(a) The Secretary may:

(1) evaluate periodically the effectiveness of the job training, employment placement, and service programs of the center; and

(2) include in the Secretary’s annual report to the General Assembly a report on the center and its programs.

(b) The evaluation and report shall include:

(1) the number of displaced homemakers who participate in job training programs;

(2) the number of displaced homemakers who are placed in employment;

(3) follow-up information on displaced homemakers who participate in job training programs or who are placed in employment;

(4) the number of displaced homemakers who are served by the service programs; and

(5) the cost effectiveness of the programs.