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15-4-3709. Local workforce development boards.
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15-4-3709. Local workforce development boards.
(a) There shall be established by July 1, 2015, and certified by the Governor, a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area to carry out the functions described in § 15-4-3711.
(b) The Governor, in partnership with the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in the local workforce development areas for appointment of members of the local workforce development boards.
(c) The criteria shall require, at a minimum, that the membership of each local workforce development board be so constituted that:
(1) A majority of the members of each local workforce development board are representatives of business in the local workforce development area who:
(A) Are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority;
(B) Represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing businesses described in this subdivision (c)(1), that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local workforce development area; and
(C) Are appointed from among individuals nominated by local business organizations and business trade associations;
(2) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the members of each local workforce development board are representatives of the workforce within the local workforce development area who:
(A) Include representatives of labor organizations for a local workforce development area in which employees are represented by labor organizations who have been nominated by local
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15-4-3709. Local workforce development boards.
(a) There shall be established by July 1, 2015, and certified by the Governor, a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area to carry out the functions described in § 15-4-3711.
(b) The Governor, in partnership with the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in the local workforce development areas for appointment of members of the local workforce development boards.
(c) The criteria shall require, at a minimum, that the membership of each local workforce development board be so constituted that:
(1) A majority of the members of each local workforce development board are representatives of business in the local workforce development area who:
(A) Are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority;
(B) Represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing businesses described in this subdivision (c)(1), that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the local workforce development area; and
(C) Are appointed from among individuals nominated by local business organizations and business trade associations;
(2) Not less than twenty percent (20%) of the members of each local workforce development board are representatives of the workforce within the local workforce development area who:
(A) Include representatives of labor organizations for a local workforce development area in which employees are represented by labor organizations who have been nominated by local labor federations or for a local workforce development area in which no employees are represented by such organizations, or other representatives of employees;
(B) Include a representative who is a member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program or, if no such joint program exists in the local workforce development area, a representative of an apprenticeship program in the local workforce development area, if such a program exists;
(C) May include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including without limitation organizations that serve veterans or that provide or support competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities; and
(D) May include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including without limitation representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth;
(3) Each local workforce development board includes representatives of entities administering education and training activities in the local workforce development area who:
(A) Include a representative of eligible providers administering adult education and literacy activities;
(B) Include a representative of institutions of higher education providing workforce investment activities, including without limitation community colleges; and
(C) May include representatives of local educational agencies, and of community-based organizations with demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the education or training needs of individuals with barriers to employment;
(4) Each local workforce development board includes representatives of governmental and economic and community development entities serving the local workforce development area who:
(A) Include a representative of economic and community development entities;
(B) Include an appropriate representative from the state employment service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq., serving the local workforce development area;
(C) Include an appropriate representative of the programs carried out under Subchapter 1 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., other than 29 U.S.C. § 112 [repealed], 29 U.S.C. § 732, or 29 U.S.C. § 741, serving the local workforce development area;
(D) May include representatives of agencies or entities administering programs serving the local workforce development area relating to transportation, housing, and public assistance; and
(E) May include representatives of philanthropic organizations serving the local workforce development area; and
(5) Each local workforce development board may include other individuals or representatives of entities that the chief elected official in the local workforce development area may determine to be appropriate.
(d) The members of the local workforce development board shall elect a chairperson annually for the local workforce development board from among the business representatives described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
(e) Each local workforce development board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet more often at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the local workforce development board.
(f) A simple majority of the local workforce development board shall constitute a quorum.
(g)(1) The chief elected official in a local workforce development area may appoint the members of the local workforce development board for the local workforce development area in accordance with the criteria under this section.
(2) If a local workforce development area includes more than one (1) unit of general local government, the chief elected officials of the units shall execute an agreement that specifies the respective roles of the individual chief elected officials:
(A) In the appointment of the members of the local workforce development board from the individuals nominated or recommended to be members under subsection (b) of this section; and
(B) In carrying out other responsibilities assigned to the chief elected officials under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128.
(3) If, after a reasonable effort, the chief elected officials are unable to reach agreement, the Governor may appoint the members of the local workforce development board from among the individuals nominated or recommended for those memberships.
