0001| HOUSE BILL 898 | 0002| 43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| W. C. "DUB" WILLIAMS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| CREATING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD; DEFINING ITS POWERS | 0012| AND DUTIES. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.-- | 0016| A. A workforce development board is created, | 0017| consisting of twenty members appointed by the governor with the | 0018| advice and consent of the senate and six ex-officio members. | 0019| The ex-officio members are the lieutenant governor, the | 0020| secretary of children, youth and families, the secretary of | 0021| economic development, the secretary of labor, the secretary of | 0022| human services and the superintendent of education. Five | 0023| members shall be appointed by the governor with one member | 0024| appointed from each of the following: local public education, | 0025| a post-secondary institution of higher education; a secondary | 0001| or post-secondary vocational educational institution and a | 0002| community-based organization. These appointed members shall | 0003| serve terms of two years. Six members shall be appointed by | 0004| the governor from representatives of business and industry. | 0005| The governor shall appoint four members representing organized | 0006| labor. The governor shall consider recommendations from | 0007| statewide labor organizations for the members representing | 0008| organized labor. Members appointed by the governor to | 0009| represent business and industry and organized labor shall serve | 0010| terms of two years. Five members shall be appointed by the | 0011| governor from among the following: local welfare agencies, | 0012| public housing agencies, units of general local government or | 0013| consortia of those units who shall be appointed from | 0014| nominations made by the chief elected officials of the units or | 0015| consortia; representatives of the state legislature; | 0016| representatives of any state or local program that receives | 0017| funding under an applicable federal human resources program | 0018| that the governor determines to have a direct interest in the | 0019| utilization of human resources within the state; and | 0020| individuals who have special knowledge and qualifications with | 0021| respect to special education and career development needs of | 0022| hard-to-serve individuals. | 0023| B. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the | 0024| same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired | 0025| portion of the regular term. | 0001| C. The lieutenant governor shall serve as the | 0002| chairman of the board. | 0003| D. The board shall meet at the call of the | 0004| chairman. | 0005| E. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum. | 0006| F. Appointed members of the board are eligible for | 0007| payment pursuant the Per Diem and Mileage Act. | 0008| Section 2. DUTIES OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.-- | 0009| A. As used in this section "board" means the | 0010| workforce development board. | 0011| B. The board shall develop and coordinate the | 0012| implementation of a ten-year comprehensive workforce | 0013| development plan of specific goals, objectives and policies for | 0014| the state. This plan shall be updated annually and revised as | 0015| necessary. All state agencies involved in workforce | 0016| development activities shall annually submit to the board for | 0017| its review and potential inclusion in the plan their goals, | 0018| objectives and policies. The plan shall include | 0019| recommendations to the legislature and the governor on the | 0020| modification, consolidation, initiation or elimination of | 0021| workforce training and education programs in the state. | 0022| C. The board shall prepare a five-year strategic | 0023| plan for state workforce development to implement the specific | 0024| comprehensive goals, objectives and policies of the state. All | 0025| state agencies involved in workforce development activities and | 0001| regional workforce advisory boards shall annually submit to the | 0002| board for its review and potential inclusion in the strategic | 0003| plan their strategic plans and programs. The five-year | 0004| strategic plan for state workforce development shall be updated | 0005| annually. The plan shall include recommendations to the | 0006| legislature and the governor on the modification, | 0007| consolidation, initiation or elimination of workforce training | 0008| and education programs in the state. | 0009| D. In addition to its responsibilities pursuant to | 0010| Subsections B and C of this section, the board shall: | 0011| (1) develop a method of evaluation for | 0012| attainment of goals and objectives from pursuing the policies | 0013| of the five-year and ten-year plans that shall include a system | 0014| to measure program performance, identify accomplishments and | 0015| evaluate programs to ensure goals and standards are met; | 0016| (2) monitor the implementation and evaluate | 0017| the effectiveness of the five-year and ten-year plans; | 0018| (3) review the provision of services and use | 0019| of funds and resources under applicable federal human resource | 0020| programs and advise the governor on methods of coordinating the | 0021| provision of services and use of funds and resources consistent | 0022| with the laws and regulations governing those programs; | 0023| (4) perform the duties and functions | 0024| prescribed for existing state councils described under the laws | 0025| relating to the applicable federal human resource programs; | 0001| (5) provide policy advice for any federal act | 0002| pertaining to workforce development that is not required by | 0003| state or federal law to be provided by another body; | 0004| (6) identify policies to reduce administrative | 0005| and other barriers to efficient operation of the state's | 0006| workforce development system, including among these policies | 0007| provisions for waivers of statutory requirements and | 0008| administrative rules and for implementation of one-stop access | 0009| to workforce development services and school-to-work | 0010| transition; and | 0011| (7) upon enactment of new federal initiatives | 0012| relating to workforce development, advise the governor and | 0013| legislature on mechanisms for integrating the federal | 0014| initiatives into the state's workforce development system and | 0015| make recommendations on legislative or administrative measures | 0016| necessary to streamline and coordinate state efforts to meet | 0017| federal guidelines. | 0018| Section 3. APPLICABLE FEDERAL HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM | 0019| DEFINED.-- | 0020| A. As used in this section, "applicable federal | 0021| human resources program" means any program receiving federal | 0022| funds that the governor and the head of the state agency | 0023| responsible for the administration of that program jointly | 0024| agree to include within the jurisdiction of the workforce | 0025| development board. | 0001| B. With respect to a program authorized under the | 0002| federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology | 0003| Education Act, applicable federal human resources program | 0004| applies only to the program if, in addition to meeting the | 0005| requirements of Subsection A of this section, the state | 0006| advisory council on vocational education agrees to include the | 0007| program under the jurisdiction of the board. | 0008| C. Applicable federal human resources programs: | 0009| (1) may include programs authorized pursuant | 0010| to: | 0011| (a) the federal Job Training Partnership | 0012| Act; | 0013| (b) the federal Carl D. Perkins | 0014| Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act; | 0015| (c) the federal Adult Education Act; | 0016| (d) the federal Wagner-Peyser Act; | 0017| (e) Part A of Title 4 of the federal | 0018| Social Security Act; or | 0019| (f) the employment program established | 0020| under Section 6(3)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and | 0021| (2) shall not include programs authorized | 0022| under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973. | 0023| Section 4. FUNDING--PERSONNEL.-- | 0024| A. In order to carry out its functions, the | 0025| workforce development board may: | 0001| (1) use funds otherwise available for state | 0002| councils under the applicable federal human resources programs | 0003| consistent with the laws and regulations governing those | 0004| programs; and | 0005| (2) use funds, services, personnel, facilities | 0006| and information provided by state and local public agencies, | 0007| with the consent of those agencies. | 0008| B. Staff support for the workforce development | 0009| board shall be provided by the labor department. | 0010| Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0011| provisions of this act is July 1, 1997. | 0012|  |