Minn. Stat. § 116L.665
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
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Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2011
Subdivision 1. Creation.
Subdivision 1. Creation.
The governor's Workforce Development Council is created under the authority of the Workforce Investment Act, United States Code, title 29, section 2801, et seq. Local workforce development councils are authorized under the Workforce Investment Act. The governor's Workforce Development Council serves as Minnesota's Workforce Investment Board for the purposes of the federal Workforce Investment Act.
The governor's Workforce Development Board serves as Minnesota's state workforce development board for the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, United States Code, title 29, section 3111, and must perform the duties under that act.
Subd. 2. Membership.
Subd. 2. Membership.
The governor's Workforce Development Council is composed of 31 members appointed by the governor. The members may be removed pursuant to section 15.059 . In selecting the representatives of the council, the governor shall ensure that 50 percent of the members come from nominations provided by local workforce councils. Local education representatives shall come from nominations provided by local education to employment partnerships. The 31 members shall represent the following sectors:
(a) State agencies: the following individuals shall serve on the council:
(1) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development;
(2) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education; and
(3) commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
(b) Business and industry: six individuals shall represent the business and industry sectors of Minnesota.
(c) Organized labor: six individuals shall represent labor organizations of Minnesota.
(d) Community-based organizations: four individuals shall represent community-based organizations of Minnesota. Community-based organizations are defined by the Workforce Investment Act as private nonprofit organizations that are representative of communities or significant segments of communities and that have demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce investment and may include entities that provide job training services, serve youth, serve individuals with disabilities, serve displaced homemakers, union-related organizations, employer-related nonprofit organizations, and organizations serving nonreservation Indians and tribal governments.
(e) Education: six individuals shall represent the education sector of Minnesota as follows:
(1) one individual shall represent local public secondary education;
(2) one individual shall have expertise in design and implementation of school-based service-learning;
(3) one individual shall represent leadership of the University of Minnesota;
(4) one individual shall represent secondary/postsecondary vocational institutions;
(5) the chancellor of the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; and
(6) one individual shall have expertise in agricultural education.
(f) Other: two individuals shall represent other constituencies including:
(1) units of local government; and
(2) applicable state or local programs.
The speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint a representative to serve as an ex officio member of the council. The majority and minority leaders of the senate shall each appoint a senator to serve as an ex officio member of the council.
The governor shall appoint one individual representing public libraries to serve as a nonvoting advisor to the council.
(a) The governor's Workforce Development Board is composed of members appointed by the governor. In selecting the representatives of the board, the governor shall ensure that a majority of the members come from the private sector, pursuant to United States Code, title 29, section 3111. For the public members, membership terms, compensation of members, and removal of members are governed by section 15.059, subdivisions 2 , 3, and 4. To the extent practicable, the membership should be balanced as to gender and ethnic diversity.
(b) No person shall serve as a member of more than one category described in paragraph (c).
(c) Voting members shall consist of the following:
(1) the governor or the governor's designee;
(2) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
(3) two members of the senate, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one appointed by the senate minority leader;
(4) a majority of the members must be representatives of businesses in the state appointed by the governor who:
(i) are owners of businesses, chief executives, or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority and who, in addition, may be members of a local board under United States Code, title 29, section 3122(b)(2)(A)(i);
(ii) represent businesses, including small businesses, or organizations representing businesses that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state; and
(iii) are appointed from individuals nominated by state business organizations and business trade associations;
(5) six representatives of labor organizations appointed by the governor, including:
(i) representatives of labor organizations who have been nominated by state labor federations; and
(ii) a member of a labor organization or a training director from a joint labor organization;
(6) commissioners of the state agencies with primary responsibility for core programs identified within the state plan including:
(i) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;
(ii) the Department of Education;
(iii) the Department of Human Services; and
(iv) the Department of Children, Youth, and Families;
(7) two chief elected officials, appointed by the governor, collectively representing cities and counties;
(8) two representatives who are people of color or people with disabilities, appointed by the governor, of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to employment; and
(9) four officials responsible for education programs in the state, appointed by the governor, including chief executive officers of community colleges and other institutions of higher education, including:
(i) the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities;
(ii) the president of the University of Minnesota;
(iii) a president from a private postsecondary school; and
(iv) a representative of career and technical education.
