Senate Bill 2235 Summary

• Amends Section 37-153-7 of the Mississippi Code to designate Hinds County as a separate local workforce investment area with its own local workforce investment board under the federal Workforce Investment Act.

• Maintains four total workforce investment areas in Mississippi, generally aligned with planning and development districts, with Hinds County as the fourth separate area.

• Updates reference from "State Board for Community and Junior Colleges" to "Mississippi Community College Board" in the composition of the State Workforce Investment Board.

• Takes effect July 1, 2014.