House Bill 254 mandated that the PEER Committee conduct an annual review of the Governor’s Office of Job Development and Training (GOJDT) and report exceptions to the Legislature by December 15. This report presented the results of PEER’s FY 1980 evaluation.
GOJDT was primarily responsible for program planning, monitoring, fiscal control, grant administration, and reporting to the Department of Labor (DOL) for all Comprehensive Employment and Training (CETA) manpower programs in the state. These programs, designated by titles, provided for a wide range of employment and training opportunities.
PEER’s review revealed minor flaws in GOJDT operations. Among these were excessive delays in processing monitoring reports, confusion concerning the investigative authority of monitoring teams, and delays in completing quarterly participant eligibility verification reports.
For a paper copy of this report, contact PEER by telephone at 601-359-1226 or by e-mail at reports@peer.ms.gov.