Section 14012 Of Article 1. California Workforce Development Board From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.
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. The board shall be appointed by the Governor to assist in
the development of the State Plan and to carry out other functions,
as described in Section 14103. The board shall be comprised of the
Governor and representatives from the following categories:
(a) Two members of each house of the Legislature, appointed by the
appropriate presiding officer of each house.
(b) A majority of board members shall be representatives of
business who:
(1) Are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating
officers of businesses, and other business executives or employers
with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, who, in addition, may
be members of a local board described in Section 3122(b)(2)(A)(i) of
Title 29 of the United States Code.
(2) Represent businesses, including small businesses, or
organizations representing businesses that include high-quality,
work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors
or occupations in the state.
(3) Are appointed from a group of individuals nominated by state
business organizations and business trade associations.
(c) (1) Not less than 20 percent of board members shall be
representatives of the workforce within the state, including
representatives of labor organizations nominated by state labor
federations, who shall not be less than 15 percent of the board
membership and who shall include at least one representative that is
a member of a labor organization or a training director, from a joint
labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program
exists in the state, such a representative of an apprenticeship
program in the state.
(2) Representatives appointed pursuant to this subdivision may
include:
(A) Representatives of community-based organizations that have
demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment,
training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to
employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that
provide or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals
with disabilities.
(B) Representatives of organizations that have demonstrated
experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or
education needs of eligible youth, including representatives of
organizations that serve out-of-school youth.
(d) The balance of board members:
(1) Shall include representatives of government that are lead
state officials with primary responsibility for the core programs and
shall include chief elected officials, collectively representing
cities, counties, and cities and counties where appropriate.
(2) May include other representatives and officials as the
Governor may designate, like any of the following:
(A) State agency officials from agencies that are one-stop
partners, not specified in paragraph (1), including additional
one-stop partners whose programs are covered by the State Plan, if
any.
(B) State agency officials responsible for economic development or
juvenile justice programs in the state.
(C) Individuals who represent an Indian tribe or tribal
organization, as those terms are defined in Section 3221(b) of Title
29 of the United States Code.
(D) State agency officials responsible for education programs in
the state, including chief executive officers of community colleges
and other institutions of higher education.
(e) Other requirements of board membership shall include:
(1) The Governor shall select a chairperson for the board from
among the representatives described in subdivision (b).
(2) The members of the board shall represent diverse geographic
areas of the state, including urban, rural, and suburban areas.