§202-1 Council; appointment; tenure. [(a)] The advisory commission on employment and human resources is hereby constituted as the workforce development council. The council shall also fulfill the functions of the state workforce development board for purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. No. 113-128.
(b) Except for the ex officio members or their designees, the council members shall be appointed by the governor for four-year staggered terms as provided for in section 26-34. The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council. The council shall be constituted as provided by P.L. 113-128 (29 U.S.C. 3111) of the following members:
[(c)] Council members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses necessary for the performance of their duties.
[(d)] From June 6, 2016, and until such time that the council has forty-one members, sixteen council members shall constitute a quorum to do business, and the concurrence of at least sixteen council members shall be necessary to make any action of the council valid.
[(e)] All council members may continue to serve on the council until their respective successors have been appointed. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the person's predecessor. [L 1965, c 270, §2; Supp, §98W-2; HRS §202-1; am L 1970, c 170, §1; am L 1977, c 19, §1; am L 1985, c 252, §2; am L 1997, c 346, §2; am L 1999, c 72, §3; am L 2000, c 104, §1; am L 2005, c 179, §4; am L 2016, c 57, §2; am L 2021, c 235, §1]