West Virginia Code 29-34-3 – Authority of West Virginia Workforce Resiliency Office and West Virginia Workforce Resiliency Officer
The West Virginia Workforce Resiliency Officer shall:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 29-34-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(a) Coordinate and work with the Commissioner of WorkForce West Virginia; the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development; the Secretary of the Department of Commerce; the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources; the Secretary of the Department of Tourism; the Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission; the President of West Virginia University; the President of Marshall University; the Director of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority; and such other representatives of private and public partners involved in workforce development as the West Virginia Workforce Resiliency Officer may deem necessary, to facilitate and unify efforts for workforce development, job training, and education of West Virginia’s workforce.
(b) Assist in the development, implementation, and management of a common application for workforce development, job training, and wrap-around services available across agencies and programs, which shall be established to ensure that West Virginians encounter no wrongdoer when seeking out services and programs that may be available to them.
(c) Advise the Office of the Governor on the status and overall workforce development landscape across the State of West Virginia and assist in developing policies, plans, and procedures that will ensure that state agencies, private partners, and federal programs are efficiently, effectively, and properly utilized for workforce development across the State of West Virginia.
(d) Propose opportunities for legislative changes to the Office of the Governor that may result in more efficient, effective, and expedient access to programs across the State of West Virginia to improve workforce development.