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Establish a public hearing on the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Local Plan at the Administration, Operations, & Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on August 25th, 2026, beginning at 1:30p.m
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that a public hearing be established to obtain public comment on the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Local Plan, during the Administration, Operations & Budget Committee of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practicable in GC-A24 Board Room of the Hennepin County Government Center, in the City of Minneapolis; and that the Clerk of the Board be directed to publish notice of the public hearing.
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Background:
Under the provisions of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Governor of each State or Territory must submit a Unified or Combined State Plan to the U.S. Department of Labor that outlines a four-year strategy for the State's workforce development system. The publicly-funded workforce development system is a national network of Federal, State, regional, and local agencies and organizations that provide a range of employment, education, training, and related services and supports to help all job-seekers secure good jobs while providing businesses with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.
The local board, in this case the Hennepin-Carver Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to the Governor that meets the requirements in WIOA section 108.
The local plan includes a description of the strategic planning elements consisting of:
* an analysis of the regional economic conditions including existing and emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations; and
* the employment needs of employers in those industry sectors and occupations;
* an analysis...
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