What is the governance structure for the Workforce Investment Act?
Title I of WIA authorizes the new Workforce Investment System. State Workforce Investment Boards (State Boards) are established and help the Governor develop a five-year strategic plan describing statewide workforce development activities, explaining how the requirements of the Act will be implemented and outlining how special population groups will be served. The State Board advises the Governor on ways to develop the statewide workforce investment system and a statewide labor market information system. The State Board also helps the Governor monitor statewide activities. Governors designate local workforce investment areas and oversee local workforce investment boards. New youth councils are set up as a subgroup of the Local Board to guide the development and operation of programs for youth. The Local Board is composed of employers, representatives of education, labor unions, economic development agencies, One-Stop partners, and community-based organizations.
