Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter EEE - PENNSYLVANIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD › Section 6.682 - Membership

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The membership of the Pennsylvania Workforce Development
					 Board (Board) shall be in accordance with the requirements for State workforce
					 development boards found in section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and
					 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C.A.
					 §
											3111). Board members shall serve or be
					 appointed as follows:
(1) The Governor
				  or a designee.
(2) Two members of
				  each chamber of the General Assembly or a designee.
(3) The following representatives appointed
				  by the Governor:
(i) A majority of appointees
				  to the Board shall be representatives of the private sector business community
				  in this Commonwealth, including small business owners, chief executive or
				  operating officers, or other business executives with optimum policymaking or
				  hiring authority, including members of local workforce development boards and
				  employers that reflect the current and emerging workforce needs of this
				  Commonwealth.
(ii) At least 20% of
				  appointees to the Board shall be representatives of workforce and community
				  organizations in this Commonwealth.
(A)
				  Membership shall include representatives of labor organizations, who have been
				  nominated by State labor federations.
(B) Membership shall include a
				  representative, who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training
				  director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if a joint
				  program does not exist in this Commonwealth, a representative of an
				  apprenticeship program in this Commonwealth.
(C) Membership may include representatives of
				  community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise
				  in addressing the employment, training or education needs of individuals with
				  barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that
				  provide or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals with
				  disabilities.
(D) Membership may
				  include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and
				  expertise in addressing the employment, training or education needs of eligible
				  youth, including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school
				  youth.
(iii) The
				  remaining appointees to the Board shall be representatives of government,
				  including:
(A) Chief local elected
				  officials.
(B) Members of the
				  Governor's cabinet as follows:
1 The
				  Secretary of Aging or designee who oversees workforce development within the
				  Department of Aging and serves as a member of the Secretary of Aging's
				  executive team.
2 The Secretary of
				  Agriculture or designee who oversees workforce development within the
				  Department of Agriculture and serves as a member of the Secretary of
				  Agriculture's executive team.
3 The
				  Secretary of Community and Economic Development or designee who oversees
				  workforce development within the Department of Community and Economic
				  Development and serves as a member of the Secretary of Community and Economic
				  Development's executive team.
4 The
				  Secretary of Corrections or designee who oversees workforce development within
				  the Department of Corrections and serves as a member of the Secretary of
				  Corrections' executive team.
5 The
				  Secretary of Education or designee who oversees workforce development within
				  the Department of Education and serves as a member of the Secretary of
				  Education's executive team.
6 The
				  Secretary of Human Services or designee who oversees workforce development
				  within the Department of Human Services and serves as a member of the Secretary
				  of Human Services' executive team.
7 The Secretary of Labor and Industry or
				  designee who oversees workforce development within the Department of Labor and
				  Industry and serves as a member of the Secretary of Labor and Industry's
				  executive team.
(C) The
				  Secretary of Policy and Planning, Office of the Governor or a
				  designee.
(D) Any other
				  representative or State official the Governor may designate.