Alabama § 25-15-1 Alabama Workforce Board; Creation; Purpose

Alabama Statutes

§ 25-15-1 — Alabama Workforce Board; Creation; Purpose

Alabama § 25-15-1

Title 25Industrial Relations and Labor

Ch. 15Alabama Workforce Board

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Ala. Code § 25-15-1 (2026).

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(a)The Governor shall establish the Alabama Workforce Board as the State Workforce Development Board for purposes of Section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), 29 U.S.C. § 3111, as amended, and to carry out its purposes pursuant to state law; provided, that in the event of a conflict between state law and WIOA, WIOA shall prevail.

(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that all state and local entities that receive state-appropriated funding and are engaged in workforce development activities will fully participate in and cooperate with the activities and recommendations of the board, but the board shall not directly exercise governing control of state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, and other workfo

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(a) The Governor shall establish the Alabama Workforce Board as the State Workforce Development Board for purposes of Section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), 29 U.S.C. § 3111, as amended, and to carry out its purposes pursuant to state law; provided, that in the event of a conflict between state law and WIOA, WIOA shall prevail.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that all state and local entities that receive state-appropriated funding and are engaged in workforce development activities will fully participate in and cooperate with the activities and recommendations of the board, but the board shall not directly exercise governing control of state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, and other workforce development entities except as otherwise prescribed by federal law or regulation.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, “WIOA” means the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), as amended.