§ 15-4-2202 - Purpose. - Arkansas Statutes

15-4-2202. Purpose.

The purpose of this subchapter is to outline a workforce development plan for Arkansas and to comply with the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 by providing workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earning of participants, and increasing occupational skill attainment by participants, and as a result improving the quality of the workforce, reducing welfare dependency, and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the State of Arkansas.