Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 408. Labor § 408.113

(a) “Chief elected official” means a chief elected official of a unit of general local government.

(b) “Department” means the department of labor and economic growth.

(c) “Education advisory group” means an education advisory group described in section 23.  1

(d) “Michigan works agency” means an entity designated to be the administrator for workforce development activities in a local Michigan works area under the guidance of the local workforce development board.

(e) “Michigan works area” means a geographic area that the governor designates as a local workforce investment area under section 116 of the workforce investment act, 29 USC 2831, including an area designated and recognized under that act before the effective date of this act.

(f) “Michigan works one-stop service center” means a facility designated to provide access to services delivered under the Michigan works one-stop service center system and certified as meeting standards established by the department.

(g) “Michigan works one-stop service center system” means the integrated and coordinated system of local boards, agencies, service centers, and advisory groups described in section 5  2 to deliver workforce development services and implement federal and state law.

(h) “Local workforce development board” means a local workforce investment board established as provided in section 9.  3

(i) “Workforce investment act” means the workforce investment act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945.