Alabama § 25-15-6 - Strategic Workforce Plan; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Plan.

§ 25-15-6. Strategic Workforce Plan; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Plan.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a single, unified Strategic Workforce Plan should guide state and federal workforce development policies and budget priorities that are administered by the State. The Strategic Workforce Plan shall be prepared by the executive committee, with support from the Secretary of Workforce, and published by the Department.

(b) The Secretary of Workforce shall submit the Strategic Workforce Plan to the Governor and the Legislature on or before February 1 of the first year of each legislative quadrennium. The four-year Strategic Workforce Plan shall include, among other things, statewide labor market projections for the quadrennium and recommendations for meeting labor market demand. The plan should also include recommendations for expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities; analyze previous expenditures for workforce development activities and programs; make recommendations for sunsetting existing programs and developing new programs; and provide recommendations for performance and accountability metrics for all state and federal workforce programs.

(c) The plan may be updated through an annual addendum, which shall be submitted to the Governor on or before November 1 of each year. The annual addendum to the four-year Strategic Workforce Plan should include recommendations for the next fiscal year, including the expenditure of state and federal funds for workforce development activities, and should make recommendations for sunsetting existing programs and developing new programs.

(d) The board shall assist the Governor and the Secretary of Workforce in preparing the WIOA State plan, as required by federal law. The WIOA State Plan shall demonstrate that the membership of the Alabama Workforce Board satisfies the WIOA state workforce development board membership requirements, including the requirements set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 679.110(b). The executive committee may approve the WIOA State Plan. The WIOA State Plan shall be included as an addendum to the four-year Strategic Workforce Plan.

(e) When submitting a budget pursuant to Section 41-4-82, the Governor shall certify that he or she has reviewed and considered the WIOA State Plan, the Strategic Workforce Plan, and the annual addendum to the Strategic Workforce Plan as approved by the executive committee.