35A-2-101 - Regional workforce services areas -- Creation. - Utah Statutes

35A-2-101. Regional workforce services areas -- Creation.
(1) (a) The executive director jointly with the Utah Association of Counties shall establishregional workforce services areas to furnish the services described in Section 35A-2-201.
(b) In establishing regional workforce services areas, the executive director and the UtahAssociation of Counties shall seek input from:
(i) state and local government agencies and departments;
(ii) the groups representing public employees;
(iii) employers, business, education, and other entities affected by the structure of theregional workforce services areas; and
(iv) the public.
(2) In establishing the regional workforce services areas, the executive director and theUtah Association of Counties shall consider:
(a) areas comprised of multiple counties;
(b) the alignment of transportation and other infrastructure or services;
(c) the interdependence of the economy within a geographic area;
(d) the ability to develop regional marketing and economic development programs;
(e) the labor market areas;
(f) the population of the area, as established in the most recent estimate by the UtahPopulation Estimates Committee;
(g) the number of individuals in the previous year receiving:
(i) services under Chapter 3, Employment Support Act; and
(ii) benefits under Chapter 4, Employment Security Act; and
(h) other factors that relate to the management of the programs administered or that relateto the delivery of services provided under this title.

Amended by Chapter 318, 2000 General Session