(a) No later than June 30, 2016, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall identify regions in the state after consultation with the local workforce development boards and chief elected officials in the local workforce development areas.
(b) The Arkansas Workforce Development Board shall identify:
(1) Which regions comprise one (1) local workforce development area that is aligned with the region;
(2) Which regions comprise two (2) or more local workforce development areas that are collectively aligned with the planning regions; and
(3) Which of the regions described in subdivisions (b)(1) and (2) of this section are interstate areas contained within two (2) or more states, and consist of labor market areas, economic development areas, or other appropriate contiguous subareas of those states.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally
Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally
Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
§ 15-4-3704. Arkansas Workforce Development Board
§ 15-4-3705. Arkansas Workforce Development Board committees
§ 15-4-3706. Powers and duties of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board
§ 15-4-3707. Unified state workforce development plan requirements
§ 15-4-3708. Designation of local workforce development areas
§ 15-4-3709. Local workforce development boards
§ 15-4-3710. Local workforce development certification
§ 15-4-3711. Powers and duties of local workforce development boards
§ 15-4-3712. Local workforce development board committees
§ 15-4-3713. Local workforce development planning requirements