IC 22-4.5-7-1 Regional workforce areas; establishment
Sec. 1. (a) After consultation with the department, the corporation
shall designate not more than eleven (11) distinct regional workforce
areas throughout Indiana.
(b) In designating a regional workforce area, the corporation shall
take into account whether an area is a distinct economic growth
region 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 regional
workforce area.
(b) Each regional workforce board consists of not more than
sixteen (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 policy
making or hiring authority.
(2) Four (4) nonbusiness representatives, one (1) from each of
the 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 are
represented by labor organizations, a labor organization,
with the member being nominated by the local labor
federations. If there are no employees in the regional
workforce area who are represented by a labor organization,
the member selected in this category must be a
representative 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 workforce
board in the following manner:
(1) The mayor of the largest city in the regional workforce area
shall 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 has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the second largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from any of the three (3) remaining categories listed in
subsection (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 the
third largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member from
either of the two (2) remaining categories listed in subsection
(b)(2).
(4) If the fourth largest city in the regional workforce area has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the fourth largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from the remaining category listed in subsection (b)(2).
(d) If a regional workforce area contains fewer than four (4) cities
having a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the selection
and appointment of the nonbusiness representatives as members to
a regional workforce board occurs as described in subsection (c) with
the mayors of the cities having a population greater than eight
thousand (8,000) alternately selecting and appointing the members.
(e) The business representatives described in subsection (b)(1) are
selected and appointed as members of each regional workforce board
in the following manner:
(1) Each county in the regional workforce area shall appoint, by
majority agreement of all the local elected officials in that
county, one (1) business representative who meets the
requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(2) The mayor of each city having a population greater than one
hundred thousand (100,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(3) The mayor of each city having a population greater than five
hundred thousand (500,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(f) If the selection and appointment process described in
subsections (c) through (e) results in fewer than sixteen (16)
members being appointed to a regional workforce board, the local
elected officials in the regional workforce area may, by majority
agreement, appoint additional business representatives who meet the
requirements of subsection (b)(1) until the sixteen (16) member limit
is reached.
(g) If a political subdivision requests and is granted an automatic
designation as a workforce investment board under federal law, the
executive of the political subdivision may not appoint members to a
regional 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 the
following:
(1) Providing guidance and direction to the workforce
investment system.
(2) Providing support and guidance described in section 4 of
this chapter to a workforce investment board.
(3) Performing additional duties in the regional workforce area
as 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 workforce
investment board
Sec. 4. In addition to the duties described in section 3 of this
chapter, each regional workforce board shall advise the workforce
investment board in the regional workforce area on regional
workforce area issues and provide support to the workforce
investment board as follows:
(1) Select and enter into an agreement with a regional operator
on behalf of its workforce investment board at least every three
(3) years using a competitive procurement process.
(2) Select Workforce Investment Act services, other
employment and training services as determined by the
department, and service providers on behalf of its workforce
investment board at least every three (3) years using a
competitive procurement process.
(3) Oversee on behalf of its workforce investment board the
activities of the regional operator in the regional workforce
area.
(4) Develop an outcome based regional plan that encourages the
integration of service delivery.
(5) Perform additional duties as requested by the workforce
investment 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 regional
workforce board must comply with this section when selecting a
regional 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 workforce
investment board, may establish agreements with a regional operator
for support services on behalf of the workforce investment board in
the regional workforce area.
(c) A regional workforce board may assist a workforce investment
board in establishing agreements with a regional operator for support
services for the workforce investment board in the regional
workforce area.
(d) An agreement established under this section must be the result
of a competitive procurement process as determined by the
workforce 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 board
member 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 also
serve as a fiscal agent.
(b) A person who serves as a regional operator may not at the
same 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 the
same 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 serve
as a regional operator.
(b) A person who serves as a fiscal agent may not at the same time
serve 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 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-1 Regional workforce areas; establishment
Sec. 1. (a) After consultation with the department, the corporation
shall designate not more than eleven (11) distinct regional workforce
areas throughout Indiana.
