NRS 223.820
Executive Director: Duties.
1.
Provide support to the Office of the Governor, the Governor’s Workforce Development Board created by NRS 232.935 and the industry sector councils established by the Governor’s Workforce Development Board on matters relating to workforce development.2.
Work in coordination with the Office of Economic Development to establish criteria and goals for workforce development and diversification in this State.3.
Collect and systematize and present in biennial reports to the Governor and the Legislature such statistical details relating to workforce development in the State as the Executive Director of the Office may deem essential to further the objectives of the Office of Workforce Innovation.4.
At the direction of the Governor:(a)
Identify, recommend and implement policies related to workforce development.(b)
Define career pathways and identify priority career pathways for secondary and postsecondary education.(c)
Discontinue career pathways offered by the State which fail to meet minimum standards of quality, rigor and cross-education alignment, or that do not demonstrate a connection to priority industry needs.(d)
In consultation with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, identify industry-recognized credentials, workforce development programs and education.(e)
Maintain and oversee the statewide longitudinal data system that links data relating to early childhood education programs and K-12 public education with data relating to postsecondary education and the workforce in this State.(f)
Collect accurate educational data in the statewide longitudinal data system for the purpose of analyzing student performance through employment to assist in improving the educational system and workforce training program in this State.(g)
Apply for and administer grants, including, without limitation, those that may be available from funding reserved for statewide workforce investment activities.(h)
Review the status and structure of local workforce investment areas in the State, in coordination with the Governor and the Governor’s Workforce Development Board.(i)
Report periodically to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board concerning the administration of the policies and programs of the Office of Workforce Innovation.(j)
On or before March 31 of each year, submit to the Governor a complete report of the activities, discussions, findings and recommendations of the Office of Workforce Innovation.(k)
Oversee the State Apprenticeship Council and the State Apprenticeship Director pursuant to NRS 610.110 to 610.185, inclusive, and perform such other functions as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the intent and purposes of chapter 610 of NRS.(l)
Suggest improvements regarding the allocation of federal and state money to align workforce training and related education programs in the State, including, but not limited to, career and technical education.(m)
On or before January 1 of each year, collect and analyze data as needed to create a written report for the purposes of this paragraph, and submit such a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The report must include, without limitation:(1)
Statistical data based on an analysis of the number of persons within this State who are engaged in an occupation or profession that is regulated by a regulatory body in relation to the total population of this State or any geographic area within this State;(2)
The demand within this State or any geographic area within this State for the types of services provided by persons within this State who are engaged in an occupation or profession that is regulated by a regulatory body; and(3)
Any other factors relating to the types of services provided by persons within this State who are engaged in an occupation or profession that is regulated by a regulatory body that adversely affect public health or safety.(n)
On or before January 1 of each year, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report that includes, without limitation, the most current data and reports produced by the statewide longitudinal data system.
Source:
Section 223.820 — Executive Director: Duties., https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-223.html#NRS223Sec820.