Section 23.15.550. Alaska Workforce Investment Board.

   (a) The Alaska Workforce Investment Board is established in the department. The board consists of the following voting members, not to exceed 26:
        (1) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee;
        (2) the commissioners of commerce, community, and economic development, education and early development, health and social services, and labor and workforce development, or each respective commissioner's designee;
        (3) one representative from the University of Alaska;
        (4) four additional representatives of education, with one from local public education, one from secondary vocational education, one from a postsecondary vocational education institution, and one from adult basic education;
        (5) four representatives of business and industry;
        (6) four representatives of organized labor whom the governor shall appoint from lists of nominees submitted by recognized state labor organizations; the governor may reject a list submitted under this paragraph and request that another list be submitted;
        (7) at least one representative from an organization representing employment and training needs of Alaska Natives;
        (8) at least one representative of a community-based service organization;
        (9) at least one representative who has personal or professional experience with developmental disabilities;
        (10) at least one veteran; in this paragraph, "veteran" has the meaning given in AS 43.20.048(f);
        (11) at least one and up to four additional members of the private sector to ensure a private sector majority and regional and local representation on the board.
   (b) Additional nonvoting members may be appointed to the board from government or nongovernment entities.
   (c) A member of the board under (a) of this section may appoint a designee to serve in place of the member. The member shall appoint the designee in writing.

Authorities

14.35.020;14.42.015;23.15.555;23.15.560;23.15.565;23.15.570;23.15.580;23.15.660;23.20.025;23.20.110;39.50.200

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 46 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD VETERAN MEMBER
SB 95 WORKFORCE INVEST. BD. MEMBER FOR VETERANS

References

AS 14.35.020 Duties of state Board of Education and Early Development.
AS 14.42.015 Creation, composition, appointment of members.
AS 23.15.555 Appointment and term of members.
AS 23.15.560 Compensation.
AS 23.15.565 Officers.
AS 23.15.570 Meetings, quorum, and committees.
AS 23.15.580 Functions of the board.
AS 23.15.660 Definitions.
AS 23.20.025 Establishment of Employment Security Advisory Council. [Repealed, Sec. 16 ch 61 SLA 1995. For Alaska Human Resource
AS 23.20.110 Information obtained by department.
AS 39.50.200 Definitions.

History

(Sec. 23 ch 58 SLA 1999; am Sec. 3 ch 86 SLA 2002; am Sec. 2 ch 49 SLA 2003; am Sec. 1 ch 33 SLA 2015)

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