Act No. 146 Page 1 of 1
2024
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Act No. 146 (H.707). An act relating to revising the delivery and governance of the
Vermont workforce system
Subjects: Workforce development; State Workforce Development Board
This act creates the Office of Workforce Strategy and Development, amends the
membership and oversight of the State Workforce Development Board, creates a task
force to study and develop a data management model for workforce-related programs,
and authorizes a special oversight committee to produce recommendations on statutory
language related to workforce leadership.
Sec. 1 of this act creates the Office of Workforce Strategy and Development along
with two staff members, including the Executive Director of the Office. The Executive
Director will coordinate efforts of workforce development in the State and oversee the
affairs of the State Workforce Development Board, among other duties. The Governor
has the authority to appoint the Executive Director with advice and consent from the
Senate. Sec. 1 also amends the makeup and management of the State Workforce
Development Board. Membership on the Board is changed from over 60 members to 28
members, with a majority of those members being business representatives as required by
federal law. Sec. 1 creates the Executive Committee of the State Workforce
Development Board which is made up of a small number of Board members to oversee
the affairs of the Board.
Sec. 2 amends dates in session law to reflect changes made elsewhere in this act and
with the work performed by the Special Oversight Committee on Workforce Expansion
and Development.
Sec. 3 creates a task force wherein the Executive Director of Workforce Strategy and
Development will consult with the Executive Committee of the State Workforce
Development Board and the Agency of Digital Services to develop a data trust as
outlined in the final report of the Special Oversight Committee on Workforce Expansion
and Development.
Sec. 4 reauthorizes the Special Oversight Committee on Workforce Expansion and
Development to review the language in 10 V.S.A. § 540 where the leadership and duties
of workforce and training are set forth. The Committee will also consult with the
Department of Human Resources to develop qualifications to suggest to the Governor for
the position of Executive Director of Workforce Strategy and Development.
Sec. 5 sets forth a transition period for the State Workforce Development Board to
reflect changes made to it in this act.
Multiple effective dates, beginning on June 3, 2024
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 10-22A
As Passed By the House -- Official: 10-22A
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 10-22A
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 10-22A
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 10-22A
As Enacted: 10-22A