§ 42-102-1 — § 42-102-1. Establishment of workforce board.

§ 42-102-1. Establishment of workforce board.

There is established an independent workforce board to be known as "the governor's workforce board Rhode Island,â€� hereinafter referred to as the "workforce board,â€� that shall have as its purposes strategic planning, evaluation and coordination of work force development efforts in Rhode Island and support of innovative and state-of-the-practice initiatives and programs for work development. The board shall serve as the state workforce investment board, pursuant to Executive Order 05-18 dated September 22, 2005, in conformity with the requirements of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. [repealed], or its successor. The board shall be the principal workforce policy body for the state.

Legislative History

P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 68, § 4; P.L. 2004, ch. 369, § 2; P.L. 2004, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 261, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 500, § 4; P.L. 2014, ch. 551, § 4.