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In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of a national system of public employment service offices, the United States Employment Service shall be established and maintained within the Department of Labor.
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Page 10
TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 49
Section 48f, act Feb. 10, 1931, ch. 117, § 7, 46 Stat. 1086,
related to acceleration of emergency construction
work.
Section 48g, act Feb. 10, 1931, ch. 117, § 8, 46 Stat. 1086;
Ex. Ord. No. 6623, Mar. 1, 1934; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I,
§§ 4, 6, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2727, 53 Stat. 1423, related
to advance planning by construction agencies of the
government and submission of programs, plans, and es-
timates to the National Resources Planning Board
which was abolished. See note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
NATIONAL RESOURCES PLANNING BOARD
The National Resources Planning Board was abol-
ished August 31, 1943, by act June 26, 1943, ch. 145, title
I, § 1, 57 Stat. 170, and it was expressly provided that its
functions were not to be transferred to any other agen-
cy, that the Director should exercise until January 1,
1944, such authority as was necessary to effectuate the
discontinuance of the Board, and that the records and
files of the Board should be transferred to the national
archives.
CHAPTER 4B—FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE
Sec.
49.
United States Employment Service estab-
lished.
49a.
Definitions.
49b.
Duties of Secretary.
49c.
Acceptance by States; creation of State agen-
cies.
49c–1.
Transfer to States of property used by United
States Employment Service.
49c–2 to 49c–5. Omitted, Repealed, or Transferred.
49d.
Appropriations; certification for payment to
States.
49d–1.
Omitted.
49e.
Allotment of funds.
49f.
Percentage disposition of allotted funds.
49g.
State plans.
49h.
Fiscal controls and accounting procedures.
49i.
Recordkeeping and accountability.
49j.
Notice of strikes and lockouts to applicants.
49k.
Rules and regulations.
49l.
Miscellaneous operating authorities.
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**(a) Approval of State plans**
(1) **In general** — The Administrator shall approve any State plan submitted under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Administrator determines meets the requirements of [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall disapprove any such plan that does not meet such requirements, as soon as practicable after receiving the plan. Prior to such disapproval, the Administrator shall notify the State of the intention to disapprove the plan, and shall afford such State reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing.
(2) **Procedures**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of [section 727 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section727&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any State plan submitted to the Administrator under [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Application* — For purposes of the application described in subparagraph (A), all references in such provisions—
(i) to the Secretary or the Commissioner shall be deemed to be references to the Administrator;
(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed to be references to the designated State entity; and
(iii) to [section 721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section721&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be deemed to be references to [section 796c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti
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Page 191
TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 701
Sec.
SUBCHAPTER II—RESEARCH AND TRAINING
760.
Declaration of purpose.
761.
Authorization of appropriations.
762.
National Institute on Disability, Independent
Living, and Rehabilitation Research.
762a.
Research and demonstration projects.
763.
Interagency Committee.
764.
Research and other covered activities.
765.
Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabili-
tation Research Advisory Council.
766.
Definition of covered school.
SUBCHAPTER III—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
771.
Declaration of purpose and competitive basis
of grants and contracts.
772.
Training.
773.
Demonstration and training programs.
774, 775.
Repealed.
776.
Measuring of project outcomes and perform-
ance.
SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON
DISABILITY
780.
Establishment of National Council on Dis-
ability.
780a.
Independent status of National Council on the
Handicapped.
781.
Duties of National Council.
782.
Compensation of National Council members.
783.
Staff of National Council.
784.
Administrative powers of National Council.
785.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER V—RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY
790.
Repealed.
791.
Employment of individuals with disabilities.
792.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board.
793.
Employment under Federal contracts.
794.
Nondiscrimination under Federal grants and
programs.
794a.
Remedies and attorney fees.
794b.
Removal of architectural, transportation, or
communication barriers; technical and fi-
nancial assistance; compensation of experts
or consultants; authorization of appropria-
tions.
794c.
Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.
794d.
Electronic and information technology.
794d–1.
Reports on accessibility of
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no funds appropriated under this chapter for any program or activity may be used for any purpose other than that for which the funds were specifically authorized.
