§ 8-83-213 — Rural consortium work force development board

(1) The rural
consortium local elected officials board in the rural consortium work force
development area shall establish and appoint a rural consortium work force
development board. At a minimum, the membership of the rural consortium board
must consist of representatives who are members of subarea boards. The rural
consortium board shall meet the membership requirements under the federal act
for a work force board for each subarea of the rural consortium area; except that
members, as appropriate, may represent more than one entity specified by the
federal act for the purpose of meeting subarea board membership requirements.
The rural consortium board shall develop its own operational procedures.

(2) Functions of rural consortium board - delegation to subarea boards. Unless otherwise specified in this section and subject to federal law, the rural
consortium board may delegate to the subarea boards, where they have been
established, in the rural consortium area such subarea board authority and
functions specified under this part 2 and the federal act. Authority and functions of
the rural consortium board are limited to the following:

(a) Meeting the federal membership requirements for a local work force
development board for the local work force subareas;

(b) Negotiating with, and approving local plans submitted by, subarea
boards;

(c) Compiling and consolidating each approved local plan of the consortium
area into one local plan for the consortium area and ensuring that the plan meets
the requirements under the federal act for a local plan;

(d) Submitting the local plan to the governor for approval;

(e) Negotiating with the governor for performance standards for the
consortium area;

(f) Making recommendations to the governor concerning procedures to
temporarily replace or correct a development area that is out of compliance with its
local plan, as appropriate;

(g) Facilitating and coordinating work force subarea grant applications, as
appropriate;

(h) Ensuring that any grant money awarded to a work force development
area is a direct pass-through from the federal government to the eligible work force
development area;

(i) Establishing standing committees pursuant to section 8-83-212.5;

(j) Subject to federal law, delegating to the subarea boards in the rural
consortium area duties and functions specified in the federal act and in section 8-83-216 outlining requirements for one-stop partners.

(3) Work force development subarea boards. (a) To the extent possible and
as outlined in the applicable local plan, each work force development subarea
board shall function as set forth in the federal act. In carrying out its duties, the
work force development subarea board shall operate in partnership with, and be
subject to the approval of, the local elected officials for the local work force
development area.

(b) Membership. Notwithstanding section 8-83-210 (3), the local elected
officials shall appoint members of each work force development subarea board.
Membership, to the extent possible, must meet the requirements of the federal act.

(c) Functions. Notwithstanding section 8-83-211, at a minimum, functions of
the work force development subarea board must be as set forth in this part 2 and
the federal act. In addition, each subarea board shall:

(I) Upon the approval of and in partnership with the local elected officials,
develop a comprehensive four-year local plan for its work force development
subarea and submit the local plan for approval to the rural consortium work force
development board. The plan must include a description of those requirements
under the federal act that the work force development subarea board determines
cannot be reasonably met while still fulfilling the intent and purposes of the federal
act.

(II) Apply for federal grants. Each work force development subarea board
may apply for national program grants on behalf of the subarea or in partnership
with any other work force development area. Any national program grant money
awarded to a work force development subarea is a direct pass-through from the
federal government to the applicable work force development subarea.

(III) To the extent possible and as outlined in the local plan, with the
agreement of the local elected officials and notwithstanding section 8-83-216,
designate or certify the one-stop partners; and

(IV) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)

(V) Oversee the one-stop system in the work force development area.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 92, � 6, effective June 1. L. 2016: (1), IP(2), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(f) to (2)(j), and (3) amended, (HB 16-1302), ch. 183, p. 638, � 16, effective May 19.