Bill > HB4396

Introduced Session

The purpose of this bill is to update the West Virginia Workforce Investment Act to the West Virginia Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to comply with changes in federal law as the result of the passage of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Compliance with the federal law is necessary to ensure continued federal funding of workforce development efforts. As part of these updates, this bill defines new terms. It also updates the composition of the West Virginia Workforce Investment Council and changes its name to the West Virginia Workforce Development Board. The bill also establishes qualifications for certain board members. The bill updates the duties of the board from those previously applicable to the West Virginia Workforce Investment Act. The bill updates reporting requirements to the Legislature and cleans up language to indicate the change of the name of from the West Virginia Workforce Investment Council to the West Virginia Workforce Development Board. The bill requires that the board’s proceedings and information be open and available to the public.

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Tim Armstead (R)*,  Tim Miley (D), 

To House Government Organization (on 02/10/2016)

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