**(b)** No more than 1 percent of funds appropriated for discretionary grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements authorized by this chapter may be used for the purpose of providing non-Federal panels of experts to review applications for such grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
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Page 249
TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 732
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN PUB. L. 113–128
Except as otherwise provided, definitions in section 3
of Pub. L. 113–128, which is classified to section 3102 of
this title, apply to this section.
§ 731. Payments to States
(a) Amount
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), from
each State’s allotment under this part for any
fiscal year, the Commissioner shall pay to a
State an amount equal to the Federal share of
the cost of vocational rehabilitation services
under the plan for that State approved under
section 721 of this title, including expenditures
for the administration of the State plan.
(2)(A) The total of payments under paragraph
(1) to a State for a fiscal year may not exceed its
allotment under subsection (a) of section 730 of
this title for such year.
(B) The amount otherwise payable to a State
for a fiscal year under this section shall be re-
duced by the amount by which expenditures
from non-Federal sources under the State plan
under this subchapter for any previous fiscal
year are less than the total of such expenditures
for the second fiscal year preceding that pre-
vious fiscal year.
(C) The Commissioner may waive or modify
any requirement or limitation under subpara-
graph (B) or section 721(a)(17) of this title if the
Commissioner determines that a waiver or
modification is an equitable response to excep-
tional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting
the State.
(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the amount of a payment under this section
with respect to any construction project in any
State shall be equal to the same percentage of
the cost of such project as the Federal share
that is applicable in the case of rehabilitation
facilities (as d
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Applications for grants in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate authorized to be funded under this chapter, other than grants primarily for the purpose of conducting dissemination or conferences, shall be reviewed by panels of experts which shall include a majority of non-Federal members. Non-Federal members may be provided travel, per diem, and consultant fees not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under [section 5382 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5382&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 741
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, re-
ferred to in subsec. (c)(5), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230,
Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, which is classified generally
to chapter 33 (§ 1400 et seq.) of Title 20, Education. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see sec-
tion 1400 of Title 20 and Tables.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(4),
is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XIX of the
Act is classified generally to subchapter XIX (§ 1396 et
seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and
Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS IN PUB. L. 113–128
Except as otherwise provided, definitions in section 3
of Pub. L. 113–128, which is classified to section 3102 of
this title, apply to this section.
PART C—AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION SERVICES
§ 741. Vocational rehabilitation services grants
(a) Governing bodies of Indian tribes; amount;
non-Federal share
The Commissioner, in accordance with the
provisions of this part, may make grants to the
governing bodies of Indian tribes located on Fed-
eral and State reservations (and consortia of
such governing bodies) to pay 90 percent of the
costs of vocational rehabilitation services for
American Indians who are individuals with dis-
abilities residing on or near such reservations
(referred to in this section as ‘‘eligible individ-
uals’’), consistent with such eligible individuals’
strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abili-
ties, capabilities, interests, and informed choice,
so that such individuals may prepare for, and
engage in, high-quali
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
15-4-3711. Powers and duties of local workforce development boards.
(a) The functions of a local workforce development board include:
(1)(A) Developing and submitting a local workforce development plan to the Governor that meets the requirements in § 15-4-3713.
(B) If the local workforce development area is part of a planning region that includes other local workforce development areas, the local workforce development board shall collaborate with the other local workforce development boards and chief elected officials from the other local workforce development areas in the preparation and submission of a regional plan;
(2) Carrying out analyses of:
(A) Economic conditions in the region;
(B) Needed knowledge and skills for the region;
(C) The workforce in the region; and
(D) Workforce development activities, including without limitation education and training;
(3) Regularly updating the information analyzed under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section;
(4) Assisting the Governor in developing the statewide workforce and labor market information system, specifically in the collection, analysis, and use of workforce and labor market information for the region;
(5) Conducting other research, data collection, and analysis related to the workforce needs of the regional economy as the local workforce development board, after receiving input from a wide array of stakeholders, determines to be necessary to carry out its functions;
(6) Convening local workforce development system stakeholders to assist in the development of the local workforce development plan and in identifying nonfederal expertise and resources to leverage support for workforce development activities;
(7) Leading efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers and with entities in t
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