53H-13-302. Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board -- Creation -- Membership -- Expenses -- Duties.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)There is created the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board composed of the following members:

(a)the state superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee;

(b)the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;

(c)the chair of the State Board of Education or the chair's designee;

(d)the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the executive director's designee;

(e)the executive director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the executive director's designee;

(f)the director of the Division of Professional Licensing or the director's designee;

(g)the governor's education advisor or the advisor's designee;

(h)one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;

(i)one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(j)the president of the Salt Lake Chamber or the president's designee;

(k)six representatives of private industry chosen to represent targeted industries, appointed by GOED;

(l)the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee; and

(m)any additional individuals appointed by GOED who represent:

(i)one or more individual educational institutions; or

(ii)education or industry professionals.

(2)The talent board shall select a chair and vice chair from among the members of the talent board.

(3)The talent board shall meet at least quarterly.

(4)Attendance of a majority of the members of the talent board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of official talent board business.

(5)Formal action by the talent board requires the majority vote of a quorum.

(6)A member of the talent board:

(a)may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service; and

(b)who is not a legislator may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(i)Section 63A-3-106 ;

(ii)Section 63A-3-107 ; and

(iii)rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .

(7)The talent board shall:

(i)review and develop metrics to measure the progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of any state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement; and

(ii)ensure that the metrics described in Subsection (7)(a) are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement;

(b)make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align training and education in the state with industry demand;

(c)make recommendations to the board and GOED regarding how to better align technical education with current and future workforce needs;

(d)coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53H-13-303 ;

(e)develop a computer science education master plan in accordance with Section 53H-13-305 ;

(f)coordinate with the talent program to meet the responsibilities described in Section 53H-13-310 ; and

(g)administer the Utah Works Program in accordance with Section 53H-13-307 .

(8)Nothing in this section prohibits an individual who, on June 30, 2022, is a member of a subcommittee within the Governor's Office of Economic Development known as the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Subcommittee from serving as a member of the talent board.

Amended by Chapter 343 , 2026 General Session