PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 947 (c) CHAIRMAN. —The Governor shall select a chairperson for the State Board from among the representatives described in subsection (b)(l)(C)(i). (d) FUNCTIONS. — The State Board shall assist the Governor in— (1) development of the State plan; (2) development and continuous improvement of a statewide system of activities that are funded under this subtitle or carried out through a one-stop delivery system described in section 134(c) that receives funds under this subtitle (referred to in this title as a "statewide workforce investment system"), including— (A) development of linkages in order to assure coordination and nonduplication among the programs and activities described in section 121(b); and (B) review of local plans; (3) commenting at least once annually on the measures taken pursuant to section 113(b)(14) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C 2323(b)(14)); (4) designation of local areas as required in section 116; (5) development of allocation formulas for the distribution of funds for adult employment and training activities and youth activities to local areas as permitted under sections 128(b)(3)(B) and 133(b)(3)(B); (6) development and continuous improvement of comprehensive State performance measures, including State adjusted levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the workforce investment activities in the State as required under section 136(b); (7) preparation of the annual report to the Secretary described in section 136(d); (8) development of the statewide employment statistics system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act; and (9) development of an application for an incentive grant under section 503. (e) ALTERNATIVE ENTITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of complying with subsections (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any State entity (including a State council, State workforce development board, combination of regional workforce development boards, or similar entity) that— (A) was in existence on December 31, 1997; (B)(i) was established pursuant to section 122 or title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act, as in effect on December 31, 1997; or (ii) is substantially similar to the State board described in subsections (a), (b), and (c); and (C) includes representatives of business in the State and representatives of labor organizations in the State. (2) REFERENCES.— References in this Act to a State board , - shall be considered to include such an entity. (f) CONFLICT OF INTEREST. —^A member of a State board may not— (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the State board—
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