What is the eligible agencys relationship with the State Workforce Investment Board?
Section 111 of WIA provides for the establishment of a State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) that is responsible for assisting the Governor in developing the State’s WIA Title I plan, promoting coordination among workforce investment and education programs, and other functions. The “lead State agency officials with responsibility for” mandatory One-Stop partner programs, including Perkins III, must be included as members of the SWIB (sec. 111 (b)(1)(vi)(I)). These officials must be “individuals with optimum policymaking authority” within their agencies (sec. 111(b)(2)). The appropriate State official will vary according to how vocational and technical education is administered in each State. Eligible agency officials, such as the State Director for Vocational and Technical Education, or State vocational education board members with expertise in the administration of Perkins III can play a valuable role in assisting the SWIB in promoting effective coordination between Title I of WIA,
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