Title 29 › CHAPTER 32 — WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY › SUBCHAPTER I — WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES › Part A — System Alignment › subpart 2 — local provisions › § 3122
Each local area must have a local workforce development board, approved by the Governor, to run workforce programs for that area. Most board members must be business leaders, and at least 20% must be worker representatives (including labor where present). The board must also include people who run education and training programs and representatives of government and economic development. The board’s chair must be chosen from the business members. The board must have standing committees, at least for the one-stop system, youth services, and services for people with disabilities. The chief elected official in the area appoints members (multiple local governments can agree on how to share that power, or the Governor can appoint if they cannot). The Governor must re-certify each local board every 2 years and can decertify a board for fraud, failure to do its job, or if the area misses performance goals for 2 straight years. The board must write and carry out a local plan, study local labor market needs, bring together employers and partners, and lead employer engagement, career pathways, and proven-practice efforts. It must use technology to improve access, oversee programs and funding, negotiate local performance goals, pick one-stop operators and service providers, and coordinate with education and training providers. The board makes a budget, and the chief elected official is the local grant recipient unless the Governor agrees to be. One-stop centers must be checked each year for physical and program access for people with disabilities. The board must post information online, hold open meetings, and share minutes on request. The board can hire a director who meets objective qualifications and is subject to pay limits. Boards generally may not run training programs themselves unless the Governor gives a written waiver after a public comment period of at least 30 days; any waiver lasts no longer than the local plan and can be taken back. Board members may not vote on matters that benefit themselves or immediate family, and States may use an existing local entity that met certain rules and was in place on Aug 7, 1998, instead of creating a new board.
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29 U.S.C. § 3122
Title 29, Labor
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Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110