(b) The department, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, shall create selection criteria and guidelines for employment agencies seeking to participate in the placement of applicants, including, but not limited to:

1. (1) experience with job-seeking difficulties facing recipients of public assistance;
2. (2) demonstrated ability to identify and overcome barriers to employment;
3. (3) geographic diversity;
4. (4) experience with members of diverse populations and individuals who do not speak English;
5. (5) a willingness to accommodate job seekers with dependent children or family members; and (6) a proven track record of job placement and retention.

(d) The department shall annually file a report, in consultation with the commonwealth corporation, detailing the number of households and recipients receiving cash assistance under TAFDC who are participating in the pathways to self-sufficiency program who can reasonably be moved into gainful employment within 12 months of applying for TAFDC benefits. This report shall include, but not be limited to:

1. (1) the cost of implementing the components of the pathways to self-sufficiency program;
2. (2) the estimated placement cost per participant;
3. (3) job placement and retention rates;
4. (4) the extent to which appropriate activities and supports were available to recipients;
5. (5) the components of the pathways to self-sufficiency program that were implemented in light of available resources and appropriations; and (6) the reasons recipients were unsuccessful in obtaining gainful employment within 12 months. The report shall be filed with the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate who shall forward the report to the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on children, families and persons with disabilities and the house and senate committees on ways and means.