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SB 1372 Workforce Development, Virginia Board of; changes to Board requirements.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Board of Workforce Development. Makes several changes to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board), including (i) requiring quarterly meetings of the Board; (ii) establishing a full-time director position to be supervised by the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor (the Advisor) and dedicated to supporting the Board's operations; and (iii) adding, as an area of policy advice to the Governor, issues to create a business-driven system that increases the rates of attainment of workforce credentials and jobs. Beginning November 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, each agency administering any publicly funded career and technical education and workforce development program shall submit to the Governor and the Board a report detailing the program's performance against state-level metrics established by the Board and the Advisor. In addition, the Advisor, the Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), and the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth (a) the roles and responsibilities of each of these publicly funded entities; (b) a funding mechanism that adequately supports operations under the federal provisions; and (c) a procedure for the resolution of any disagreements that may arise. The Advisor, VEC, and VCCS shall collaborate to produce an annual executive summary. Each local workforce development board shall develop and execute a strategic plan designed to combine public and private resources to support sector strategies, career pathways, and career readiness skills development. This bill also sets the minimum level of fiscal support from WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds and provides incentives. The bill makes several technical amendments required with the transition from the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. On October 1, 2017, the Executive Director of the Board shall provide members of the Board with a detailed report evaluating the rate of the expenditures for incentives by local workforce development boards from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2017. This bill is identical to HB 1986.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Workforce development; coordination of statewide delivery of workforce development and training programs and activities. Makes several changes to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (Board), including (i) requiring quarterly meetings of the Board; (ii) establishing a full-time director position to be supervised by the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor (Advisor) and dedicated to supporting the Board's operations; and (iii) adding, as an area of policy advice to the Governor, issues to create a business-driven system that increases the rates of attainment of workforce credentials and jobs. Beginning November 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, each agency administering any publicly funded career and technical education and workforce development program shall submit to the Governor and the Board a report detailing the program's performance against state-level metrics established by the Advisor. In addition, the Advisor, the Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), and the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth (a) the roles and responsibilities of each of these publicly funded entities; (b) a funding mechanism that adequately supports operations under the federal provisions; and (c) a procedure for the resolution of any disagreements that may arise. The Advisor, VEC, and VCCS shall collaborate to produce an annual executive summary. Each local workforce development board shall develop and execute a strategic plan designed to combine public and private resources to support sector strategies, career pathways, and career readiness skills development. A regional convener's local plan for employer engagement is required to describe the format and content of a single, user friendly resource that would help employers identify and access available workforce services. This bill also sets the minimum level of fiscal support from WIOA Adult and Dislocated Worker funds, and provides incentives. The bill also makes several technical amendments required with the transition from the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. On October 1, 2017, the Executive Director of the Board shall provide members of the Board with a detailed report evaluating local workforce develop boards’ rate of the expenditures for incentives from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2017.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Workforce development; coordination of statewide delivery of workforce development and training programs and activities. Makes several changes to coordinate the delivery of workforce development and training programs and activities at the state, regional, and local levels. Changes include (i) creating the Workforce Development Consortium to administer the coordinated implementation of programs and activities under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, (ii) establishing a full-time director position to be supervised by the Governor's Chief Workforce Development Advisor and dedicated to supporting the operations of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (Board) and requiring quarterly meetings of the Board, (iii) requiring a regional convener of workforce development partners, (iv) establishing minimum levels of fiscal support for workforce credential attainment, and (v) utilizing WIOA reserve funds for incentive programs to increase workforce credential attainment. In addition, the bill increases the size of the Board from 26 to 29 members by reshaping the executive branch membership, reducing the number of legislative members from four to two, and increasing the number of citizen members from 14 to 15. The bill also makes several technical amendments required with the transition from the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.