Section 37-153-5 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2026] DefinitionsFor purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "State board" or "board" means the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board.(b) "District councils" means the Local Workforce Development Councils.(c) "Local workforce investment board" means the board that oversees the workforce development activities of local workforce areas under the federal Workforce Investment Act.(d) "Office" means the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development, housed at the Department of Finance and Administration.Laws, 1994, ch. 585, § 3; Laws, 1996, ch. 521, § 8; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 3, eff. 4/17/2023.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 476, SB 2564,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 3, eff. 4/3/2019.