CHAPTER 7. REGIONAL WORKFORCE SYSTEM
IC 22-4.5-7
Chapter 7. Regional Workforce System
IC 22-4.5-7-1
Regional workforce areas; establishment
Sec. 1. (a) After consultation with the department, the corporationshall designate not more than eleven (11) distinct regional workforceareas throughout Indiana.
(b) In designating a regional workforce area, the corporation shalltake into account whether an area is a distinct economic growthregion as well as a workforce area.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-2
Regional workforce boards; function; membership
Sec. 2. (a) A regional workforce board shall oversee each regionalworkforce area.
(b) Each regional workforce board consists of not more thansixteen (16) members and must include the following:
(1) At least one (1) business representative who is:
(A) a business owner;
(B) a chief executive or operating officer; or
(C) a business executive or employer with optimum policymaking or hiring authority.
(2) Four (4) nonbusiness representatives, one (1) from each ofthe following categories:
(A) An economic development agency.
(B) A local educational entity.
(C) A community based or faith based service organization.
(D) For a regional workforce area in which employees arerepresented by labor organizations, a labor organization,with the member being nominated by the local laborfederations. If there are no employees in the regionalworkforce area who are represented by a labor organization,the member selected in this category must be arepresentative of:
(i) the employees in the regional workforce area; or
(ii) a statewide labor organization.
(c) The nonbusiness representatives described in subsection (b)(2)are selected and appointed as members of each regional workforceboard in the following manner:
(1) The mayor of the largest city in the regional workforce areashall select and appoint one (1) member from any of the four (4)categories listed in subsection (b)(2).
(2) If the second largest city in the regional workforce area hasa population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor ofthe second largest city shall select and appoint one (1) memberfrom any of the three (3) remaining categories listed insubsection (b)(2).
(3) If the third largest city in the regional workforce area has a
population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of thethird largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member fromeither of the two (2) remaining categories listed in subsection(b)(2).
(4) If the fourth largest city in the regional workforce area hasa population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor ofthe fourth largest city shall select and appoint one (1) memberfrom the remaining category listed in subsection (b)(2).
(d) If a regional workforce area contains fewer than four (4) citieshaving a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the selectionand appointment of the nonbusiness representatives as members toa regional workforce board occurs as described in subsection (c) withthe mayors of the cities having a population greater than eightthousand (8,000) alternately selecting and appointing the members.
(e) The business representatives described in subsection (b)(1) areselected and appointed as members of each regional workforce boardin the following manner:
(1) Each county in the regional workforce area shall appoint, bymajority agreement of all the local elected officials in thatcounty, one (1) business representative who meets therequirements of subsection (b)(1).
(2) The mayor of each city having a population greater than onehundred thousand (100,000) in the regional workforce area shallappoint one (1) additional business representative who meetsthe requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(3) The mayor of each city having a population greater than fivehundred thousand (500,000) in the regional workforce area shallappoint one (1) additional business representative who meetsthe requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(f) If the selection and appointment process described insubsections (c) through (e) results in fewer than sixteen (16)members being appointed to a regional workforce board, the localelected officials in the regional workforce area may, by majorityagreement, appoint additional business representatives who meet therequirements of subsection (b)(1) until the sixteen (16) member limitis reached.
(g) If a political subdivision requests and is granted an automaticdesignation as a workforce investment board under federal law, theexecutive of the political subdivision may not appoint members to aregional workforce board under subsections (c) through (f).
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-3
Regional workforce boards; duties
Sec. 3. The duties of a regional workforce board include thefollowing:
(1) Providing guidance and direction to the workforceinvestment system.
(2) Providing support and guidance described in section 4 ofthis chapter to a workforce investment board. (3) Performing additional duties in the regional workforce areaas assigned by a workforce investment board.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-4
Regional workforce board; duties with respect to a workforceinvestment board
Sec. 4. In addition to the duties described in section 3 of thischapter, each regional workforce board shall advise the workforceinvestment board in the regional workforce area on regionalworkforce area issues and provide support to the workforceinvestment board as follows:
(1) Select and enter into an agreement with a regional operatoron behalf of its workforce investment board at least every three(3) years using a competitive procurement process.
(2) Select Workforce Investment Act services, otheremployment and training services as determined by thedepartment, and service providers on behalf of its workforceinvestment board at least every three (3) years using acompetitive procurement process.
(3) Oversee on behalf of its workforce investment board theactivities of the regional operator in the regional workforcearea.
(4) Develop an outcome based regional plan that encourages theintegration of service delivery.
(5) Perform additional duties as requested by the workforceinvestment board.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-5
Regional operators
Sec. 5. (a) A workforce investment board and its regionalworkforce board must comply with this section when selecting aregional operator to provide:
(1) support services for a regional workforce area; and
(2) operational oversight and management for:
(A) the one stop centers; and
(B) the workforce investment system;
in a regional workforce area.
(b) A regional workforce board, with the consent of a workforceinvestment board, may establish agreements with a regional operatorfor support services on behalf of the workforce investment board inthe regional workforce area.
(c) A regional workforce board may assist a workforce investmentboard in establishing agreements with a regional operator for supportservices for the workforce investment board in the regionalworkforce area.
(d) An agreement established under this section must be the resultof a competitive procurement process as determined by theworkforce investment board.As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-6
Regional workforce board members; restrictions
Sec. 6. A person who serves as a regional workforce boardmember may not at the same time serve as:
(1) a regional operator;
(2) a fiscal agent;
(3) a service provider; or
(4) a provider of direct client services.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-7
Regional operators; serving as a fiscal agent; restrictions
Sec. 7. (a) A person who serves as a regional operator may alsoserve as a fiscal agent.
(b) A person who serves as a regional operator may not at thesame time serve as:
(1) a service provider within the same regional workforce area;
(2) a regional workforce board member; or
(3) a provider of direct client services.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-8
Service providers; restrictions
Sec. 8. A person who serves as a service provider may not at thesame time serve as:
(1) a regional operator;
(2) a fiscal agent; or
(3) a regional workforce board member.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-9
Fiscal agents; serving as a remote operator; restrictions
Sec. 9. (a) A person who serves as a fiscal agent may also serveas a regional operator.
(b) A person who serves as a fiscal agent may not at the same timeserve as:
(1) a service provider;
(2) a regional workforce board member; or
(3) a provider of direct client services.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-10
Authorization to adopt rules
Sec. 10. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 toimplement this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.