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25-30-101. Career Education and Workforce Development Board — Creation — Membership.
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25-30-101. Career Education and Workforce Development Board — Creation — Membership.
(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is created.
(b) The board shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate:
(1)(A) As voting members, from a list of recommendations by industry and business associations:
(i) One (1) member to represent the agriculture industry;
(ii) One (1) member to represent the construction industry;
(iii) One (1) member to represent the energy industry;
(iv) One (1) member to represent the healthcare industry;
(v) One (1) member to represent the information technology industry;
(vi) One (1) member to represent the manufacturing industry;
(vii) One (1) member to represent the financial services industry;
(viii) One (1) member to represent the hospitality industry;
(ix) One (1) member to represent the transportation-logistics industry;
(x) One (1) member to represent the rehabilitation services industry; and
(xi) At the discretion of the Governor, up to three (3) members representing industries not represented in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)(i)-(x) of this section.
(B) A voting member under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section may establish a subcommittee that includes nonboard members from the voting member's relevant industry in order to discuss and develop the list of recommendations developed by certain individuals as required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(C) for the strategic plan required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(A); and
(2) As nonvoting members:
(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(B) The Director of the Division of Higher Education;
(C) The Director of the Arkansas Community Colleges;
(D) The Director of the Arkansas Economi
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25-30-101. Career Education and Workforce Development Board — Creation — Membership.
(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is created.
(b) The board shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate:
(1)(A) As voting members, from a list of recommendations by industry and business associations:
(i) One (1) member to represent the agriculture industry;
(ii) One (1) member to represent the construction industry;
(iii) One (1) member to represent the energy industry;
(iv) One (1) member to represent the healthcare industry;
(v) One (1) member to represent the information technology industry;
(vi) One (1) member to represent the manufacturing industry;
(vii) One (1) member to represent the financial services industry;
(viii) One (1) member to represent the hospitality industry;
(ix) One (1) member to represent the transportation-logistics industry;
(x) One (1) member to represent the rehabilitation services industry; and
(xi) At the discretion of the Governor, up to three (3) members representing industries not represented in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)(i)-(x) of this section.
(B) A voting member under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section may establish a subcommittee that includes nonboard members from the voting member's relevant industry in order to discuss and develop the list of recommendations developed by certain individuals as required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(C) for the strategic plan required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(A); and
(2) As nonvoting members:
(A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;
(B) The Director of the Division of Higher Education;
(C) The Director of the Arkansas Community Colleges;
(D) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;
(E) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services;
(F) One (1) member to represent the four-year state-supported institutions of higher education;
(G) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;
(H) One (1) member to represent the Department of Human Services;
(I) One (1) member to represent the Department of Corrections;
(J) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives;
(K) The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education; and
(L) One (1) member to represent the Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise.
(c)(1) The industry members shall serve three-year terms, except that the initial appointees shall serve staggered terms determined by the Governor so that two (2) members serve a one-year term, three (3) members serve a two-year term, and two (2) members serve a three-year term.
(2) A voting member may not serve more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms.
(d)(1) A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum.
(2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the board.
(e) A vacancy on the board due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.
(f) The Governor may remove a voting member of the board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing in accordance with §§ 25-17-210 and 25-17-211.
(g) Voting members of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends under § 25-16-902.
(h) The board shall elect from its own number a chair and other officers necessary to carry on its business.
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25-16-902. Expense reimbursement.
(a) Every state board may, by a majority vote of the total membership of the board cast during its first regularly scheduled meeting of each calendar year, authorize expense reimbursement for each board member for performing official board duties.
(b) The expense reimbursement shall not exceed the rate established for state employees by state travel regulations.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-16-902
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25-17-210. Removal of members generally.
(a) The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of an honorary board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing.
(b) The removal shall become effective only when approved in writing by a majority of the total number of the board, but the member removed or his or her successor shall have no right to vote on the question of removal.
(c) The documentation of removal action shall be filed with the Secretary of State together with a complete record of the proceedings at the hearing.
(d)(1) An appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court by the Governor or the member ordered removed, and the appeal shall be tried de novo on the record of the hearing before the Governor.
(2) An appeal may be taken from the circuit court to the Supreme Court, where the appeal shall likewise be tried de novo.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-17-210
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25-17-211. Absence of member from meetings as grounds for removal.
(a) Attendance Required. In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all board or commission members have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board or commission.
(b) Excessive Absences. A board or commission member shall be subject to removal from the board or commission in the event the member shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence. Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings, without attending any intermediary called special meetings, shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.
(c) Notice and Removal Procedures. Removal of board or commission members shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)(A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board or commission meeting, the secretary of each board or commission shall notify the Governor in writing of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings.
(B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year;
(2) Any board or commission secretary's failing to submit the notices and documentation required by this section shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;
(3)(A) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the board or commission secretary, the Governor shall notify the board or commission member in writing of his or her intent to remove the member for cause.
(B) This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);
(4) Within twenty (20) days of the d
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-17-211
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25-30-102. Powers and duties of Office of Skills Development and Career Education and Workforce Development Board.
(a) The Office of Skills Development and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, in coordination with the Division of Higher Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Department of Education, shall:
(1)(A) Bring together business leaders, industry leaders, education leaders, state agencies, training providers, and other workforce development stakeholders in order to develop a strategic plan and road map for meeting current and future workforce demands.
(B) The plan required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall:
(i) Assist state agencies in better understanding the changing economy;
(ii) Promote alignment of workforce education, higher education, skills, and training with present and future career opportunities;
(iii) Identify the estimated costs associated with implementing the required plan under this section;
(iv) Identify potential new revenue streams to fund recommendations that are supplemental to existing education funding sources; and
(v) Identify areas of high unemployment in the state where increased efforts can stimulate job growth and employment attainment.
(C) A preliminary plan and recommendations shall be presented to the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Education by July 2020;
(2) Develop and oversee a comprehensive apprenticeship office that serves as the center point for business, industry, and education leaders that want to establish an earn-to-learn apprenticeship program;
(3) Design and create a website that exhibits all aspects of workforce development education, programs, and employment opportunities in the state, and incl
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-30-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 25-30-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.