The state workforce investment board must include the Governor and two members of each chamber of the state legislature plus representatives of business and industry, local elected officials, labor organizations, the chief executive officers of community colleges, and other appointments deemed appropriate will be made by the governor. Contact the governor's office for specific plans and names of those in state leadership. Check with county commissioners for names. A youth council, a subgroup of the local board, will be established in each local area. The youth council is appointed by the local board and has representatives from the local board, youth service agencies, local public housing authorities, parents of youth seeking assistance, young people, Job Corps, and others deemed appropriate.
Core services are available to all applications with no eligibility requirements.
Intensive services will be provided to employed workers who qualify for additional assistance to obtain or retain employment. Qualifying to Receive Funding A training provider that is a postsecondary education institution certified under the Higher Education Act and provides a program leading to a two or four-year degree or certificate is automatically eligible to receive funds if they file an appropriate application with the local board. A participant may select any eligible program in the state if criteria are met. States may enter into reciprocal agreements to allow eligible providers of training in one state to accept Individual Training Accounts provided in another state. This is an opportunity for Extension and land-grant universities to offer flagship educational programming across state lines.