(d) The nonvoting members of the board shall be appointed by the governor and consist of one of each of the following:
(1) a representative of Adult Basic Education;
(2) a representative of public libraries;
(3) a person with expertise in women's economic security;
(4) the chair or executive director of the Minnesota Workforce Council Association;
(5) the commissioner of labor and industry;
(6) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education;
(7) the commissioner of corrections;
(8) the commissioner of management and budget;
(9) two representatives of community-based organizations who are people of color or people with disabilities who have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, and education needs of individuals with barriers to employment;
(10) a representative of secondary, postsecondary, or career-technical education;
(11) a representative of school-based service learning;
(12) a representative of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
(13) a representative of the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs;
(14) a representative of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage;
(15) a representative of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
(16) a representative of the Minnesota State Council on Disability; and
(17) a representative of the Office on the Economic Status of Women.
(e) Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years from the first day of January or July immediately following their appointment. Elected officials shall forfeit their appointment if they cease to serve in elected office.
(h) Members of the council are compensated as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3 .
Subd. 2a. Council meetings.
(a) If compliance with section 13D.02 is impractical, the Governor's Workforce Development Council may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means so long as the following conditions are met:
(1) all members of the council participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;
(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the council can hear clearly all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the council and, if needed, receive those services required by sections 15.44 and 15.441 ;
(3) at least one member of the council is physically present at the regular meeting location; and
(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.
(b) Each member of the council participating in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.
(c) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a meeting, the council, to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location. The council may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the council incurs as a result of the additional connection.
(d) If telephone or other electronic means is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the council shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by telephone or other electronic means, and of the provisions of paragraph (c). The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04 .
Subd. 3. Purpose; duties.
The governor's Workforce Development Council shall replace the governor's Job Training Council and assume all of its requirements, duties, and responsibilities under the Workforce Investment Act. Additionally, the Workforce Development Council shall assume the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) Review the provision of services and the use of funds and resources under applicable federal human resource programs and advise the governor on methods of coordinating the provision of services and the use of funds and resources consistent with the laws and regulations governing the programs. For purposes of this section, applicable federal and state human resource programs mean the:
(1) Workforce Investment Act, United States Code, title 29, section 2911, et seq.;
(2) Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 2301, et seq.;
(3) Adult Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1201, et seq.;
(4) Wagner-Peyser Act, United States Code, title 29, section 49;
(5) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act of 1996 (TANF);
(6) Food Stamp Act of 1977, United States Code, title 7, section 6(d)(4), Food Stamp Employment and Training Program, United States Code, title 7, section 2015(d)(4); and
(7) programs defined in section 116L.19, subdivision 5 .
Additional federal and state programs and resources can be included within the scope of the council's duties if recommended by the governor after consultation with the council.
(b) Review federal, state, and local education, postsecondary, job skills training, and youth employment programs, and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for establishing an integrated seamless system for providing education and work skills development services to learners and workers of all ages.
(c) Advise the governor on the development and implementation of statewide and local performance standards and measures relating to applicable federal human resource programs and the coordination of performance standards and measures among programs.
(d) Promote education and employment transitions programs and knowledge and skills of entrepreneurship among employers, workers, youth, and educators, and encourage employers to provide meaningful work-based learning opportunities.
(e) Evaluate and identify exemplary education and employment transitions programs and provide technical assistance to local partnerships to replicate the programs throughout the state.
(f) Advise the governor on methods to evaluate applicable federal human resource programs.
(g) Sponsor appropriate studies to identify human investment needs in Minnesota and recommend to the governor goals and methods for meeting those needs.
(h) Recommend to the governor goals and methods for the development and coordination of a human resource system in Minnesota.
