North Dakota Workforce Committee To Meet in Bismarck on June 9

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT
Tentative Agenda
WORKFORCE COMMITTEE
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Prairie Room, Student Union, Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota
Workforce Committee members and invited guests will be sitting at tables in the center of the
room. Members of the public will be seated in chairs around the perimeter and at the end of the
room.
9:30 a.m. Call to order
Roll call
Comments, welcome, and introductions by Chancellor William G. Goetz and Chairman
Tony S. Grindberg
Review of history of workforce training legislation
Report on the current status of the training activities provided by the four institutions of
higher education assigned primary responsibility for workforce training in the state--
TrainND
Review of survey results and discussion regarding:
• Are the four regions accomplishing the goal as stated in the 1999 enacting legislation
(House Bill No. 1443)?
Overview of performance measures
Overview of the process used to assess the market, develop annual objectives,
set targets, and track performance
• What are the strengths of TrainND?
• What unmet needs and additional opportunities exist for TrainND?
• What should TrainND consider doing differently?
Discussion regarding goals for TrainND and five years into the future
Discussion regarding possible funding models for TrainND
Discussion regarding next steps
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
Committee Members
Senators Tony S. Grindberg (Chairman), Tim Flakoll, Ray Holmberg, Karen K. Krebsbach, Dave
Nething, Larry J. Robinson, Mac Schneider, Tom Seymour, Ryan M. Taylor
Representatives Donald L. Clark, Eliot Glassheim, Nancy Johnson, Lee Kaldor, Lisa Meier, Corey
Mock, Lee Myxter, Michael R. Nathe, Ken Svedjan, Clark Williams
Staff Contact: Jennifer S. N. Clark, Counsel