§ 6-50-801. Title
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Workforce Development Center Authority Act”.
§ 6-50-802. Purpose — Construction
(a) It is the purpose of this subchapter to: (1) Enhance the availability, accessibility, responsiveness, and quality of vocational and technical education in this state; (2) Assist cities and counties in upgrading the knowledge and skills of their existing workforce or potential new workforce; (3) Encourage and facilitate cooperation between cities, counties, school districts, and […]
§ 6-50-803. Definitions
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Area of operation” means, for a workforce development center authority, the area within the combined geographical boundaries of every school district, city, and county that is a sponsor of a workforce development center authority; (2) “Sponsor” means a school district, city, county, or vocational-technical school that is a sponsor […]
§ 6-50-804. Workforce development center authority — Creation — Public corporation — Immunity
(a) (1) Four (4) or more sponsors listed under subdivision (a)(2) of this section may create a workforce development center authority. (2) A workforce development center authority’s four (4) or more sponsors: (A) Shall include: (i) One (1) or more school districts; and (ii) One (1) or more vocational-technical schools; and (B) May include one […]
§ 6-50-805. Board of directors
(a) The management and control of each workforce development center authority and its property, operations, business, and affairs shall be lodged in a board of directors of not less than five (5) members. (b) (1) The membership of the board of directors shall include: (A) The superintendent of each sponsoring school district, or his or […]
§ 6-50-806. Powers generally
The board of directors of a workforce development center authority created under this subchapter may: (1) Make and adopt all necessary bylaws for its organization and operation; (2) Elect officers and employ personnel necessary for its operation; (3) Delegate any authority given to it by law to any of its officers, committees, agents, or employees; […]
§ 6-50-807. Financing generally — Exemption from taxation or assessment
(a) A workforce development center authority may request, receive, and be financed or supported by any revenue, grants, or funds allowed by law, including without limitation: (1) Funds provided by counties, cities, school districts, and vocational-technical schools; (2) Property or funds received by gift or donation; (3) Grants; (4) Proceeds from the sale or issuance […]
§ 6-50-808. Bonds — Sale
(a) A workforce development center authority may issue bonds for: (1) The cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating one (1) or more workforce development centers operated by the workforce development center authority within its area of operation; (2) The cost of issuing the bonds; (3) Any outstanding indebtedness of the workforce development center […]
§ 6-50-809. Accounts — Report — Audit
(a) (1) The board of directors of a workforce development center authority: (A) Shall deposit the funds received by the workforce development center authority into bank accounts as determined by the board of directors; and (B) May withdraw funds from the bank accounts as determined by the board of directors. (2) (A) Each workforce development […]
§ 6-50-810. Dissolution
(a) If a workforce development center authority does not have any outstanding indebtedness, the board of directors of a workforce development center authority may adopt a resolution, which shall be entered in its minutes, declaring that the workforce development center authority shall be dissolved. (b) The resolution dissolving the workforce development center authority shall provide […]