Designation of workforce investment areas
Sec. 2. (a) The department shall designate not more than sixteen
(16) workforce investment areas consistent with the state plan. An
initial designation as a workforce investment area may not have a
duration of more than two (2) years. If a designated workforce
investment area meets all criteria under subsection (b) and the
performance requirements of the department and federal law during
the two (2) year period, the area's designation as a workforce
investment area shall be continued for the next three (3) years.
(b) The department shall use the following criteria in designating
a workforce investment area:
(1) The geographic areas served by local educational agencies.
(2) The geographic areas served by postsecondary educational
institutions and area vocational schools.
(3) The extent to which the geographic areas are consistent with
labor market areas.
(4) The distance that individuals will need to travel to receive
services.
(5) The resources that are available to effectively administer
workforce investment activities.
(6) Requests from the chief elected officials who represent at
least fifty-one percent (51%) of the population of the area
requesting designation.
(c) The department shall:
(1) require areas that share a labor market or an economic
region to develop a single joint plan; and
(2) align other administrative areas of the department with the
regional planning areas to the extent practicable.
As added by P.L.179-1999, SEC.5.
Last modified: May 27, 2006