(ii) by striking clauses (ii) through 
(vi); 
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (I) 
through (III) as clauses (i) through (iii), 
respectively; 
(iv) by striking clause (ii) (as so re-
designated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) represent businesses, including 
large and small businesses, with immediate 
and long-term employment opportunities in 
in-demand industries and other occupa-
tions important to the local economy; 
and’’; and 
(v) by striking the semicolon at the 
end of clause (iii) (as so redesignated) and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘A ma-
jority’’ and inserting ‘‘A 2⁄3 majority’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—The functions 
of the local board shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) LOCAL
PLAN.—Consistent with section 
118, each local board, in partnership with the chief 
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elected official for the local area involved, shall de-
velop and submit a local plan to the Governor. 
‘‘(2) WORKFORCE
RESEARCH
AND
REGIONAL 
LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The local board 
shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct, and regularly update, an 
analysis of— 
‘‘(I) the economic conditions in 
the local area; 
‘‘(II) the immediate and long- 
term skilled workforce needs of in-de-
mand industries and other occupa-
tions important to the local economy; 
‘‘(III) the knowledge and skills of 
the workforce in the local area; and 
‘‘(IV) workforce development ac-
tivities (including education and train-
ing) in the local area; and 
‘‘(ii) assist the Governor in developing 
the statewide workforce and labor market 
information system described in section 
15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. 
‘‘(B) EXISTING ANALYSIS.—A local board 
may use existing analysis by the local economic 
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development agency or related entity in order to 
carry out requirements of subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(3) 
EMPLOYER
ENGAGEMENT.—The 
local 
board shall lead efforts to engage employers in the 
local area, including small employers and employers 
in in-demand industries and occupations important 
to the local economy, including by— 
‘‘(A) ensuring that workforce investment 
activities meet the needs of employers and sup-
port economic growth in the local area, by en-
hancing communication, coordination, and col-
laboration among employers, economic develop-
ment entities, and service providers; 
‘‘(B) developing effective linkages (includ-
ing the use of intermediaries) with employers in 
the local area to support employer utilization of 
the local workforce development system and to 
support local workforce investment activities; 
and 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing industry 
or sector partnerships that lead to collaborative 
planning, resource alignment, and training ef-
forts across multiple firms to address the imme-
diate and long-term skilled workforce needs of 
in-demand industries and other occupations im-
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