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Consider amending the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Consortium Agreement
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Presented By: Loretta Snow and Debby Hopkins, Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
Recommendation and Review
The last workforce consortium agreement was signed by Valley jurisdictions in 2012. Changes have been added to the agreement because of the implementation of the new federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) which replaces the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Changes to the agreement include the following: change of name for the Workforce Investment Board to Workforce Development Board; change of name from the Chief Local Elected Officials to the Chief Elected Officials; and, change in the member composition of the Workforce Development Board, so that no less than 20% of the Board must consist of labor organizations, representatives from registered apprenticeship programs, and community based organizations (page 4).
In addition to adoption of the Consortium agreement, an elected official needs to be appointed to the Consortium. If an elected official is unable to attend the Consortium meetings, which are held two times each year, an alternate may be named to attend in his/her absence. However, the appointment must be an elected official.