§2042. Louisiana Workforce Investment Council; creation; purpose
The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council is hereby created in the department as
the state workforce development board for the purposes of:
(1) Meeting the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. in order to receive funds relevant to workforce activities
authorized by the law.
(2) Advising the governor on the needs of the state's employers and the state's
workforce along with strategies for its continued improvement.
(3) Creating a common vision, a strategic combined state plan and outcomes that will
coordinate and integrate a workforce development delivery system to assure the greatest
cooperation possible between public and private entities.
(4) Directing the Occupational Forecasting Conference in determining such official
information that is necessary for planning and budgeting with respect to workforce
development.
Acts 1997, No. 1, §1, eff. April 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008;
Acts 2008, No. 831, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 426, §2.