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New Workforce Commission asks $1.8M to stand up statewide data clearinghouse and rapid innovation grants
Summary
The newly created Oklahoma Workforce Commission told legislators it will serve as a central clearinghouse for workforce data, publish an annual strategic workforce plan and deploy innovation grants. The agency asked for $1.8 million to bridge ARPA-funded start-up work and to contract a data repository/predictive analytics system.
The newly formed Oklahoma Workforce Commission presented its initial structure and a bridge funding request to the Appropriations and Budget subcommittee. Executive Director (name not specified in testimony) said the commission was created by Senate Bill 621 to provide a single statewide data repository for workforce development and to coordinate funding and strategy among multiple state and private actors.
The director said the commission’s purpose is to pull together disparate data systems used by colleges, career techs,…
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