February 16, 2017

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AGENDA

Thursday, February 16, 2017 – 7:30 a.m. Central Louisiana Business Incubator – 1501 Wimbledon Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303 Community Room

CALL TO ORDER

GUEST SPEAKERS

Jason Cobb, Chief Executive Officer for Rapides Regional Medical Center and Nancy Hellyer, Chief Executive Officer for CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Health Systems, will update us with information from the Healthcare Partnership Workgroups. They are uncovering challenges regarding healthcare workforce, innovative ways to address those challenges and much, much more. AGENDA ITEMS

1. Minutes from Workforce Development Board meeting of November 10, 2016 Background Information: The minutes from the last meeting of the Workforce Development Board need to be reviewed and approved.

Exhibit #1: Minutes from WDB meeting November 10, 2016 Action: Motion

2. Policy Change for Monitoring Background Information: The Monitoring Services Policy has been created to centralize the financial and programmatic monitoring for WIOA Title I funds, and National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWG). This policy will ensure we achieve program quality and outcomes meet the objectives of the governing laws and regulations.

Exhibit # 2: 700-02 Monitoring Services Action: Motion

3. Policy Changes for Youth Background Information: The Youth policy 500-01 Fourteen Required Elements for all Youth Programs was updated to provide examples and better define requirements for Fourteen required elements. The Youth policy 500-02 Youth Eligibility Criteria was updated to expand and clarify the definitions of youth eligibility criteria.

Exhibit # 3: 500-01 Fourteen Required Elements & 500-02 Youth Eligibility Criteria Action: Motion

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

4. WDB Member NEW Appointment and Re-Appointments

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Background Information: New appointment was authorized by the Rapides Parish Police Jury President, Mr. Craig Smith for Nathalia Osby, a Counselor for the Youth Challenge Program to replace Kevin Boudreaux representing public sector membership. Harold Gamburg will not be available to fulfill his position on the Board.

Background Information: Reappointments were authorized by Rapides Parish Police Jury President, Mr. Craig Smith, for those listed with effective termination dates of October, 2016: Members New Term Dates Lafe Jones 10/01/16 – 10/01/19 Jimmy Sawtelle 10/01/16 – 10/01/19 Carla Peters 10/01/16 – 10/01/19 Deborah Randolph 10/01/16 – 10/01/19

Exhibit #4: Updated WDB Appointments

5. Mandatory Ethics Training Background Informa tion: Commencing January 1, 2012, Pursuant to R.S. 42:1170 each “public servant” is required to receive a minimum of one hour education and training on the Code of Governmental Ethics during each year of his public employment or term of public service. Workforce Development Board members, WDB staff and all non -members on the Committees are classified as public servants or public employees.

Exhibit #5: Ethics Training Correspondence dated January 24, 2017.

6. Website Changes The current website www.rapideswib.com is being retired. Our WDB information will soon have a new home on www.rppj.com! The newly designed pages will comply with WIOA’s unifying name and branding (American Job Center Network) requirements.

REPORTS/UPDATES

1. Financial Report
2. Rapides Business & Career Solutions Center Report

INFORMATIONAL ATTACHMENTS

Commonly used acronymsLWC Louisiana Workforce Commission OWD Office of Workforce Development NEG National Emergency Grant ETA Employment and Training Administration TEGL Training and Employment Guidance Letter LWDAs Local Workforce Development Areas

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COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM CHAIR

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM FLOOR

ADJOURNMENT

IEP Individual Employment Plan UI Unemployment Insurance O*NET Occupational Information Network USDOL United States Department of Labor WARN Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act LRS Louisiana Rehabilitation Services HIRE Helping Individuals Reach Employment DCFS Department of Children & Family Services MOU Memorandum of Understanding WDB Workforce Development Board FY Fiscal Year PY Program Year WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act WIF Workforce Innovation Funds IWTP Incumbent Worker Training Program