2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-438.10. Commission on Workforce Development.

Part 3B.  Workforce Development.

§ 143B‑438.10.  Commission on Workforce Development.

(a)        Creation and Duties. – There is created within the Department of Commerce the North Carolina Commission on Workforce Development. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)        To develop strategies to produce a skilled, competitive workforce that meets the needs of the State's changing economy.

(2)        To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, State and local agencies, and the business sector regarding policies and programs to enhance the State's workforce.

(3)        To coordinate and develop strategies for cooperation between the academic, governmental, and business sectors.

(4)        To establish, develop, and provide ongoing oversight of the "One‑Stop Delivery System" for employment and training services in the State.

(5)        To develop a unified State plan for workforce training and development.

(6)        To review the plans and programs of agencies, boards, and organizations operating federally funded or State‑funded workforce development programs for effectiveness, duplication, fiscal accountability, and coordination.

(7)        To develop and continuously improve performance measures to assess the effectiveness of workforce training and employment in the State.

(8)        To submit to the Governor and to the General Assembly by April 1, 2000, and biennially thereafter, a comprehensive Workforce Development Plan that shall include at least the following:

a.         Goals and objectives for the biennium.

b.         An assessment of current workforce programs and policies.

c.         An assessment of the delivery of employment and training services to special populations, such as youth and dislocated workers.

d.         Recommendations for policy, program, or funding changes.

(9)        To serve as the State's Workforce Investment Board for purposes of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

(b)        Membership; Terms. – The Commission on Workforce Development shall consist of 38 members appointed as follows:

(1)        By virtue of their offices, the following department and agency heads or their respective designees shall serve on the Commission: the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Chair of the Employment Security Commission, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the President of the Community Colleges System Office, the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, and the Secretary of the Department of Commerce.

(2)        The Governor shall appoint 32 members as follows:

a.         Six members representing public, postsecondary, and vocational education.

b.         Two members representing community‑based organizations.

c.         Six members representing labor.

d.         Eighteen members representing business and industry.

(3)        The terms of the members appointed by the Governor shall be for four years.

(c)        Appointment of Chair; Meetings. – The Governor shall appoint the Chair of the Commission from among the business and industry members, and that person shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly upon the call of the Chair.

(d)        Staff; Funding. – The clerical and professional staff to the Commission shall be provided by the Department of Commerce. Funding for the Commission shall derive from State and federal resources as allowable and from the partner agencies to the Commission. Members of the Commission shall receive necessary travel and subsistence in accordance with State law. (1999‑237, s. 16.15(b).)