RSA 12-O:42: Workforce Development.

The commissioner of business and economic affairs shall work with the director of the office of workforce opportunity to plan, develop, and administer workforce investment activities, programs, and grants under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, as such may be amended, reauthorized, and in effect from time to time, and shall discharge the day-to-day operational responsibilities and obligations of the State Workforce Innovation Board established under RSA 12-O:44. The commissioner shall coordinate with the State Workforce Innovation Board to promote state and local investment systems that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.