Utah Code 53B-34-102. Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board — Creation — Membership — Expenses — Duties
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(1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members:
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
(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.