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2006 SESSION
HB 1307 Chief Workforce Development Officer; Governor to serve as or designate senior staff member.
Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Deputy Chief of Staff for Workforce Development. Designates the Governor as Chief Workforce Development Officer for the Commonwealth. The position will replace the Special Advisor to the Governor for Workforce Development created in 2004. The duties of the Chief Workforce Development Officer, which may be delegated to a senior staff member of the Governor's immediate staff, will include serving as lead staff to the Virginia Workforce Council and creating and implementing a strategic plan for the statewide delivery of workforce development and training programs and activities, which shall include performance measures, and evaluating performances based on these measures. The bill also requires the Governor to (i) develop a statewide strategic plan addressing the need for reforms in workforce policy, including the implementation of workforce development and training initiatives and policies by December 1, 2006, and (ii) identify and implement strategies to optimize the role of the Virginia Community College System in workforce development. Both the strategic plan and strategies are to be submitted to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees for review prior to final adoption or implementation. The bill is similar to Senate bill 394.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Deputy Chief of Staff for Workforce Development. Establishes the position of Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor for Workforce Development. The position will replace the Special Advisor to the Governor for Workforce Development created in 2004. The Deputy Chief of Staff's duties will include serving as independent staff for the Virginia Workforce Council and being fiscal agent for the Council and workforce network funds. The Deputy Chief of Staff is charged with creating and implementing a statewide strategic plan and performance measures, evaluating performances based on these measures, and redirecting resources based on performances. In addition, the Deputy Chief of Staff is charged with creating a statewide strategic plan to address the need for reforms in workforce policy, including the need for reforms at the local workforce investment board level. The bill incorporates the recommendations of the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Need for Greater Consolidation or Coordination of Workforce Development and Training Resources in the Commonwealth pursuant to HJR 713 (2005).