Michigan Laws 408.903 – Annual report; contents; employment plan; submission to governor and legislature; cooperation and assistance of departments; report of federal decisions
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(1) Not later than November 1, 1981 and annually thereafter, the department of labor shall submit to the governor a report setting forth projections for the immediately subsequent 5 years which includes all of the following:
(a) Projected trends in the levels of employment, production, and purchasing power, and a review of economic conditions affecting these economic trends.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.903
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Employment plan: means the full employment plan required by section 3. See Michigan Laws 408.902
- Full employment: means the highest level of employment which would provide an employment opportunity for every person able and willing to work, which, consistent with other public needs, can be attained during a given period of time by maximizing the investment of public resources toward that end. See Michigan Laws 408.902
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Unsubsidized employment: means employment in the private or public sector which does not result from a direct government payment for all or part of employee wages or benefits in an employment and training program. See Michigan Laws 408.902
(b) Projected levels and types of employment available in both the private and public sectors.
(c) Projected levels and characteristics of the labor force in this state.
(d) Projected levels of unemployment by type and area.
(e) The identity by race, age, sex, occupation, education, income, and geographic location of persons in this state who will not be provided a job opportunity or commensurate employability service as identified in subdivision (b) and subsection (8), and who will require income support, other supportive services, or both.
(f) Full supporting social and economic data upon which mandatory statements required by subdivisions (a) to (e) are based, including demographics, labor force statistics and characteristics, and additional data upon which the statements are based. To the degree feasible, the data shall include indicators which clearly depict the distribution of social and economic benefits by race, age, sex, income, residence, and other relevant demographic characteristics.
(g) A status report of the recommendations in the biennial employment plan submitted by the governor in accordance with subsection (6).
(2) On November 1, 1981, and on every even numbered year thereafter, the department of labor shall submit to the governor an employment plan setting forth recommendations by priority for all of the following:
(a) Increasing the number of unsubsidized employment opportunities.
(b) Increasing the employability of the unskilled, low-skilled, and obsoletely skilled members of the labor force.
(c) Creating subsidized job opportunities that will provide labor for the production of essential goods or services.
(d) Increasing the effectiveness of the public education system in equipping youth with skills, attitudes, and experiences necessary for a successful transition to the labor force.
(e) Legislation, which if enacted, would cause the creation of new employment opportunities or the retention of existing employment.
(3) The recommendations referred to in subsection (2) which require the appropriation of funds shall be supported by a concise statement of resource requirements. Other recommendations shall be supported by sufficient explanation to enable the legislature to clearly understand the course of action to be taken and the agency which has been, or will be, charged by the governor to carry out the proposed action.
(4) The department of labor and the department of social services shall include, as a part of the initial submission of the employment plan to the governor, a report analyzing the relationship of income maintenance programs and the full employment policies of this act.
(5) Not later than 10 days after the legislature convenes in January of 1982, and annually thereafter, the governor shall transmit to the legislature a report which meets the requirements prescribed in subsection (1).
(6) Not later than 10 days after the legislature convenes in January of 1982, and in every odd numbered year thereafter, the governor shall transmit to the legislature a full employment plan which meets the requirements prescribed in subsections (2) and (3).
(7) Each state department shall cooperate and assist the department of labor in the collection and analysis of data, and in advising of priorities and recommended courses of action to achieve the goals and objectives set forth in the biennial employment plan and the annual report required by subsection (1).
(8) The governor shall annually submit to the legislature a report which lists with appropriate description, quantification, and dollar value, all federal decisions which will affect employment or which will provide for the financing of goods or services in this state.