The purpose of this subchapter is to outline a workforce development plan for Arkansas and to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, by increasing access for Arkansans, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, to opportunities for employment, education, training, and the support services they need to succeed in the labor market through alignment of workforce development, education, and economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the state to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers, and, as a result, ensure family-sustaining wages for individuals and economic growth for communities, regions, and the global competitiveness of the state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 15 - Natural Resources and Economic Development
Subtitle 1 - Development Of Economic And Natural Resources Generally
Chapter 4 - Development Of Business And Industry Generally
Subchapter 37 - Arkansas Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
§ 15-4-3704. Arkansas Workforce Development Board
§ 15-4-3705. Arkansas Workforce Development Board committees
§ 15-4-3706. Powers and duties of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board
§ 15-4-3707. Unified state workforce development plan requirements
§ 15-4-3708. Designation of local workforce development areas
§ 15-4-3709. Local workforce development boards
§ 15-4-3710. Local workforce development certification
§ 15-4-3711. Powers and duties of local workforce development boards
§ 15-4-3712. Local workforce development board committees
§ 15-4-3713. Local workforce development planning requirements