Nevada § 232.975 - Executive Director: Duties

§ 232.975. Executive Director: Duties

The Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation shall: 1. Provide support to the Department, the Governor's Workforce Development Board created

by NRS 232.935 and any regional industry or sector partnership established pursuant to NRS 232.935 on matters relating to workforce development. 2. Work in coordination with the Office of Economic Development to establish criteria

and goals for workforce development and diversification in this State. 3. Collect and systematize and present in biennial reports to the Governor and the

Legislature such statistical details relating to workforce development in the State

as the Executive Director of the Office may deem essential to further the objectives

of the Governor's Office of Workforce Innovation. 4. At the direction of the Director: (a) Identify, recommend and implement policies related to workforce development. (b) Define career pathways and identify priority career pathways for secondary and

postsecondary education. (c) Discontinue career pathways offered by the State which fail to meet minimum standards

of quality, rigor and cross-education alignment, or that do not demonstrate a connection

to priority industry needs. (d) In consultation with the Governor's Workforce Development Board, identify industry-recognized

credentials, workforce development programs and education. (e) Maintain and oversee the statewide longitudinal data system that links data relating

to early childhood education programs and K-12 public education with data relating

to postsecondary education and the workforce in this State. (f) Collect accurate educational data in the statewide longitudinal data system for

the purpose of analyzing student performance through employment to assist in improving

the educational system and workforce training program in this State. (g) Apply for and administer grants, including, without limitation, those that may

be available from funding reserved for statewide workforce investment activities. (h) Review the status and structure of local workforce investment areas in the State,

in coordination with the Governor and the Governor's Workforce Development Board. (i) Report periodically to the Governor's Workforce Development Board concerning the

administration of the policies and programs of the Governor's Office of Workforce

Innovation. (j) On or before March 31 of each year, submit to the Governor a complete report of

the activities, discussions, findings and recommendations of the Governor's Office

of Workforce Innovation. (k) Suggest improvements regarding the allocation of federal and state money to align

workforce training and related education programs in the State, including, without

limitation, career and technical education. (l) On or before January 1 of each year, collect and analyze data as needed to create

a written report for the purposes of this paragraph, and submit such a report to the

Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The report must include, without limitation: (1) Statistical data based on an analysis of the number of persons within this State

who are engaged in an occupation or profession that is regulated by a regulatory body

in relation to the total population of this State or any geographic area within this

State; (2) The demand within this State or any geographic area within this State for the

types of services provided by persons within this State who are engaged in an occupation

or profession that is regulated by a regulatory body; and (3) Any other factors relating to the types of services provided by persons within

this State who are engaged in an occupation or profession that is regulated by a regulatory

body that adversely affect public health or safety. As used in this paragraph, “regulatory body” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 622.060 . (m) On or before January 1 of each year, submit to the Director of the Legislative

Counsel Bureau a written report that includes, without limitation, the most current

data and reports produced by the statewide longitudinal data system.