Section 7 State workforce investment board
Section 7. (a) There shall be in the department, but not subject to the jurisdiction thereof, a state workforce investment board, hereinafter called the board.
(b) The board shall consist of the governor; 3 members of the senate, 2 of whom shall be appointed by the senate president and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 3 members of the House, two of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; the secretary of economic development; the secretary of health and human services; the director of the department of workforce development; the director of the department of business and technology; the commissioner of transitional assistance; the commissioner of the department of education; the chancellor of the board of higher education or another official appointed by the governor representing education and training issues; the head of the division of unemployment assistance; and the following additional members, as appointed by the governor: 2 mayors or chairs of boards of selectmen; 2 persons with experience with youth activities; 2 persons with experience and expertise in the delivery of workforce investment activities, including 1 president of a community college in the commonwealth; 11 persons representing public government, public secondary and post-secondary education, and organizations representing or providing services to trainees, including at least 3 representatives of organized labor, 2 of who shall be selected from among individuals nominated by state labor federations; and 33 persons representing business and industry in the commonwealth to be selected from among individuals nominated by state business associations and trade organizations, including at least 3 chairs of workforce investment boards. The members shall serve two-year terms at the pleasure of the governor, and shall serve without compensation.
(c) The governor shall select an individual to serve as chairperson of the board from among the members. The Chair shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(d) There shall be an executive committee of the state workforce investment board.
(i) The executive committee shall be chaired by the director of workforce development, and include the following members: a community college president with expertise in workforce development issues, selected by the Massachusetts Community College Association; the director of adult basic education in the department of the Board Education; the commissioner of the department of transitional assistance; two individuals who, because of their vocations, employments, occupations, or affiliations, shall be classed as employers; and two individuals who, for like reasons, can be classed as employees. Said members shall be, by virtue of their membership on the executive board, also members of the State Workforce Investment Board.
(ii) Said executive committee shall develop legislative and regulatory proposals and identify administrative impediments to the efficient delivery of workforce development programs throughout the commonwealth, including, but not limited to assisting the Governor, or his designee, in preparing the strategic plan for the development of the Massachusetts Workforce Investment System for Massachusetts residents and businesses pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The executive committee shall also carry out such additional responsibilities as the Governor may from time to time require. The executive committee shall consult with the entire Workforce Investment Board in developing such proposals.
(e) The board shall adopt by-laws to govern its proceedings, and shall carry out the responsibilities required of it under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
(f) The administrative staff of the board shall be supervised by and shall report to the director of workforce development. The board shall contract with said department for personnel services and other operating needs. Notwithstanding any law or special act to the contrary, other departments, agencies, divisions, commissions, boards and bureaus of the commonwealth authorized to provide such information and support as the board may from time to time require in the course of carrying out its responsibilities.