2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 23 — Labor and worker's compensation
RS 23:2196 — Board membership

§2196. Board membership

A. A board shall be composed as follows:

(1) Representatives of the private sector who:

(a) Constitute a majority of the membership of the board.

(b) Are owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other business or human resources executives who have substantial management, hiring, or policymaking responsibilities.

(2) At least two representatives of organized labor.

(3) Representatives of each of the following:

(a) Educational agencies, including but not limited to community colleges and secondary and postsecondary practitioners representing vocational education, that are representative of all educational agencies in the service delivery area.

(b) Economic development agencies.

(c) Public employment services.

(d) Community-based organizations.

B. Private sector representatives on the board are selected from individuals nominated by general purpose business organizations that have consulted with and received recommendations from other business organizations in the workforce development area. The nominations and the individuals selected from the nominations must reasonably represent the industrial and demographic composition of the business community. Not less than one-half of the business and industry representatives should be representatives of small business.

C. The labor representatives on the board are selected from individuals recommended by recognized state and local labor federations.

D. The education representatives on the board are selected from individuals nominated by regional or local educational agencies, vocational education institutions, institutions of higher education, including entities offering adult education, and other educational institutions within the workforce development area.

E. In this Section:

(1) "General purpose business organization" means an organization that admits for membership any for-profit business operating within the workforce development area.

(2) "Small business" means a private, for-profit enterprise that employs not more than five hundred employees.

F. At least one of the members of a board appointed under Subsection A of this Section shall, in addition to the qualifications required for the member under Subsection A of this Section, have expertise in child care or early childhood education.

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