§ 25-30-101. Career Education and Workforce Development Board — Creation — Membership

(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is created.

(b) The board shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate:

1. (1)

   1. (A) As voting members, from a list of recommendations by industry and business associations:

      1. (i) One (1) member to represent the agriculture industry;

      2. (ii) One (1) member to represent the construction industry;

      3. (iii) One (1) member to represent the energy industry;

      4. (iv) One (1) member to represent the healthcare industry;

      5. (v) One (1) member to represent the information technology industry;

      6. (vi) One (1) member to represent the manufacturing industry;

      7. (vii) One (1) member to represent the financial services industry;

      8. (viii) One (1) member to represent the hospitality industry;

      9. (ix) One (1) member to represent the transportation-logistics industry;

      10. (x) One (1) member to represent the rehabilitation services industry; and

      11. (xi) At the discretion of the Governor, up to three (3) members representing industries not represented in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)(i)-(x) of this section.

   2. (B) A voting member under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section may establish a subcommittee that includes nonboard members from the voting member’s relevant industry in order to discuss and develop the list of recommendations developed by certain individuals as required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(C) for the strategic plan required under § 25-30-102(a)(1)(A); and

2. (2) As nonvoting members:

   1. (A) The Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education;

   2. (B) The Director of the Division of Higher Education;

   3. (C) The Director of the Arkansas Community Colleges;

   4. (D) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission;

   5. (E) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services;

   6. (F) One (1) member to represent the four-year state-supported institutions of higher education;

   7. (G) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators;

   8. (H) One (1) member to represent the Department of Human Services;

   9. (I) One (1) member to represent the Department of Corrections;

   10. (J) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives;

   11. (K) The Director of the Division of Career and Technical Education; and

   12. (L) One (1) member to represent the Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise.

(c)

1. (1) The industry members shall serve three-year terms, except that the initial appointees shall serve staggered terms determined by the Governor so that two (2) members serve a one-year term, three (3) members serve a two-year term, and two (2) members serve a three-year term.

2. (2) A voting member may not serve more than two (2) consecutive three-year terms.

(d)

1. (1) A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum.

2. (2) A majority vote of those members present shall be required for any action of the board.

(e) A vacancy on the board due to death, resignation, removal, or other cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.

(f) The Governor may remove a voting member of the board before the expiration of his or her term for cause only, after notice and hearing in accordance with §§ 25-17-210 and 25-17-211.

(g) Voting members of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends under § 25-16-902.

(h) The board shall elect from its own number a chair and other officers necessary to carry on its business.