§ 23:2212 — Staff

§2212. Staff
A. A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its
planning, oversight, and evaluation functions.
B. A board's staff shall be separate from and independent of any workforce training
provider providing workforce education in the workforce development area.
C. The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating
a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board does all of the
following:
(1) Arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided
by the staffing organization.
(2) Requests and obtains from the department a waiver of the separate staffing
requirement.
D. A request for a waiver under Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this Section shall
contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including the following:
(1) Cost-effectiveness.
(2) Prior experience.
(3) Geographic or budgetary consideration.
(4) Availability of qualified applicants.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.