§ 15-4-2210 - Certification of local workforce investment boards. - Arkansas Statutes

15-4-2210. Certification of local workforce investment boards.

(a) One (1) time every two (2) years, the Governor shall certify one (1) local board for each local area in the state.

(b) The certification shall be based on criteria established under 15-4-2209 and, for a second or subsequent certification, the extent to which the local board has ensured that workforce investment activities carried out in the local area have enabled the local area to meet the local performance measures.

(c) Failure of a local board to achieve certification shall result in reappointment and certification of another local board.

(d) The Governor may decertify a local board at any time after providing notice and an opportunity for comment for:

(1) Fraud or abuse; or

(2) Failure to carry out the functions specified for the local board.

(e) The Governor may decertify a local board if a local area fails to meet the local performance measures for the local area for two (2) consecutive years.

(f) If the Governor decertifies a local board for a local area, the Governor may require that a new local board be appointed and certified for the local area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed by the Governor, in consultation with the chief elected official in the local area.