(1) The office shall prepare and submit to the governor and the Legislature, by October 1 of each year, an annual written report of the operations, activities, programs, and services of the office, including the divisions, sections, boards, commissions, councils, and committees established under this title, for the preceding fiscal year.

(2) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the office, the annual report shall include: (a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service; (b) data and metrics: (i) selected and used by the office to measure progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary data; and (ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement as determined by the executive directors of the office, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget; (c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service; (d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under Subsections (2)(b) and (c); (e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or service; (f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements; (g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation, activity, program, or service; and (h) other information determined by the office that: (i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or (ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or service with the public and elected officials.

(a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service;

(b) data and metrics: (i) selected and used by the office to measure progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary data; and (ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement as determined by the executive directors of the office, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;

(i) selected and used by the office to measure progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary data; and

(ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement as determined by the executive directors of the office, the Department of Workforce Services, and the Governor's Office of Management and Budget;

(c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service;

(d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under Subsections (2)(b) and (c);

(e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or service;

(f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements;

(g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation, activity, program, or service; and

(h) other information determined by the office that: (i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or (ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or service with the public and elected officials.

(i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or

(ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or service with the public and elected officials.

(3) The annual report shall be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature.

(4) The office shall: (a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 68-3-14; (b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by placing a link to the reports on the office's website; and (c) provide the data and metrics described in Subsection (2)(b) to the Talent Ready Utah Board created in Section 63N-12-503.

(a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 68-3-14;

(b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by placing a link to the reports on the office's website; and

(c) provide the data and metrics described in Subsection (2)(b) to the Talent Ready Utah Board created in Section 63N-12-503.

(5) (a) On or before October 1, 2019, the office shall: (i) in consultation with the organizations described in Subsection (5)(c), coordinate the development of a written strategic plan that contains a coordinated economic development strategy for the state; and (ii) provide the strategic plan to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee. (b) The strategic plan shall: (i) establish a statewide economic development strategy that consists of a limited set of clear, concise, and defined principles and goals; (ii) recommend targeted economic development policies that will further the implementation of the economic development strategy described in this section; (iii) identify each of the relevant state-level economic development agencies, including the agencies described in Subsection (5)(c); (iv) outline the functional role in furthering the state's economic development strategy for each relevant state-level economic development agency; (v) establish specific principles and make specific recommendations to decrease competition and increase communication and cooperation among state-level economic development agencies, providers and administrators of economic development programs in the state, nonprofit entities that participate in economic development in the state, and local governments; (vi) recommend a fundamental realignment of economic development programs in the state to ensure each program's purpose is congruent with the mission of the organization within which the program is located; (vii) address rural economic development by: (A) establishing goals and principles to ensure the state's economic development strategy works for both urban and rural areas of the state; and (B) providing recommendations on how existing rural economic development programs should be restructured or realigned; (viii) assess the effectiveness of the state's economic development incentives and make recommendations regarding: (A) how incentive policies could be improved; and (B) how incentives could be better coordinated among state-level economic development agencies and local governments; (ix) make recommendations regarding how to align the state's economic development strategy and policies in order to take advantage of the strengths and address the weaknesses of the state's current and projected urban and rural workforce; (x) make recommendations regarding how to monitor and assess whether certain economic development policies further the statewide economic development strategy described in this section, including recommendations on performance metrics to measure results; and (xi) align the strategic plan with each element of the statewide economic development strategy. (c) The office shall coordinate the development of the strategic plan by working in coordination with and obtaining information from other state agencies, including: (i) the Department of Workforce Services; (ii) the Office of Energy Development; (iii) the State Board of Education; (iv) the State Board of Regents; and (v) the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees. (d) If contacted by the office, other state agencies, including those described in Subsection (5)(c), shall, in accordance with state and federal law, share information and cooperate with the office in coordinating the development of the strategic plan.

(a) On or before October 1, 2019, the office shall: (i) in consultation with the organizations described in Subsection (5)(c), coordinate the development of a written strategic plan that contains a coordinated economic development strategy for the state; and (ii) provide the strategic plan to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.