(b) In designating a regional workforce area, the corporation shall
take into account whether an area is a distinct economic growth
region 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 regional
workforce area.
(b) Each regional workforce board consists of not more than
sixteen (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 policy
making or hiring authority.
(2) Four (4) nonbusiness representatives, one (1) from each of
the 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 are
represented by labor organizations, a labor organization,
with the member being nominated by the local labor
federations. If there are no employees in the regional
workforce area who are represented by a labor organization,
the member selected in this category must be a
representative 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 workforce
board in the following manner:
(1) The mayor of the largest city in the regional workforce area
shall 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 has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the second largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from any of the three (3) remaining categories listed in
subsection (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 the
third largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member from
either of the two (2) remaining categories listed in subsection
(b)(2).
(4) If the fourth largest city in the regional workforce area has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the fourth largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from the remaining category listed in subsection (b)(2).
(d) If a regional workforce area contains fewer than four (4) cities
having a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the selection
and appointment of the nonbusiness representatives as members to
a regional workforce board occurs as described in subsection (c) with
the mayors of the cities having a population greater than eight
thousand (8,000) alternately selecting and appointing the members.
(e) The business representatives described in subsection (b)(1) are
selected and appointed as members of each regional workforce board
in the following manner:
(1) Each county in the regional workforce area shall appoint, by
majority agreement of all the local elected officials in that
county, one (1) business representative who meets the
requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(2) The mayor of each city having a population greater than one
hundred thousand (100,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(3) The mayor of each city having a population greater than five
hundred thousand (500,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(f) If the selection and appointment process described in
subsections (c) through (e) results in fewer than sixteen (16)
members being appointed to a regional workforce board, the local
elected officials in the regional workforce area may, by majority
agreement, appoint additional business representatives who meet the
requirements of subsection (b)(1) until the sixteen (16) member limit
is reached.
(g) If a political subdivision requests and is granted an automatic
designation as a workforce investment board under federal law, the
executive of the political subdivision may not appoint members to a
regional 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 the
following:
(1) Providing guidance and direction to the workforce
investment system.
(2) Providing support and guidance described in section 4 of
this chapter to a workforce investment board.
(3) Performing additional duties in the regional workforce area
as 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 workforce
investment board
Sec. 4. In addition to the duties described in section 3 of this
chapter, each regional workforce board shall advise the workforce
investment board in the regional workforce area on regional
workforce area issues and provide support to the workforce
investment board as follows:
(1) Select and enter into an agreement with a regional operator
on behalf of its workforce investment board at least every three
(3) years using a competitive procurement process.
(2) Select Workforce Investment Act services, other
employment and training services as determined by the
department, and service providers on behalf of its workforce
investment board at least every three (3) years using a
competitive procurement process.
(3) Oversee on behalf of its workforce investment board the
activities of the regional operator in the regional workforce
area.
(4) Develop an outcome based regional plan that encourages the
integration of service delivery.
(5) Perform additional duties as requested by the workforce
investment 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 regional
workforce board must comply with this section when selecting a
regional 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 workforce
investment board, may establish agreements with a regional operator
for support services on behalf of the workforce investment board in
the regional workforce area.
(c) A regional workforce board may assist a workforce investment
board in establishing agreements with a regional operator for support
services for the workforce investment board in the regional
workforce area.
(d) An agreement established under this section must be the result
of a competitive procurement process as determined by the
workforce 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 board
member 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 also
serve as a fiscal agent.
(b) A person who serves as a regional operator may not at the
same 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 the
same 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 serve
as a regional operator.
(b) A person who serves as a fiscal agent may not at the same time
serve 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 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
IC 22-4.5-7-1 Regional workforce areas; establishment
Sec. 1. (a) After consultation with the department, the corporation
shall designate not more than eleven (11) distinct regional workforce
areas throughout Indiana.
