Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in section II Strategic Elements. This includes—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. B. State Board
Provide a description of the State Board, including—
Current Narrative:
WIOA Section 101 - The State board shall include | Members | Number |
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The Governor WIOA Sec 1010(b)(1)(A) | Governor Kay Ivey | 1 |
Representatives of State Legislature WIOA Sec 101(b)(1)(B) A member of each chamber of the State Legislature (to the extent consistent with State Law), appointed by the appropriate presiding officers of such chamber; | Terri Collins - Alabama House of Representatives Clay Scofield - Alabama Senate | 2 |
Representatives of Business WIOA Sec 101(b)(1)(C)(i) Members appointed by the Governor, of which – A majority shall be representatives of businesses in the State, who – I. are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of businesses, or other business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or hiring authority, and who, in addition, may be members of a local board described in section 107(b)(2)(A)(i); II. represent businesses (including small businesses), or organizations representing businesses described in this subclause, that provide employment opportunities that, at a minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant training and development in in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the State; and III. are appointed from among individuals nominated by State business organizations and business trade associations; | George Clark, Board Chair - President, Manufacture Alabama Ronnie Boles, President, General & Automotive Machine Shop, Inc. Joseph Brown, Area Manager, Alabama Power Company Lawrence Lavender, Owner/Sec/Treasurer, Lavender, Inc. Russell DuBose, HR Director, Phifer, Inc. A.J. Cooper, Attorney, Cooper Law Bobby Humphrey, VP, Bryant Bank Tony Wojciechowski, HR Director, Hyundai Power Transformers USA Mike Reynolds, President, BroadSouth Communications, Inc. Perry Hand, President/CEO, Volkert, Inc. Sandra Koblas, HR Director, Austal U.S.A. Cleveland Poole, VP, Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. Kasey Myers, Manager, CSP Technologies Donny Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Ashley Ramsay-Naile, VP, Crowder Gulf Bruce Willingham, President, Mach III, Inc. Steve Hildebrant, Manager, Alabama Power Company Jim Searcy, Executive Director, Economic Development Association of Alabama Ken Tucker, Director, The Boeing Company | 19 |
Representatives of Workforce WIOA 101(b)(1)(C)(ii) Not less than 20 percent (20%) shall be representatives of the workforce within the State, who - I. shall include representatives of labor organizations, who have been nominated by State labor federations; II. shall include a representative, who shall be a member of a labor organization or a training director, from a joint labor-management apprenticeship program, or if no such joint program exists in the State, such a representative of an apprenticeship program in the State; III. may include representatives of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including organizations that serve veterans or that provide or support competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities; and IV. may include representatives of organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of eligible youth, including representatives of organizations that serve out-of-school youth; and | Mike Fields, Director, Alabama AFL-CIO Executive Board Bren Riley, President, Alabama AFL-CIO Mary Allbritten, Project Director, Alabama AFL-CIO Sydney Raine, President, Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training & Employment Frank Coiro, Center Director, Montgomery Job Corps Matthew Dudley, Director, BEJATC Paulette Risher, Still Serving Veterans Jason Phelps, Executive Director, Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute Lynne Stokley, CEO, Easter Seals Alabama | 9 |
Representatives of Government WIOA Sec 101(b)(1)(C)(iii) the balance - I. shall include representatives of government who – aa. shall include the lead State officials with primary responsibility for the core programs; and bb. shall include chief elected officials (collectively representing both cities and counties, where appropriate); and II. may include such other representatives and officials as the Governor may designate, such as – aa. the State agency officials from agencies that are one-stop partners not specified in subclause (I) (including additional one-stop partners whose programs are covered by the State plan, if any); bb. State agency officials responsible for economic development or juvenile justice programs in the State; cc. individuals who represent an Indian tribe or tribal organization, as such terms are defined in section 166(b); and dd. State agency officials responsible for education programs in the State, including chief executive officers of community colleges and other institutions of higher education. | Required WIOA Core Partners: Fitzgerald Washington, Secretary of Labor, Alabama Department of Labor, Title III Ed Castile, Deputy Secretary of Commerce for Workforce Development, Alabama Department of Commerce, Title I Jane Elizabeth Burdeshaw, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, Title IV Jimmy Baker, Chancellor, Alabama Community College System, Title II Required County Elected Official: Merceria Ludgood, President - CLEO, Mobile County Commission Required City Elected Official: Tony Haygood, Mayor - CLEO, City of Tuskegee Other: Nancy Buckner, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Human Resources Alan Baker, Representative, Alabama House of Representatives Keith Phillips, Alabama Community College System James Purcell, Executive Director, Alabama Commission on Higher Education Josh Laney, Director, Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (A Division of the Alabama Department of Commerce) | 11 |