br /> County chose to become a member of the Rural SDA, it shifted liability to <br /> the state. The state is the grant recipient and administrative entity <br /> for the RSDA and as such is liable for all funds received under the RSDA <br /> JTPA programs. The state through the Division of Employment and Training, <br /> enters into agreements with program operators and holds them liable for <br /> all funds received under the agreement. Unless the Orange County govern- <br /> ment should choose to enter an agreement with DET to operate programs, <br /> the county has no liability. <br /> The county's role as a member of the RSDA is to recommend PIC <br /> members who will participate in efforts to coordinate JTPA funds with all <br /> other fund sources in the county, create a climate that fosters a <br /> strategic approach to the employment and training needs for the area, and <br /> consider committing county resources to supplement the extremely small <br /> Orange County JTPA allocation. <br /> In this last regard, I have attached a copy of the explanation of <br /> the factors that enter into the allocation of JTPA money in the state. <br /> While this speaks in terms of SDA allocations, the Division used the <br /> same factors in distributing money to the five RSDA counties. This may <br /> be useful to you in explaining to interested parties why the Orange County <br /> allocation is so small. <br />