| |  | | plans and development of linkages to ensure coordination |  | and nonduplication among the programs and activities with |  | required and optional partners described in Section |  | 121(b) of the Act; | 
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 |  | | (2)__Designating local areas as required in Section 116 |  | of the Act; | 
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 |  | | (3)__Developing allocation formulas for the |  | distribution to local areas of funds for youth |  | activities and adult employment and training activities |  | as allowed under Sections 133(b)(3)(B) and 128(b)(3)(B) |  | of the Act; | 
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 |  | | (4)__Developing and continuously improving |  | comprehensive state performance measures including |  | state-adjusted levels of performance to assess the |  | effectiveness of the workforce investment activities of |  | the State as required under Section 136(b) of the Act; | 
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 |  | | (5)__Developing an application for an incentive grant |  | under Section 503 of the Act; | 
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 |  | | (6)__Preparing an annual report to the United States |  | Secretary of Labor as described in Section 136(d) of |  | the Act; | 
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 |  | | (7)__Commenting on measures taken pursuant to Section |  | 113(b)(14) of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational |  | and Applied Technology Education Act, 20 United States |  | Code, Section 2323(b)(14); and | 
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 |  | | (8)__Developing the statewide statistics system |  | described in Section 15(e) of the federal Wagner-Peyser |  | Act, 29 United States Code, Section 49l-2(e). | 
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 |  | | B.__The council has the necessary authority to carry out the |  | purposes of this section. | 
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 |  | | C.__The commissioner may appoint employees necessary to |  | carry out the council's responsibility under this |  | subsection. | 
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 |  | | D.__The commissioner may adopt rules, in accordance with |  | Title 5, chapter 375, necessary to carry out the council's |  | responsibility under this subsection. | 
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 |  | |  | Sec. 13.  26 MRSA §2006, sub-§7, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 410, §12 |  | and affected by §13, is amended to read: | 
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