Oklahoma § 40-902 - Creation of Oklahoma Workforce Commission

§ 40-902. Creation of Oklahoma Workforce Commission

There is hereby created the Oklahoma Workforce Commission. The

purpose of the Commission is to coordinate the development of the

workforce needed to grow Oklahoma’s economy and Oklahomans’

prosperity. To accomplish this purpose, the Commission is empowered

to the fullest extent permitted by law to coordinate the funding and

activities of each element of the state’s workforce development

programs, systems, and entities; to achieve better alignment,

accountability, and results for the state’s workforce development

efforts; and to act as the principal point of contact regarding

workforce development for public officials, businesses, and the

public. In carrying out its work, the Commission shall consult

officials, leaders, and experts in workforce development including,

but not limited to, state and local agencies, departments,

educational institutions, boards, commissions, the private sector,

and other leaders and experts. The Commission shall convene

advisory committees consisting of relevant state and local agencies,

departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, the

private sector, and other officials as the Commission deems

appropriate. It is the intent of the Legislature that the

Commission shall serve as a coordinating body for workforce

development entities in the state and that workforce development

entities will fully participate in and cooperate with the

Commission’s activities, but the Commission shall not directly

exercise governing control of state and local agencies, departments,

educational institutions, boards, commissions, and other workforce

development entities except as otherwise prescribed by law.

Added by Laws 2023, c. 361, § 3.