Regional board; establishment and members
Sec. 3. (a) A workforce investment area shall be overseen by a
regional board that complies with the Workforce Investment Act.
The regional board shall serve as a board or council for any future
federal or state workforce investment fund that requires the use of a
local or regional board or council.
(b) The governor, in partnership with the state board, shall
establish criteria to be used by chief elected officials in the
workforce investment areas for appointment of members of the
regional boards. The criteria must include at least the following:
(1) The membership of each regional board must include the
following:
(A) Representatives of business in the workforce investment
area who:
(i) are owners of businesses, chief executives, or operating
officers of businesses, and other business executives, or
employers with optimum policy making or hiring
authority;
(ii) represent businesses with employment opportunities
that reflect the employment opportunities of the workforce
investment area; and
(iii) are appointed from among individuals nominated by
local business organizations and business trade
associations.
(B) Representatives of local educational entities, including
representatives of local educational agencies, local school
boards, entities providing adult education and literary
activities, and postsecondary educational institutions
(including representatives of community colleges, if
applicable). Members described in this clause must be
selected from among individuals nominated by regional or
local educational agencies, institutions, or organizations
representing local educational entities.
(C) Representatives of labor organizations (for a workforce
investment area in which employees are represented by labor
organizations) who have been nominated by local central
labor councils. If no employees in the workforce investment
area are represented by labor organizations, members
selected under this clause must be representatives of
employees.
(D) Representatives of community based organizations,
including organizations representing individuals with
disabilities and veterans, for a local area where these
organizations exist.
(E) Representatives of economic development agencies,
including private sector economic development entities.
(F) Representatives of each of the one stop partners.
(2) The membership of each regional board may also include
any other individuals or representatives of entities that the chief
elected official in the workforce investment area determines to
be appropriate.
(c) Members of a regional board who represent organizations,
agencies, or other entities must be individuals with optimum policy
making authority within the organizations, agencies, or entities.
(d) A majority of the members of each regional board must be
members described in subsection (b)(1)(A).
(e) Each regional board shall elect a chairperson for the regional
board from among the members described in subsection (b)(1)(A).
(f) At least fifteen percent (15%) of the voting members of the
regional board must be representatives of labor.
As added by P.L.179-1999, SEC.5.
Last modified: May 27, 2006