(b) In designating a regional workforce area, the corporation shall
take into account whether an area is a distinct economic growth
region 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 regional
workforce area.
(b) Each regional workforce board consists of not more than
sixteen (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 policy
making or hiring authority.
(2) Four (4) nonbusiness representatives, one (1) from each of
the 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 are
represented by labor organizations, a labor organization,
with the member being nominated by the local labor
federations. If there are no employees in the regional
workforce area who are represented by a labor organization,
the member selected in this category must be a
representative 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 workforce
board in the following manner:
(1) The mayor of the largest city in the regional workforce area
shall 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 has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the second largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from any of the three (3) remaining categories listed in
subsection (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 the
third largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member from
either of the two (2) remaining categories listed in subsection
(b)(2).
(4) If the fourth largest city in the regional workforce area has
a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the mayor of
the fourth largest city shall select and appoint one (1) member
from the remaining category listed in subsection (b)(2).
(d) If a regional workforce area contains fewer than four (4) cities
having a population greater than eight thousand (8,000), the selection
and appointment of the nonbusiness representatives as members to
a regional workforce board occurs as described in subsection (c) with
the mayors of the cities having a population greater than eight
thousand (8,000) alternately selecting and appointing the members.
(e) The business representatives described in subsection (b)(1) are
selected and appointed as members of each regional workforce board
in the following manner:
(1) Each county in the regional workforce area shall appoint, by
majority agreement of all the local elected officials in that
county, one (1) business representative who meets the
requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(2) The mayor of each city having a population greater than one
hundred thousand (100,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(3) The mayor of each city having a population greater than five
hundred thousand (500,000) in the regional workforce area shall
appoint one (1) additional business representative who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(1).
(f) If the selection and appointment process described in
subsections (c) through (e) results in fewer than sixteen (16)
members being appointed to a regional workforce board, the local
elected officials in the regional workforce area may, by majority
agreement, appoint additional business representatives who meet the
requirements of subsection (b)(1) until the sixteen (16) member limit
is reached.
(g) If a political subdivision requests and is granted an automatic
designation as a workforce investment board under federal law, the
executive of the political subdivision may not appoint members to a
regional 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 the
following:
(1) Providing guidance and direction to the workforce
investment system.
(2) Providing support and guidance described in section 4 of
this chapter to a workforce investment board.
(3) Performing additional duties in the regional workforce area
as 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 workforce
investment board
Sec. 4. In addition to the duties described in section 3 of this
chapter, each regional workforce board shall advise the workforce
investment board in the regional workforce area on regional
workforce area issues and provide support to the workforce
investment board as follows:
(1) Select and enter into an agreement with a regional operator
on behalf of its workforce investment board at least every three
(3) years using a competitive procurement process.
(2) Select Workforce Investment Act services, other
employment and training services as determined by the
department, and service providers on behalf of its workforce
investment board at least every three (3) years using a
competitive procurement process.
(3) Oversee on behalf of its workforce investment board the
activities of the regional operator in the regional workforce
area.
(4) Develop an outcome based regional plan that encourages the
integration of service delivery.
(5) Perform additional duties as requested by the workforce
investment 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 regional
workforce board must comply with this section when selecting a
regional 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 workforce
investment board, may establish agreements with a regional operator
for support services on behalf of the workforce investment board in
the regional workforce area.
(c) A regional workforce board may assist a workforce investment
board in establishing agreements with a regional operator for support
services for the workforce investment board in the regional
workforce area.
(d) An agreement established under this section must be the result
of a competitive procurement process as determined by the
workforce 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 board
member 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 also
serve as a fiscal agent.
(b) A person who serves as a regional operator may not at the
same 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 the
same 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 serve
as a regional operator.
(b) A person who serves as a fiscal agent may not at the same time
serve 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 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2006, SEC.31.
