(1) There is created within the center the Utah Works Program.

(2) The program, under the direction of the center and the talent ready board, shall develop workforce solutions that meet the needs of businesses that are creating jobs and economic growth in the state by: (a) partnering with the office, the Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System of Higher Education, and the Utah System of Technical Colleges; (b) identifying businesses that have significant hiring demands in the state; (c) coordinating with the Department of Workforce Services to create effective recruitment initiatives to attract student and workforce participants and business participants to the program; (d) coordinating with the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah System of Technical Colleges to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program; and (e) coordinating with the Board of Education and local education agencies when appropriate to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program.

(a) partnering with the office, the Department of Workforce Services, the Utah System of Higher Education, and the Utah System of Technical Colleges;

(b) identifying businesses that have significant hiring demands in the state;

(c) coordinating with the Department of Workforce Services to create effective recruitment initiatives to attract student and workforce participants and business participants to the program;

(d) coordinating with the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah System of Technical Colleges to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program; and

(e) coordinating with the Board of Education and local education agencies when appropriate to develop educational and training resources to provide student participants in the program qualifications to be hired by business participants in the program.

(3) The office, in consultation with the talent ready board, may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and in accordance with the provisions of this section, make rules regarding the development and administration of the Utah Works Program.

(4) The center shall report the following metrics to the office for inclusion in the office's annual report described in Section 63N-1-301: (a) the number of participants in the program; (b) the number of participants who have completed training offered by the program; and (c) the number of participants who have been hired by a business participating in the program.

(a) the number of participants in the program;

(b) the number of participants who have completed training offered by the program; and

(c) the number of participants who have been hired by a business participating in the program.