Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The local board is appointed by the CEOs in each local area
every two years. All members must be individuals with optimum policy-making
authority within the entities they represent. An individual may be appointed as
a representative of more than one entity if the individual meets all the
criteria for representation; however, individuals representing more than one
category must have the optimum policy-making authority within each of the
entities they are representing. All required local board members must have
voting privileges. The CEO may convey voting privileges to non-required
members. The local board must elect a chairperson from among the business
representatives on the local board.
A.
Representatives of business. The majority (fifty-one percent) of the members of
the local board must be representatives of business in the local area. At a
minimum, two members must represent small business as defined by the US small
business administration. Business representatives serving on local boards may
also serve on the state board. Each business representative must meet the
following criteria:
(1) be an owner, chief
executive officer, chief operating officer, or other individual with optimum
policymaking or hiring authority;
(2) provide employment opportunities in
in-demand industry sectors or occupations, as those terms are defined in WIOA
section 3, and provide high-quality, work-relevant training and development
opportunities to its workforce or to the workforce of others; and
(3) are appointed from among individuals
nominated by local business organizations and business trade
associations.
B.
Representatives of the workforce. Not less than twenty percent of the members
of the local board must be workforce representatives. These representatives:
(1) must include two or more representatives
of labor organizations, where such organizations exist in a local area. Where
labor organizations do not exist, representatives must be selected from other
employee representatives; and
(2)
must include one or more representatives of a joint labor-management or union
affiliated, registered apprenticeship program within the area who must be a
training director or a member of a labor organization. If no union affiliated
registered apprenticeship programs exist in the area, a representative of a
registered apprenticeship program with no union affiliation must be appointed,
if one exists.
(3) In addition to
the above representatives, the board may also include the following to
contribute to the twenty percent requirement:
(a) one or more representatives of
community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise
in addressing the employment training or education needs of individuals with
barriers to employment including organizations that serve veterans or provide
or support competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities;
and
(b) one or more representatives
of organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the
employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including
representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth.
C. Representatives of
education and training. The balance of local board membership must include:
(1) at least one eligible provider
administering adult education and literacy activities under WIOA Title
II;
(2) at least one representative
from an institution of higher education providing workforce investment
activities, including community colleges; and
(3) may include representatives of local
educational agencies, and of community-based organizations with demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of
individuals with barriers to employment.
D. Representatives of governmental and
economic and community development entities. Each local board must include at
least one appropriate representative from:
(1) economic and community development
entities;
(2) the state employment
service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act (
29 USC
49 et seq.) serving the local area;
(3) the programs carried out under title I of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, other than section 112 or part C of that title,
serving the local area; and
(4) may
include representatives from:
(a) agencies or
entities administering programs serving the local area relating to
transportation, housing, and public assistance;
(b) philanthropic organizations serving the
local area; and
(c) other
appropriate individuals deemed appropriate by the CEO.