(i) Examine federal and state laws, rules, and regulations to assess whether they present barriers to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.
(j) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government changes in state or federal laws, rules, or regulations concerning employment and training programs that present barriers to achieving the development of a coordinated human resource system.
(k) Recommend to the governor and to the federal government waivers of laws and regulations to promote coordinated service delivery.
(l) Sponsor appropriate studies and prepare and recommend to the governor a strategic plan which details methods for meeting Minnesota's human investment needs and for developing and coordinating a state human resource system.
(m) Provide the commissioner of employment and economic development and the committees of the legislature with responsibility for economic development with recommendations provided to the governor under this subdivision.
(n) In consultation with local workforce councils and the Department of Employment and Economic Development, develop an ongoing process to identify and address local gaps in workforce services.
Subd. 2a. Board meetings; chair.
(a) The board shall hold regular in-person meetings at least quarterly and as often as necessary to perform the duties outlined in the statement of authority and the board's bylaws. Meetings shall be called by the chair. Special meetings may be called as needed. Notices of all meetings shall be made at least 48 hours before the meeting date.
(b) The governor shall designate a chair from among the appointed business representative voting members. The chair shall approve an agenda for each meeting. Members shall submit a written request for consideration of an agenda item no less than 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Members of the public may submit a written request within 48 hours of a meeting to be considered for inclusion in the agenda. Members of the public attending a meeting of the board may address the board only with the approval or at the request of the chair.
(c) All meeting notices must be posted on the board's website. All meetings of the board and committees must be open to the public. The board must make available to the public, on a regular basis through electronic means and open meetings, information regarding the activities of the board, information regarding membership, and, on request, minutes of formal meetings of the board.
(d) For the purpose of conducting business before the board at a duly called meeting, a simple majority of the voting members, excluding any vacancies, constitutes a quorum.
Subd. 3.
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Subd. 4. Executive committee duties.
Subd. 4. Executive committee duties.
The executive committee must, with advice and input of local workforce councils and other stakeholders as appropriate, develop performance standards for the state workforce centers. By January 15, 2002, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, the executive committee shall submit a report to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over workforce development programs regarding the performance and outcomes of the workforce centers. The report must provide recommendations regarding workforce center funding levels and sources, program changes, and administrative changes.
The executive committee must, with advice and input of local workforce boards and other stakeholders as appropriate, develop performance standards for the state workforce centers. By January 15, 2019, and each odd-numbered year thereafter, the executive committee shall submit a report to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over workforce development programs regarding the performance and outcomes of the workforce centers. The report must provide recommendations regarding workforce center funding levels and sources, program changes, and administrative changes.
Subd. 5. Subcommittees.
Subd. 5. Subcommittees.
The chair of the Workforce Development Council may establish subcommittees in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the council.
The chair of the Workforce Development Board may establish subcommittees in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Subd. 6. Staffing.
Subd. 6. Staffing.
The Department of Employment and Economic Development must provide staff, including but not limited to professional, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform the duties assigned to the Minnesota Workforce Development Council. All staff report to the commissioner. The council may ask for assistance from other units of state government as it requires in order to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.
The commissioner of employment and economic development must provide staff to the board necessary to carry out the duties of the board. At the request of the board, state departments and agencies must provide the board with the assistance it requires to fulfill its duties and responsibilities.
Subd. 7. Expiration.
Subd. 7. Expiration.
The council expires if there is no federal funding for the human resource programs within the scope of the council's duties.
The board expires if there is no federal funding for the human resource programs within the scope of the board's duties.
Subd. 8. Funding.
Subd. 8. Funding.
The commissioner shall develop recommendations on a funding formula for allocating Workforce Investment Act funds to the council with a minimum allocation of $350,000 per year. The commissioner shall report the funding formula recommendations to the legislature by January 15, 2011.
The commissioner of employment and economic development must provide at least $350,000 each fiscal year from existing agency resources to the board for staffing and administrative expenses.
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.