2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 48 - LABOR
48-622.03 - Nebraska Worker Training Board; created; members; chairperson; annual program plan; report.

48-622.03. Nebraska Worker Training Board; created; members; chairperson; annual program plan; report.

(1) There is hereby created as of January 1, 1996, the Nebraska Worker Training Board consisting of seven members appointed and serving for terms determined by the Governor as follows:

(a) A representative of employers in Nebraska;

(b) A representative of employees in Nebraska;

(c) A representative of the public;

(d) The Commissioner of Labor or a designee;

(e) The Director of Economic Development or a designee;

(f) The Commissioner of Education or a designee; and

(g) The chairperson of the governing board of the Nebraska Community College Association or a designee.

(2) Beginning July 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, the Governor shall appoint a chairperson for the board. The chairperson shall be either the representative of the employers, the representative of the employees, or the representative of the public.

(3) Beginning July 1, 1996, and annually thereafter the board shall prepare an annual program plan for the upcoming fiscal year containing guidelines for the program financed by the Nebraska Training and Support Trust Fund. The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, guidelines for certifying training providers, criteria for evaluating requests for the use of money under section 48-622.02, and guidelines for requiring employers to provide matching funds. The guidelines shall give priority to training that contributes to the expansion of the Nebraska workforce and increasing the pool of highly skilled workers in Nebraska.

(4) Beginning September 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the board shall provide a report to the Governor covering the activities of the program financed by the Nebraska Training and Support Trust Fund for the previous fiscal year. The report shall contain an assessment of the effectiveness of the program and its administration.

Source

Laws 1994, LB 1337, § 6;
Laws 2009, LB631, § 4.