(a) WIA section 117(d) specifies that the Local Board is
responsible for:
(1) Developing the five-year local workforce investment plan (Local
Plan) and conducting oversight of the One-Stop system, youth activities
and employment and training activities under title I of WIA, in
partnership with the chief elected official;
(2) Selecting One-Stop operators with the agreement of the chief
elected official;
(3) Selecting eligible youth service providers based on the
recommendations of the youth council, and identifying eligible
providers of adult and dislocated worker intensive services and
training services, and maintaining a list of eligible providers with
performance and cost information, as required in 20 CFR part 663,
subpart E;
(4) Developing a budget for the purpose of carrying out the duties
of the Local Board, subject to the approval of the chief elected
official;
(5) Negotiating and reaching agreement on local performance
measures with the chief elected official and the Governor;
(6) Assisting the Governor in developing the Statewide employment
statistics system under the Wagner-Peyser Act;
(7) Coordinating workforce investment activities with economic
development strategies and developing employer linkages; and
(8) Promoting private sector involvement in the Statewide workforce
investment system through effective connecting, brokering, and coaching
activities through intermediaries such as the One-Stop operator in the
local area or through other organizations, to assist employers in
meeting hiring needs.
(b) The Local Board, in cooperation with the chief elected
official, appoints a youth council as a subgroup of the Local Board and
coordinates workforce and youth plans and activities with the youth
council, in accordance with WIA sec. 117(h) and Sec. 661.335.
(c) Local Boards which are part of a State designated region for
regional planning must carry out the regional planning responsibilities
required by the State in accordance with WIA section 116(c) and
Sec. 661.290.
(d) The Local Board must conduct business in an open manner as
required by WIA section 117(e), by making available to the public, on a
regular basis through open meetings, information about the activities
of the Local Board, including information about the local plan before
submission of the plan, and about membership, the designation and
certification of One-Stop operators, and the award of grants or
contracts to eligible providers of
youth activities, and on request, minutes of formal meetings of the
Local Board. (WIA sec. 117.)
