EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE GOVERNOR:

WHEREAS:

WHEREAS:

ORDERED:

ORDERED:

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 was enacted by Congress for the
purpose of providing “workforce investment systems that increase the
employment, retention, and earnings of participants and increase
occupational skill attainment by participants, and as a result, improve the
quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the nation;” and

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 requires the Governor to establish a
State Workforce Investment Board to assist in development of a multiyear
State Strategic Plan to accomplish those purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN
ME AS GOVENOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, IT IS HEREBY

That the State Workforce Investment Board be reconstituted to meet federal
membership requirements established under the Workforce Investment Act
of 19981.

IT IS FURTHER
That the membership of the board be composed as follows:

A. A State Workforce Investment Board, which comprises the Governor
and chief executives of the lead State agencies in the workforce
development system, will be comprised as follows:

0 The Governor of Georgia

0 The Commissioner of Labor

0 The Commissioner of Economic Development

0 The Commissioner of Community Affairs

0 The Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice

0 The Commissioner of Technical and Adult Education (also

known as the “Technical College System of Georgia”)
0 The Commissioner of Department of Human Services