123STA T . 1 5 32 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9‘ ‘ (B)recom me ndati on s tot h e S tate a g enc y (as de f ined in section 102 of the Ol der A mericans Act of 1 965 ( 4 2 U. S. C . 3 002)) on — ‘‘(i) a mar k eting o u treach p lan to b usinesses
and ‘‘(ii) outreach to— ‘‘( I ) nonprofit organi z ations; ‘‘(II) the State educational agency; ‘‘(III) institutions of higher education; and ‘‘(I V ) other State agencies; ‘‘(C) recommendations for ci v ic engagement and multigenerational activities , such as— ‘‘(i) early childhood education and care, family lit - eracy, and after school programs; ‘‘(ii) respite services for adults age 55 or older and caregivers; and ‘‘(iii) transitions for older adults age 55 or older to purposeful w ork in their post-career lives; and ‘‘( D ) recommendations for encouraging the development of E ncore service programs in the State. ‘‘(3) KNOWLEDG E BAS E.— T he State service plan shall incor- porate the current knowledge base (as of the time of the plan) regarding— ‘‘(A) the economic impact of the roles of workers age 55 or older in the economy; ‘‘(B) the social impact of the roles of such workers in the community; and ‘‘(C) the health and social benefits of active engagement for adults age 55 or older. ‘‘(4) PU BL IC A T ION.—The State service plan shall be made available to the public and be transmitted to the Chief E x ecu- tive Officer. ’ ’. SEC.1607 .E VALU A TION AN D ACCOUNTA B ILIT Y . Section 1 7 9 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows
‘‘(a) IN G ENE R AL.—The Corporation shall provide, directly or through grants or contracts, for the continuing evaluation of pro- grams that receive assistance under the national service laws, including evaluations that measure the impact of such programs, to determine— ‘‘(1) the effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under the national service laws in achieving stated goals and the costs associated with such programs, including an evalua- tion of each such program’s performance based on the perform- ance levels established under subsection (k); and ‘‘(2) the effectiveness of the structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, such as the effective utilization of the participants’ time, the management of the participants, and the ease with which recipients were able to receive services, to maximize the cost effectiveness and the impact of such programs.’’; (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘ N ational Senior Vol- unteer Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘National Senior Service Corps’’; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘to public service’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and Grants.Co ntra c ts. Publi c in f or m ation.
