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Supporters tell Senate panel Prosperity10000 boosts jobs and returns state dollars
Summary
Workforce boards told the Senate panel Feb. 4 that Prosperity10000 has exceeded participation goals, generated state tax revenue, and supported training and reentry programs; witnesses urged extending the program and suggested removing a subsequent referral to Ways & Means so the statute remains in place while funding is resolved.
Supporters of Senate Bill 1512 told the Senate Committee on Commerce and General Government on Feb. 4 that continuing Prosperity10000 is fiscally prudent and essential to local workforce strategies. Witnesses from local workforce boards and the Oregon Workforce Partnership described the program as producing measurable employment outcomes and a positive state return on investment. They asked legislators to keep the statutory authority active even if immediate funding is uncertain.
Brent Balog, interim executive director of the Clackamas Workforce Partnership, described local boards as conveners and funders that invest both WIOA and flexible…
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