Monitoring.—

(A) In general .— The Secretary shall monitor the employment and training programs carried out by State agencies under section 2015(d)(4) of this title and assess the effectiveness of the programs in— (i) preparing members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for employment, including the acquisition of basic skills necessary for employment; and (ii) increasing the number of household members who obtain and retain employment subsequent to participation in the employment and training programs.

(B) Reporting measures.— (i) In general .— The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop State reporting measures that identify improvements in the skills, training, education, or work experience of members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. (ii) Requirements .— Measures shall— (I) be based on common measures of performance for Federal workforce training programs; and (II) include additional indicators that reflect the challenges facing the types of members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program who participate in a specific employment and training component. (iii) State requirements .— The Secretary shall require that each State employment and training plan submitted under section 2020(e)(19) of this title identifies appropriate reporting measures for each proposed component that serves a threshold number of participants determined by the Secretary of at least 100 people a year. (iv) Inclusions .— Reporting measures described in clause (iii) may include— (I) the percentage and number of program participants who received employment and training services and are in unsubsidized employment subsequent to the receipt of those services; (II) the percentage and number of program participants who obtain a recognized credential, including a registered apprenticeship, or a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, while participating in, or within 1 year after receiving, employment and training services; (III) the percentage and number of program participants who are in an education or training program that is intended to lead to a recognized credential, including a registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training program, a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employment; (IV) subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, measures developed by each State agency to assess the skills acquisition of employment and training program participants that reflect the goals of the specific employment and training program components of the State agency, which may include, at a minimum— (aa) the percentage and number of program participants who are meeting program requirements in each component of the education and training program of the State agency; (bb) the percentage and number of program participants who are gaining skills likely to lead to employment as measured through testing, quantitative or qualitative assessment, or other method; and (cc) the percentage and number of program participants who do not comply with employment and training requirements and who are ineligible under section 2015(b) of this title ; and (V) other indicators approved by the Secretary. (v) State option .— The State agency may report relevant data from a workforce partnership carried out under section 2015(d)(4)(N) of this title to demonstrate the number of program participants served by the workforce partnership.

(C) Oversight of state employment and training activities .— The Secretary shall assess State employment and training programs on a periodic basis to ensure— (i) compliance with Federal employment and training program rules and regulations; (ii) that program activities are appropriate to meet the needs of the individuals referred by the State agency to an employment and training program component; (iii) that reporting measures are appropriate to identify improvements in skills, training, work and experience for participants in an employment and training program component; and (iv) for States receiving additional allocations under paragraph (1)(E), any information the Secretary may require to evaluate the compliance of the State agency with paragraph (1), which may include— (I) a report for each fiscal year of the number of individuals in the State who meet the conditions of paragraph (1)(E)(ii), the number of individuals the State agency offers a position in a program described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 2015( o )(2) of this title, and the number who participate in such a program; (II) a description of the types of employment and training programs the State agency uses to comply with paragraph (1)(E) and the availability of those programs throughout the State; and (III) any additional information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(D) State report .— Each State agency shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the State employment and training program that includes, using measures identified under subparagraph (B), the numbers of supplemental nutrition assistance program participants who have gained skills, training, work, or experience that will increase the ability of the participants to obtain regular employment.

(E) Modifications to the state employment and training plan .— Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the performance of a State agency with respect to employment and training outcomes is inadequate, the Secretary may require the State agency to make modifications to the State employment and training plan to improve the outcomes.

(F) Periodic evaluation .— Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, not later than October 1, 2016 , and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a study to review existing practice and research to identify employment and training program components and practices that— (i) effectively assist members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program in gaining skills, training, work, or experience that will increase the ability of the participants to obtain regular employment; and (ii) are best integrated with statewide workforce development systems.