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LEO outlines workforce programs and requests $30 million to meet new federal work requirements
Summary
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity officials briefed the House Appropriations Subcommittee on workforce programs, saying the governor's budget includes $30,000,000 in ongoing general funds to implement HR 1 work requirements and $5,000,000 to expand registered apprenticeships.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity heard a departmental briefing on workforce programs and the governor's budget priorities, including a request for $30,000,000 in ongoing general funds to support new federal work requirements under HR 1.
Jashona Hicks, director of legislative affairs for the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, said the governor's proposal prioritizes access to health care, infrastructure, good-paying jobs and workforce training. —This is the governor's eighth and final budget recommendation,— she said before turning the presentation to Stephanie Beckhorn, deputy director for Employment and Training.
Beckhorn gave an overview of the Office of Employment and Training (ENT),…
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