(1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-34-102

  • Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Commission: means the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission created in Section 63N-1a-201. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
  • Master plan: means the computer science education master plan described in Section 53B-34-105. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
  • Talent board: means the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53B-34-102. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
  • Talent program: means the Talent Ready Utah Program created in Section 53B-34-103. See Utah Code 53B-34-101
  • Technical education: means career and technical education that:
              (8)(a)(i) leads to a certificate; or
              (8)(a)(ii) is short-term training. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
     (1)(a) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent’s designee;
     (1)(b) the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee;
     (1)(c) the chair of the State Board of Education or the chair’s designee;
     (1)(d) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director’s designee;
     (1)(e) the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity or the executive director’s designee;
     (1)(f) the director of the Division of Professional Licensing or the director’s designee;
     (1)(g) the governor’s education advisor or the advisor’s designee;
     (1)(h) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;
     (1)(i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
     (1)(j) the president of the Salt Lake Chamber or the president’s designee;
     (1)(k) six representatives of private industry chosen to represent targeted industries, appointed by the commission;
     (1)(l) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor’s designee; and
     (1)(m) any additional individuals appointed by the commission who represent:

          (1)(m)(i) one or more individual educational institutions; or
          (1)(m)(ii) education or industry professionals.
(2) The talent board shall select a chair and vice chair from among the members of the talent board.
(3) The talent board shall meet at least quarterly.
(4) Attendance of a majority of the members of the talent board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of official talent board business.
(5) Formal action by the talent board requires the majority vote of a quorum.
(6) A member of the talent board:

     (6)(a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service; and
     (6)(b) who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

          (6)(b)(i) Section 63A-3-106;
          (6)(b)(ii) Section 63A-3-107; and
          (6)(b)(iii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(7) The talent board shall:

     (7)(a)

          (7)(a)(i) review and develop metrics to measure the progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of any state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement; and
          (7)(a)(ii) ensure that the metrics described in Subsection (7)(a) are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement;
     (7)(b) make recommendations to the board and the commission regarding how to better align training and education in the state with industry demand;
     (7)(c) make recommendations to the board and the commission regarding how to better align technical education with current and future workforce needs;
     (7)(d) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Subsection 53B-34-103(4);
     (7)(e) develop a computer science education master plan in accordance with Section 53B-34-105;
     (7)(f) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53B-34-107; and
     (7)(g) administer the Utah Works Program in accordance with Section 53B-34-108.
(8) Nothing in this section prohibits an individual who, on June 30, 2022, is a member of a subcommittee within the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity known as the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Subcommittee from serving as a member of the talent board.