Chapter 054
2016 -- H 7835 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/06/2016

A N   A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE BOARD RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Craven, Carson, O'Brien, and McKiernan
Date Introduced: March 03, 2016

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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