S.B. 2351 Summary

• Renames the "Hawaii Workforce Development Council" to "Hawaii Workforce Development Board" throughout state law and aligns it with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.

• Establishes written conflict of interest policies for the Hawaii Workforce Development Board and local workforce development boards consistent with federal law, prohibiting members from voting on matters involving their own services or direct financial benefit.

• Requires the governor to select the board chairperson from among private sector members and clarifies the board's composition and duties under federal workforce development requirements.

• Repeals the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to submit annual reports on the K-12 Agriculture Workforce Development Pipeline Initiative activities.

• Updates references across multiple Hawaii Revised Statutes sections to replace "workforce development council" with "Hawaii workforce development board" as appropriate.