23-722.03. Memorandum of understanding; retention; use; definition

A. The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the office of economic opportunity to establish workforce data stewardship pursuant to section 41-5403 to support the evaluation of workforce and education programs and the development of labor market information.

B. The department of economic security, the department of education and the office of economic opportunity shall notify all applicants of and participants in workforce innovation and opportunity act (P.L. 113-128; 128 Stat. 1425) programs for which this state has reporting, monitoring or evaluation responsibilities that information obtained on application and during participation may be used to evaluate program effectiveness and to conduct research of the labor market.

C. All workforce evaluation system research products produced with the use of unemployment insurance information must be submitted to the office of economic opportunity for archival purposes. Research products that do not contain personally identifiable information must be made available to the public, and the secretary of state shall hold this information for long-term retention.

D. For the purposes of this section, "research products" means the statistical analyses and reports that are produced by state entities with the use of unemployment insurance information pursuant to section 23-722.04