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Local workforce boards present statewide overview to Senate Jobs Committee
Summary
Representatives of Minnesota’s 16 local workforce boards described their federally framed role under WIOA, regional service models, funding mixes and examples of successful job‑seeker and employer partnerships; the boards told senators federal funding has declined and urged continued state support.
Representatives of the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards gave an informational briefing about the structure, funding and services of local workforce boards across the state.
Kate Doohan, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards, explained that the local boards are part of a federally‑created public workforce system under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Boards represent 16 local workforce development areas in…
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