2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 23 — Labor and worker's compensation
RS 23:2193 — Creation of local workforce development boards

§2193. Creation of local workforce development boards

A. The chief elected officials in a workforce development area may form, in accordance with rules established by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, a local workforce investment board to do the following:

(1) Plan and oversee the delivery of workforce training and services.

(2) Evaluate workforce development in the workforce development area.

(3) Review and recommend certification of business/career solution system centers.

B. The authority granted under Subsection A of this Section does not give a local workforce investment board any direct authority or control over workforce funds and programs in its workforce development area, other than programs funded through that board.

C. Before a local workforce investment board may be created, at least three-fourths of the chief elected officials in the workforce development area who represent units of general local government shall agree to the creation of the board, including all of the chief elected officials who represent units of general local government that have populations of at least five hundred thousand. The elected officials who agree to the creation of the board shall represent at least three-fourths of the population of the workforce development area.

D. The chief elected officials shall consider the views of all affected local organizations before making a final decision on the formation of a board.

E. An agreement on the formation of a board shall be in writing and shall include:

(1) The purpose of the agreement.

(2) The process to be used to select the chief elected official who will act on behalf of the other chief elected officials.

(3) The process to be used to keep the chief elected officials informed regarding local workforce development activities.

(4) The initial size of the board.

(5) How resources allocated to the local workforce development area are to be shared among the parties to the agreement.

(6) The process, consistent with applicable federal and state law, for the appointment of the board members.

(7) The terms of office of the board members.

F. The chief elected officials designated under Subsection C of this Section shall enter into a partnership agreement with the board to:

(1) Select the grant recipient and the administrative entity for the local workforce development area.

(2) Determine procedures for the development of the local workforce development plan.

Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.