§16-66-2. Composition.

The Alabama Workforce Council shall consist of the following members and shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state:

(1) Two members appointed by the Governor.

(2) One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.

(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(4) One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(5) One member from each of the following 10 regions that comprise the workforce development councils of Alabama appointed by the Governor:

a. Region 1: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion, and Winston Counties.

b. Region 2: Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties.

c. Region 3: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa Counties.

d. Region 4: Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker Counties.

e. Region 5: Calhoun, Etowah, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega, and Tallapoosa Counties.

f. Region 6: Dallas, Marengo, Perry, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties.

g. Region 7: Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, and Montgomery Counties.

h. Region 8: Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, and Russell Counties.

i. Region 9: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington Counties.

j. Region 10: Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike Counties.

(6) The Director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Development shall be an ex officio member of the council but shall have no voting rights.

(7) The Governor shall have the authority to appoint additional members to the council when necessary.

(Act 2014-16, §2.)