§2212. Staff

            A. A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its planning, oversight, and evaluation functions.

            B. A board's staff shall be separate from and independent of any workforce training provider providing workforce education in the workforce development area.

            C. The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board does all of the following:

            (1) Arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided by the staffing organization.

            (2) Requests and obtains from the department a waiver of the separate staffing requirement.

            D. A request for a waiver under Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this Section shall contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including the following:

            (1) Cost-effectiveness.

            (2) Prior experience.

            (3) Geographic or budgetary consideration.

            (4) Availability of qualified applicants.

            Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.