Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan works one-stop service center system act".
Michigan · statute · 491 of 2006, Mich. Comp. Laws · 13 active provisions
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan works one-stop service center system act".
As used in this act: (a) "Chief elected official" means a chief elected official of a unit of general local government. (b) "Department" means the department of labor and economic growth. (c) "Education advisory group" means an education advisory group described in section 23. (d) "Michigan works agency" means an entit…
(1) The Michigan works one-stop service center system is created to provide an integrated and coordinated system for delivery of workforce development programs and services tailored to local needs, including, but not limited to, portions of services and programs regulated or funded under all of the following state and…
The governor shall designate Michigan works areas in the state in accordance with section 116 of the workforce investment act, 29 USC 2831.
The chief elected official in each Michigan works area shall appoint and the governor shall certify a local workforce development board for that Michigan works area in accordance with section 117 of the workforce investment act, 29 USC 2832.
All of the following apply to a local workforce development board: (a) A majority of the members of a local workforce development board shall be representatives of the private sector appointed from a list of individuals nominated by local business organizations and business trade associations. (b) A local workforce dev…
A local workforce development board shall do all of the following in cooperation with the chief elected officials in the Michigan works area: (a) Develop and submit to the governor a plan for coordinating local workforce development services for employers and job seekers in the area. The plan shall provide for access t…
(1) A local workforce development board and each member of the board shall avoid a conflict of interest with duties of the board. Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual shall not be appointed to or serve on a local workforce development board if he or she has an ownership interest in or is employed by an o…
The local workforce development board and local officials in each Michigan works area shall designate an entity to perform administrative functions. The entity shall be 1 of the following: (a) A public office or agency of a local unit of government within the Michigan works area. (b) A private nonprofit agency servicin…
(1) An administrative entity designated under section 17 shall serve as the administrator for state and federal funding provided to the workforce development board for workforce development services and activities in the Michigan works area. Subject to subsection (2), an administrative entity designated under section 1…
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an administrative entity designated under section 17 shall provide state or federally funded workforce development services to program applicants and participants only through service providers selected by a competitive procurement process established in accordance with departm…
(1) A local workforce development board shall appoint an education advisory group to operate in the Michigan works area and serve in an advisory capacity to the board on educational issues. The board shall appoint the chairperson of that group. (2) An education advisory group appointed under this section shall include…
The department shall oversee and evaluate the activities of the Michigan works agencies and shall require Michigan works agencies to report information to the department to facilitate the oversight. All the reported information shall be available to the public.