Located in:
- III. Operational Planning ElementsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- b. State Operating Systems and PoliciesThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the State operating systems and policies that will support the implementation of the State strategy described in Section II Strategic Elements . This includes—
- b. State Operating Systems and Policies
III. b. 3. B. State Board
Current Narrative:
The Arkansas Workforce Development Board was created by Arkansas Act 907 of 2015 and serves as the policy-making and oversight body for the State’s workforce development system. The Arkansas Workforce Development Board is a 32-member private sector led board. Of the 32 members, 17 members are private sector business leaders from various industries from throughout Arkansas. Also represented on the board are representatives from organized labor, Registered Apprenticeship, chief elected officials, community-based organizations, and the directors of the state agencies responsible for workforce services, career education, economic development, vocational rehabilitation, education, and higher education.
The membership roster for the Arkansas Workforce Development Board can be found online at http://dws.arkansas.gov/workforce-innovation/ and includes the membership category of representation as well as their professional affiliation.
The board meets on a quarterly basis and has a standard agenda layout to ensure that all of the activities of the board are being reported consistently and that the Executive Committee is able to monitor those activities. The order of business includes:
• Roll call
• Action on the minutes of the preceding meeting(s)
• Report of the Chairperson
• Report of the staff director
• Report of the Executive Committee
• Report of the standing committees
• Report of any ad hoc committees
• Other specified agenda items
• Communications, petitions and miscellaneous
• Adjournment
STATE BOARD MEMBERSHIP ROSTER
The Arkansas Workforce Development Board Membership Roster, as of May 30, 2018 was:
- Mr. Jeffrey Allen Business Representative
- Mr. Thomas Anderson Business Representative
- Mr. Daryl Bassett State Agency Director
- Dr. Chad Bishop Business Representative
- Ms. Karen Breashears Labor & Apprenticeship
- Mr. Lindsay Brown Org. Labor
- Mr. Scott Bull Business Representative
- Dr. Charisse Childers State Agency Director
- VACANT Business Representative
- Mr. Robert East Business Representative
- Brandon Ellison County Judge
- VACANT Business Representative
- Mr. Jeff Griffin Business Representative
- Ms. Melissa Hanesworth Business Representative
- Ms. Abby Houseworth Business Representative
- Mr. Alan Hughes Organized Labor
- Asa Hutchinson Governor
- VACANT Community-Based Org.
- Mr. Johnny Key Train. or Educ of Eligible Youth
- VACANT Business Representative
- Ms. Holley Little Business Representative
- VACANT Business Representative
- Dr. Maria Markham Train. or Educ. of Eligible Youth
- Mr. Alan McClain State Agency Director
- Ms. Katy Morris State Agency Director
- Mr. Michael Newcity Business Representative
- Mr. George Nunnally Business Representative
- Harold Perrin City Mayor
- Mr. Mike Preston Economic Development
- Dr. Julie Roberson Business Representative
- VACANT Business Representative
- Mr. Kelley Sharp Labor & Apprenticeship
- Mr. Robert Thorne Business Representative