Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-5: Miss. Code Ann. § 37-153-5

For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ State board ” or “ board ” means the Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board.

(b) “ District councils ” means the Local Workforce Development Councils.

(c) “ Local workforce investment board ” means the board that oversees the workforce development activities of local workforce areas under the federal Workforce Investment Act.

(d) “ Office ” means the Mississippi Office of Workforce Development, housed at the Department of Finance and Administration.