(1) The State Workforce Investment Board shall develop and submit to the Governor a single, unified state plan that outlines a strategy, with quantitative goals, for the statewide workforce investment system for the State of Oregon in accordance with section 2821 of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Upon the Governor’s approval of the state plan, the Governor shall cause the State Unified Workforce Plan to be delivered to the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The board shall develop and include in the state plan goals designed to promote Oregonians’ self-sufficiency. In addition to requirements under the federal Act regarding wage and other goals, the state plan shall include quantifiable goals that will empower Oregonians to gain independence from public assistance and move up the socioeconomic ladder.
(3) The board shall assist the Governor in:
(a) Developing Oregon’s workforce investment system;
(b) Ensuring timely consultation and collaboration with chief elected officials, local workforce investment boards and other workforce stakeholders, including but not limited to business and labor organizations;
(c) Reviewing local workforce plans;
(d) Developing, as required by the federal Act, allocation formulas for the distribution of funds to local workforce investment areas for adult employment and training activities and for youth activities that are developed by the local workforce investment boards;
(e) Recommending the duties and responsibilities of state agencies to implement the federal Act, to avoid conflicts of interest and to capitalize on the experience developed by workforce partners who are efficient and effective at meeting the requirements of the federal Act;
(f) Participating in the development of a coordinated statewide system of activities and services that includes both mandatory and optional partners of the one-stop delivery system, as provided in the federal Act;
(g) Providing for the development, accountability and continuous improvement of comprehensive workforce performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the workforce investment activities in this state;
(h) Developing a statewide employment statistics system, as described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49L-2(e)); and
(i) Preparing an annual report and submitting it to the United States Department of Education, the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Labor.
(4) The board, in partnership with the Governor, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in appointing members to local workforce investment boards in accordance with the requirements of section 2832 of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The board shall establish the following requirements:
(a) To transact business at a meeting of a local workforce investment board, a quorum of members must participate. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members. At least 25 percent of the members participating must be representatives of business, as described in section 2821(b)(1)(C)(i) of the federal Act.
(b) When appropriate and upon a request from the chief elected official of a county or the City of Portland, the State Workforce Investment Board shall consider the county or the City of Portland to be a candidate for designation as a local workforce investment area. The board shall consult with the county or the City of Portland before designating it as a local workforce investment area. After considering the criteria in section 2831 of the federal Act for designating local workforce investment areas, chief elected officials may submit a request to the board to combine their units of government into a local workforce investment area. The board shall make recommendations to the Governor about the designation of local workforce investment areas. Only the Governor may designate local workforce investment areas. The Governor must show just cause for not designating a requested local workforce investment area. A county or the City of Portland may submit an appeal to the board, as provided in section 2831 of the federal Act, if the Governor does not grant the county’s or the city’s request to designate a local workforce investment area.
(5) The board shall provide guidance and direction to local workforce investment boards in the development of local workforce plans. The State Workforce Investment Board shall adopt policies that:
(a) Require each local workforce investment board, in partnership with its chief elected officials and in accordance with section 2833 of the federal Act, to develop and submit to the Governor and the board a strategic local workforce plan that includes, but is not limited to, performance goals; and
(b) Permit each local workforce investment board, in consultation with its chief elected officials:
(A) To determine, consistent with the requirements of the federal Act, the appropriate level of services based on the workforce needs in the local workforce investment area; and
(B) To certify local one-stop operators. [Formerly 411.929; 2005 c.242 §2]
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