Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board -- Creation -- Membership -- Expenses -- Duties

(1) There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members: (a) the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee; (b) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee; (c) the chair of the State Board of Education or the chair's designee; (d) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee; (e) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the executive director's designee; (f) the director of the Division of Professional Licensing or the director's designee; (g) the governor's education advisor or the advisor's designee; (h) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate; (i) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (j) the president of the Salt Lake Chamber or the president's designee; (k) six representatives of private industry chosen to represent targeted industries, appointed by GOED; (l) the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; and (m) any additional individuals appointed by GOED who represent: (i) one or more individual educational institutions; or (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: (a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service; and (b) who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (i) Section 63A-3-106; (ii) Section 63A-3-107; and (iii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (7) The talent board shall: (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 (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; (b) make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align training and education in the state with industry demand; (c) make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align technical education with current and future workforce needs; (d) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53H-13-303; (e) develop a computer science education master plan in accordance with Section 53H-13-305; (f) coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53H-13-310; and (g) administer the Utah Works Program in accordance with Section 53H-13-307. (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 Development known as the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Subcommittee from serving as a member of the talent board.