787 KAR 2:040. Local workforce development area governance

      Section 1. Local workforce development board membership criteria and operating guidelines. Each chief local elected official in a local workforce development area shall appoint members to the local workforce development board and each local workforce development board shall operate in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) – Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) Member Nomination Guidelines, Office of Employment and Training (OET/agency) Confirmation Process and Board Certification, Policy Number 15-001.

 

      Section 2. Interlocal agreement. Each local elected official of a unit of general local government within a local workforce development area shall jointly execute a written interlocal agreement that, at a minimum, complies with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Interlocal Agreements, Chief Local Elected Official and Local Elected Official Roles and Responsibilities, Policy Number 15-002.

 

      Section 3. Partnership agreement. Each chief local elected official, representing the local elected officials in a local workforce development area, and each designated chair, representing the local workforce development board, shall jointly execute a written partnership agreement that, at a minimum, complies with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Local Elected Official(s) and Local Workforce Development Board Partnership Agreement, Policy Number 15-003.

 

      Section 4. Identification of regions and designation of local workforce development areas. The process and procedures for the identification of regions and the designation of local workforce development areas within the Commonwealth of Kentucky shall be in compliance with the Identification of Regions and Designation of Local Workforce Development Areas, Policy Number 15-004.

 

      Section 5. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:

      (a) The "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) – Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) Member Nomination Guidelines, Office of Employment and Training (OET/agency) Confirmation Process and Board Certification", Policy Number 15-001, July 1, 2015;

      (b) The "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Interlocal Agreements, Chief Local Elected Official and Local Elected Official Roles and Responsibilities", Policy Number 15-002, March 4, 2015;

      (c) The "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Local Elected Official(s) and Local Workforce Development Board Partnership Agreement", Policy Number 15-003, October 1, 2015; and

      (d) The "Identification of Regions and Designation of Local Workforce Development Areas", Policy Number 15-004, May 14, 2015.

      (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Office of Employment and Training, 275 E. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40621, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (42 Ky.R. 196; eff. 10-15-2015.)

Notation

      RELATES TO: KRS 151B.020(6), 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 151B.020(6)

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 151B.020(6) requires the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations that are necessary to implement programs mandated by federal law, or to qualify for the receipt of federal funds, and that are necessary to cooperate with other state and federal agencies for the proper administration of the cabinet and its programs. This administrative regulation establishes the membership criteria and operating guidelines for local workforce development boards, requires interlocal and partnership agreements for local workforce development areas, and establishes the process for the identification of regions and designation of local workforce development areas under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. In addition to the minimum federal requirements set forth in 29 U.S.C. 3122, this administrative regulation provides further guidance and clarification necessary for effective local implementation activities.