Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53B-34-102 - Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board - Creation - Membership - Expenses - Duties(1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members:(a) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;(b) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;(c) the chair of the State Board of Education or the chair's designee;(d) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee;(e) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity or the executive director's designee;(f) the director of the Division of Professional Licensing or the director's designee;(g) the governor's education advisor or the advisor's designee;(h) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;(i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;(j) the president of the Salt Lake Chamber or the president's designee;(k) six representatives of private industry chosen to represent targeted industries, appointed by the commission;(l) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; and(m) any additional individuals appointed by the commission who represent: (i) one or more individual educational institutions; or(ii) education or industry professionals.(2) The talent board shall select a chair and vice chair from among the members of the talent board.(3) The talent board shall meet at least quarterly.(4) Attendance of a majority of the members of the talent board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of official talent board business.(5) Formal action by the talent board requires the majority vote of a quorum.(6) A member of the talent board: (a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service; and(b) who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:(ii) Section 63A-3-107; and(iii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.(7) The talent board shall: (a)(i) review and develop metrics to measure the progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of any state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement; and(ii) ensure that the metrics described in Subsection (7)(a) are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement;(b) make recommendations to the board and the commission regarding how to better align training and education in the state with industry demand;(c) make recommendations to the board and the commission regarding how to better align technical education with current and future workforce needs;(d) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Subsection 53B-34-103(4);(e) develop a computer science education master plan in accordance with Section 53B-34-105;(f) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53B-34-107; and(g) administer the Utah Works Program in accordance with Section 53B-34-108.(8) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual who, on June 30, 2022, is a member of a subcommittee within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity known as the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Subcommittee from serving as a member of the talent board.Renumbered from § 63N-1b-301 by Chapter 362, 2022 General Session ,§ 30, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by Chapter 415, 2022 General Session ,§ 116, eff. 5/4/2022.Renumbered from § 63N-12-503 and amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session ,§ 83, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session ,§ 193, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by Chapter 427, 2019 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/14/2019.Added by Chapter 423, 2018 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/8/2018.