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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE <br />TREASURE COAST WORKFORCE CONSORTIUM AND THE <br />WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD; OF THE TREASURE COAST, INC. <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into pursuant to the authority of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, by and <br />between the following three (3) counties passing resolutions to that effect, including the Counties of Indian River, Martin <br />and St. Lucie, of the State of Florida, <br />WITNESSETH that: <br />WHEREAS, Public Law 113-128, enacted by the Congress of the United States effective July 22, 2014, which act <br />is known as the. "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" (hereinafter called the "WIOA"), the purpose of which is to <br />help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to <br />match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy; and <br />WHEREAS, the WIOA replaces the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and retains and amends the Adult <br />Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and <br />WHEREAS, the WIOA makes state and local boards more agile and well-positioned to meet local and regional <br />employers' workforce needs; and <br />WHEREAS, the WIOA maintains the Govemor's ability to identify regions within their state by aligning local areas <br />into regions for coordinated planning and service delivery strategies and further provides that a consortium of units of <br />general local government may constitute such a workforce planning area; and <br />WHEREAS, WIOA promotes alignment of workforce development programs with regional economic <br />development strategies to meet the needs of local and regional employers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of each of the parties to this Agreement desires that its county <br />be included in a regional workforce development system for its citizens to benefit from the WIOA; and <br />WHEREAS, the WIOA requires local Workforce Development Boards (WDB) to coordinate and align <br />workforce programs to provide coordinated, complementary, and consistent services to job seekers and employers; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Board of County Commissioners of each county in the region to appoint <br />members to the workforce development board in accordance with the WIOA and an agreement entered into by the Board <br />of County Commissioners of each county; and <br />i <br />WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the WDB, in accordance with an agreement with the Board of County <br />Commissioners of each county in the region, to determine procedures and select an entity to develop a workforce <br />development strategic plan, and select a grant recipient and entity to administer the plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the plan must be approved and submitted jointly by the WDB and the Board of County <br />Commissioners of each county in the region. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: <br />1. Establishment of Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium <br />There is hereby established a multijurisdictional arrangement (hereinafter called the "Treasure Coast Workforce <br />Consortium") among all the parties hereto for the express purpose of collectively carrying out the individual <br />responsibilities of each party to this Agreement under the WIOA. The Treasure Coast Workforce Consortium <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />125 <br />