53H-13-302. Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board -- Creation -- Membership -- Expenses -- Duties.
(1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members: the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee; the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; the chair of the State Board of Education or the chair's designee; the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee; the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the executive director's designee; the director of the Division of Professional Licensing or the director's designee; the governor's education advisor or the advisor's designee; one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate; one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; the president of the Salt Lake Chamber or the president's designee; six representatives of private industry chosen to represent targeted industries, appointed by GOED; the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; and any additional individuals appointed by GOED who represent: one or more individual educational institutions; or education or industry professionals.
(2) The talent board shall select a chair and vice chair from among the members of the talent board.
(3) The talent board shall meet at least quarterly.
(4) Attendance of a majority of the members of the talent board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of official talent board business.
(5) Formal action by the talent board requires the majority vote of a quorum.
(6) A member of the talent board: may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service; and who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: Section; 63A-3-106 Section; and 63A-3-107 rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sectionsand. 63A-3-106 63A-3-107
(7) The talent board shall: review and develop metrics to measure the progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of any state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement; and ensure that the metrics described in Subsectionare consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement; (7)(a) make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align training and education in the state with industry demand; make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align technical education with current and future workforce needs; coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section; 53H-13-303 develop a computer science education master plan in accordance with Section; 53H-13-305 coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section; and 53H-13-310 administer the Utah Works Program in accordance with Section. 53H-13-307
(8) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual who, on June 30, 2022, is a member of a subcommittee within the Governor's Office of Economic Development known as the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Subcommittee from serving as a member of the talent board.