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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 275<\/a> and 292<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":174851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63475,"identifier":"2.2-2472.1","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2472.1","url":"\/2.2-2472.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2472.1\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/24\/24\/2.2-2472.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regional convener designation required; development of regional workforce pipelines and training solutions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2472.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, “regional convener<\/span>” means the local workforce development board<\/span> having responsibility for coordinating business, economic development, labor, regional planning commissions, education at all levels, and human services organizations to focus on community workforce issues<\/span> and the development of solutions to current and prospective business needs for a skilled labor force at the regional level. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As a condition of receiving WIOA<\/span> funds, each local workforce development board<\/span> shall either be designated as the regional convener<\/span> for the WIOA<\/span> region or enter into a memorandum<\/span> of agreement supporting the public or private entity identified as serving as the regional convener<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each regional convener<\/span> shall develop, in collaboration with other workforce development entities in the region, a local plan for employer engagement. The plan shall (i) specify the policies and protocols to be followed by all of the region’s workforce development entities when engaging the region’s employers, (ii) address how the region’s workforce entities will involve employers in the formation of new workforce development initiatives, and (iii) identify what activities will be undertaken to address employers’ specific workforce needs. Each region’s plan should be reviewed by the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, and the board should recommend changes to the plans to ensure consistency across regions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGIONAL CONVENER DESIGNATION REQUIRED; DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL WORKFORCE\nPIPELINES AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS (\u00a7 2.2-2472.1)\n\nA. As used in this section, “regional convener” means the local\nworkforce development board having responsibility for coordinating business,\neconomic development, labor, regional planning commissions, education at all\nlevels, and human services organizations to focus on community workforce issues\nand the development of solutions to current and prospective business needs for a\nskilled labor force at the regional level.\n\nB. As a condition of receiving WIOA funds, each local workforce development\nboard shall either be designated as the regional convener for the WIOA region or\nenter into a memorandum of agreement supporting the public or private entity\nidentified as serving as the regional convener.\n\nC. Each regional convener shall develop, in collaboration with other workforce\ndevelopment entities in the region, a local plan for employer engagement. The\nplan shall (i) specify the policies and protocols to be followed by all of the\nregion’s workforce development entities when engaging the region’s\nemployers, (ii) address how the region’s workforce entities will involve\nemployers in the formation of new workforce development initiatives, and (iii)\nidentify what activities will be undertaken to address employers’ specific\nworkforce needs. Each region’s plan should be reviewed by the Virginia\nBoard of Workforce Development, and the board should recommend changes to the\nplans to ensure consistency across regions.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 275, 292.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}