Section 6250.504 - Plan, functions and responsibilities(a)Local plan.--A local workforce development board, in partnership with the chief elected official , shall submit to the Governor for approval a local plan. The local plan shall support the strategy described in the State plan in accordance with section 102(b)(1)(E) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and otherwise be consistent with the State plan. If the local area is part of a planning region, the local workforce development board shall comply with this section in the preparation and submission of a regional plan. At the end of the first two-year period of the four-year local plan, each local workforce development board shall review the local plan and, in partnership with the chief elected official, prepare and submit modifications to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local plan. The following apply: (1) The local plan shall be developed through a process which includes the opportunity for participation by current and potential customers , program partners, service providers and other local area stakeholders prior to the date on which the board submits a local plan to the Governor for approval, the local workforce development board shall: (i) make available copies of a proposed local plan to the public through electronic and other means, which may include public hearings and local news media; and(ii) allow members of the public, including representatives of business, representatives of labor organizations and representatives of education to submit to the local workforce development board comments on the proposed local plan, not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the proposed local plan is made available.(1.1) The local workforce development board shall include with the local plan submitted to the Governor any comments received under paragraph (1)(ii) that represent public disagreement with the plan.(2) The local plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following:(i) Information required under section 108(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(ii) A description of the local workforce development area's strategic economic and workforce vision and how the vision will be attained.(iii) A description of how the local plan supports the Commonwealth's overall mission and goals. (iv) A description of the respective roles of the local elected officials. (b) Functions and responsibilities.--A local workforce development board has the following functions and responsibilities: (1) Functions required under section 107(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(2) In partnership with the chief elected official for the local workforce development area, to develop and submit a local plan to the Governor that meets the requirements in this section.(3) To implement mechanisms to secure appropriate input in the development of policies, performance standards or investment strategies.(4) To coordinate with the Governor, the board, Commonwealth agencies administering the core program and chief elected officials in establishing and operating a fiscal management accountability information system under section 305.1.
(5) To establish cooperative and collaborative relationships with other local workforce development boards and, if appropriate, with the workforce development system governing bodies of other states. (6) To compile an annual report and to submit the report to the Governor by a deadline determined by the Governor. This report shall include, at a minimum:(i) a list of the membership of the local workforce development board, including the name, affiliation, address, telephone number, telefax number and electronic mail address;(ii) the negotiated local level of performance;(iii) the level of performance achieved, including an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses;(iv) the programs local workforce development area residents participated in; and(v) a list of the local eligible service providers.(c)Regional planning.--The following apply: (1) The local workforce development boards and chief elected officials in each planning region as certified by the Governor under section 501(a)(2) shall engage in regional planning as specified in section 106(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(2) The Governor, after consultation with local workforce development boards and chief elected officials for the planning regions, shall require local workforce development boards and chief elected officials within a planning region to prepare, submit and obtain approval of a single regional plan as specified in section 106(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.(3) To the extent specified in section 106(c)(3)(B), the term "local plan" includes a reference to the portion of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of a regional plan developed with respect to the corresponding local workforce development area and any regionwide provision of that plan that impacts or relates to the local area.Amended by P.L. TBD 2022 No. 31, § 5, eff. 9/6/2022. 2001, Dec. 18, P.L. 949, No. 114, § 504, effective 7/1/2002. Amended 2002, Dec. 16, P.L. 1930, No. 224, § 7, imd. effective.