(i) in consultation with the organizations described in Subsection (5)(c), coordinate the development of a written strategic plan that contains a coordinated economic development strategy for the state; and

(ii) provide the strategic plan to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.

(b) The strategic plan shall: (i) establish a statewide economic development strategy that consists of a limited set of clear, concise, and defined principles and goals; (ii) recommend targeted economic development policies that will further the implementation of the economic development strategy described in this section; (iii) identify each of the relevant state-level economic development agencies, including the agencies described in Subsection (5)(c); (iv) outline the functional role in furthering the state's economic development strategy for each relevant state-level economic development agency; (v) establish specific principles and make specific recommendations to decrease competition and increase communication and cooperation among state-level economic development agencies, providers and administrators of economic development programs in the state, nonprofit entities that participate in economic development in the state, and local governments; (vi) recommend a fundamental realignment of economic development programs in the state to ensure each program's purpose is congruent with the mission of the organization within which the program is located; (vii) address rural economic development by: (A) establishing goals and principles to ensure the state's economic development strategy works for both urban and rural areas of the state; and (B) providing recommendations on how existing rural economic development programs should be restructured or realigned; (viii) assess the effectiveness of the state's economic development incentives and make recommendations regarding: (A) how incentive policies could be improved; and (B) how incentives could be better coordinated among state-level economic development agencies and local governments; (ix) make recommendations regarding how to align the state's economic development strategy and policies in order to take advantage of the strengths and address the weaknesses of the state's current and projected urban and rural workforce; (x) make recommendations regarding how to monitor and assess whether certain economic development policies further the statewide economic development strategy described in this section, including recommendations on performance metrics to measure results; and (xi) align the strategic plan with each element of the statewide economic development strategy.

(i) establish a statewide economic development strategy that consists of a limited set of clear, concise, and defined principles and goals;

(ii) recommend targeted economic development policies that will further the implementation of the economic development strategy described in this section;

(iii) identify each of the relevant state-level economic development agencies, including the agencies described in Subsection (5)(c);

(iv) outline the functional role in furthering the state's economic development strategy for each relevant state-level economic development agency;

(v) establish specific principles and make specific recommendations to decrease competition and increase communication and cooperation among state-level economic development agencies, providers and administrators of economic development programs in the state, nonprofit entities that participate in economic development in the state, and local governments;

(vi) recommend a fundamental realignment of economic development programs in the state to ensure each program's purpose is congruent with the mission of the organization within which the program is located;

(vii) address rural economic development by: (A) establishing goals and principles to ensure the state's economic development strategy works for both urban and rural areas of the state; and (B) providing recommendations on how existing rural economic development programs should be restructured or realigned;

(A) establishing goals and principles to ensure the state's economic development strategy works for both urban and rural areas of the state; and

(B) providing recommendations on how existing rural economic development programs should be restructured or realigned;

(viii) assess the effectiveness of the state's economic development incentives and make recommendations regarding: (A) how incentive policies could be improved; and (B) how incentives could be better coordinated among state-level economic development agencies and local governments;

(A) how incentive policies could be improved; and

(B) how incentives could be better coordinated among state-level economic development agencies and local governments;

(ix) make recommendations regarding how to align the state's economic development strategy and policies in order to take advantage of the strengths and address the weaknesses of the state's current and projected urban and rural workforce;

(x) make recommendations regarding how to monitor and assess whether certain economic development policies further the statewide economic development strategy described in this section, including recommendations on performance metrics to measure results; and

(xi) align the strategic plan with each element of the statewide economic development strategy.

(c) The office shall coordinate the development of the strategic plan by working in coordination with and obtaining information from other state agencies, including: (i) the Department of Workforce Services; (ii) the Office of Energy Development; (iii) the State Board of Education; (iv) the State Board of Regents; and (v) the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees.

(i) the Department of Workforce Services;

(ii) the Office of Energy Development;

(iii) the State Board of Education;

(iv) the State Board of Regents; and

(v) the Utah System of Technical Colleges Board of Trustees.

(d) If contacted by the office, other state agencies, including those described in Subsection (5)(c), shall, in accordance with state and federal law, share information and cooperate with the office in coordinating the development of the strategic plan.