§ 836. Administration. Except as is otherwise provided herein, the
administration of the worker adjustment program shall be carried out by
the department in consultation with the department of economic
development, state education department, state university of New York,
city university of New York, and the state job training coordinating
council, hereinafter referred to as the "council", in a manner
consistent with the federal Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment
Assistance Act (P.L. 100-418), hereinafter referred to as "the act".