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5 <br /> 1 realign workforce development and economic development. He said that the guiding principles <br /> 2 including things like reducing single county work force boards. <br /> 3 Jenny Harris said that when economic development projects come into the state, they <br /> 4 will pull from a 45-mile radius and if a county is not within one of those work force zones, they <br /> 5 are not a part of the conversation. She said that is a huge driver of realignment at both the <br /> 6 federal and state levels. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide #4 <br /> Key Factors of Realigment <br /> • The State is anlmandating a Hoards. Realignment does not necessarily mean one specific <br /> number of local workforce boards will be the result <br /> * Funding for rural counties will not he impacted by any RealignnLent changes.All counties <br /> receive fundsbased on established US DOL forinulas, <br /> * There will still he local control of all workforce hoards and Ncworks Career Centers. <br /> • we do not foresee massive layoffs with local workforce staff There may be some <br /> administrativesavings,overtime, <br /> * Following a request from local governments,the State has the statutory authority to <br /> implement realignment for individual boards.26 CFR 679.241}allows the Governor to <br /> designate a local area,after the appropriate local elected officials make such a request. <br /> • DWS will work with local govemments to implement the N{Works Commission's guiding <br /> principles regarding alignment <br /> G <br /> bEPktt7r�4ENT <br /> COMMERCE <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Slide #5 <br /> Supporting Data <br /> Connecting Workforce Development and Economic Development <br /> HU•nTN GAa@LSNA <br /> } <br /> DEPARTMENT of <br /> COMMERCE <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br />