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Workforce Development

House Bill 491 (Act No. 1)

Revamps the state's more than 100 job training programs by combining them under one umbrella Presently, skilled laborers are desperately needed to fill numerous existing job openings in the state Creates a 27 member Louisiana Workforce Commission The Commission is charged with developing a strategic plan that will coordinate and integrate the state's workforce development efforts. To that end no state agency may adopt an official workforce development plan or proposal without going before the Commission. The Commission must establish a comprehensive labor market information system to reflect the state's overall training and education effort That system must have three major components: Consumer information on employment and training opportunities Objective, fact-based performance information on workforce development programs, services and activities Projections on workforce growth, and job growth and demand. Projections must be made both statewide and by geographic region. The Department of Labor is charged with implementing and maintaining the system The Consumer Information portion of the program must be available on the World Wide Web by January 1, 1998 The performance record portion must be available on the World Wide Web by January 1, 2000 Effective July 1, 1997

 

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