Indiana Workforce Development SB 0370

This bill, introduced January 11, 2006, and signed into law March 24, 2006, creates 11 workforce development regions in the state of Indiana. It establishes the criteria and selection process for board members. Renames the local boards "workforce investment boards", and provides that the duties of the regional workforce boards include providing support and guidance to workforce investment boards.

It authorizes the boards to establish, using a competitive procurement process and with a workforce investment board's consent, agreements for support, oversight, and management services in the regional workforce area. Provides that the council is subject to the allotment system administered by the budget agency and financial oversight by the office of management and budget.

Renames workforce development centers the one stop centers, requires that the centers be certified by the council, and repeals a requirement that certain providers offer services at the centers and restrictions on center funding sources. Repeals provisions concerning:

• Financial assistance for job training
  
   
• The state plan
  
   
• The establishment of workforce investment areas
  
   
• The one stop system and one stop partners
  
   
• The powers and duties of regional board and one stop partners
  
   
• Fiscal authority for youth, adult, and dislocated worker funds under Title 1 of the Workforce Investment Act.