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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE

BOARD RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin

     Date Introduced: March 23, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Labor

     (Labor & Training)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Sections 42-102-2 and 42-102-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-102

entitled "Governor's Workforce Board Rhode Island" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     42-102-2. Composition of workforce board. -- (a) The workforce board shall be

composed of twenty-one (21) twenty-three (23) members; one of whom shall be the secretary of

commerce, who shall be vice-chair; one of whom shall be the director of the department of labor

and training; one of whom shall be the commissioner of education; one of whom shall be a

representative of a public institution of higher education in Rhode Island; one of whom shall be a

representative of the office of rehabilitation services, a division of the department of human

services; and seventeen (17) eighteen (18) public members, eleven (11) twelve (12) of whom

shall be representatives from the employer community, in a manner that is representative of

employers of different sizes and sectors, including the nonprofit sector, provided that two (2) of

the representatives from the employer community shall be the chairs of Rhode Island's local

workforce investment boards, or their designees, appointed from among the employer community

members of the local workforce investment boards; four (4) of whom shall be representatives of

organized labor; and two (2) members shall be representatives of community-based organizations

that provide or promote workforce development service; appointed by the governor with the

advice and consent of the senate. The seventeen (17) eighteen (18) public members shall be

appointed in a manner that reflects the geographic diversity of the state, and at least five (5) of

whom shall be women; at least four (4) of whom shall be from minority communities; and at least

one of whom shall be a person with disabilities. The governor shall appoint a chairperson from

among the eleven (11) twelve (12) representatives of the employer community.

      (b) The board may establish an executive committee composed of members appointed by

the chair. The board may delegate to the executive committee any powers of the board except

those powers that are required by law to be exercised by the board. The chair may also appoint ad

hoc committees, workgroups, or task forces to assist the board as appropriate.

      (c) Members serving as of the effective date of this act on the state workforce investment

board established pursuant to Executive Order No. 05-18 ordered on September 22, 2005, shall

continue to serve their terms of office as members of the governor's workforce board established

under this chapter.

     42-102-4. Terms of office and voting. -- (a) Of the seventeen (17) eighteen (18) public

members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, nine (9) shall be

appointed for a term of two (2) years, and eight (8) nine (9) shall be appointed for three (3) years.

After the initial appointments of those individuals serving two-year (2) terms, they, or their

successors, shall be appointed to three year (3) terms. A vacancy in the office of a member, other

than by expiration of the member's term, shall be filled in the same manner as the original

appointment, but only for the remainder of the prevailing term. Members whose terms expire may

be reappointed.

      (b) Only members shall have the right to vote.

      (c) A simple majority of board members shall constitute a quorum.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE

BOARD RHODE ISLAND

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     This act would amend the composition of the governor's workforce board by adding one

additional employer seat and one seat representing the office of rehabilitation services,

department of human services.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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