Sec. 121. Qualifications for directors

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Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall initiate a process to develop guidelines for qualifications for the position of director (which may be known as an executive director or chief executive officer, or by a similar title) of State boards and local boards. The Secretary shall solicit and consider advice from a diverse set of parties, drawn from each of the following groups:

Representatives of Federal, State, regional, and local officials responsible for the administration of one-stop partner programs, as well as other workforce development programs the Secretary determines are appropriate. Representatives of State boards and local boards, including representatives of the directors of such boards. Individuals with relevant expertise in workforce development representing entities such as national associations and organizations, academic and research organizations, labor organizations, businesses and business organizations, economic development entities, institutions of higher education, community-based organizations and intermediaries, and philanthropic organizations.

In developing guidelines for qualifications for the directors of State boards and local boards under this section, the Secretary shall analyze and determine the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to assist the boards in carrying out the functions described in, as appropriate, sections 111(d) and 117(d) and necessary for understanding and leadership of workforce development systems. Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall identify the guidelines for qualifications the Secretary of Labor determines are appropriate for the directors of State boards and local boards and shall disseminate such guidelines to the public, Governors, and chief elected officials, and to State boards and local boards for their consideration and use in hiring such directors.

The Secretary of Labor may provide technical assistance to State boards and local boards relating to the use of such guidelines. The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall periodically review the guideline identified under this section for qualifications for the directors of State boards and local boards and, after consultation with the individuals referenced in subsection (a)(2), may issue such revised guidelines, in accordance with this section, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.