Alabama HB477: Alabama Workforce Board; number of board members increased, quorum for executive committee established, participation in executive committee meeting by electronic means allowed, number of board members for regional workforce board increased

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Workforce Board; to amend Sections 25-15-3, 25-15-5, and 25-15-7; to increase the number of board members on the Alabama Workforce Board; to establish a quorum of voting members for the executive committee; to allow members of the executive committee to participate in meetings by electronic means; to increase the number of board members on a regional workforce board; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Workforce Board; to amend Sections 25-15-3, 25-15-5, and 25-15-7; to increase the number of board members on the Alabama Workforce Board; to establish a quorum of voting members for the executive committee; to allow members of the executive committee to participate in meetings by electronic means; to increase the number of board members on a regional workforce board; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 25-15-3, 25-15-5, and 25-15-7 are amended to read as follows: "§25-15-3 (a) The Alabama Workforce Board shall consist of no more than 4045 members, or their designees, and meet the membership criteria established by WIOA. All members, unless otherwise provided in this subsection, shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. A majority of members shall be representatives of business and industry, at least one of which shall represent small business. Twenty percent of the members shall be representatives of workforce, including two labor representatives and one apprenticeship program representative. The board shall also include one representative of the WIOA Title I-b programs; the State Adult Education Director; one representative of the Wagner-Peyser Program; the Commissioner Page representative of the Wagner-Peyser Program; the Commissioner HB477 Enrolled …

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