OWD Issuance 05-2022: Local Workforce Development Board Membership and Orientation Requirements, and Recertification Procedures

This Issuance provides guidance on certification documentation for incumbent Local WDB members and future appointees to such Local WDBs. It includes the State's statutory required criteria for Chief Elected Officials (CEO) to use when appointing members to the Local WDB. It incorporates the federal regulations regarding Local WDB composition under WIOA. It restates the statutory two-year deadline for Local WDBs to obtain recertification that they are properly constituted as required by WIOA. Local WDBs must document that their membership requirements meet WIOA Section 107 membership criteria to the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) no later than close-of-business April 30,2023 to avoid non-compliance with WIOA.