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Budget Recommendations

Department of Labor and Workforce Development

FISCAL YEAR 1999 RESOURCE SUMMARY ($000)
DEPARTMENT Budgetary Direct Appro. Budgetary Retained Revenue Total Budgetary Spending Intragov- ernmental Service Federal Grant Spending Trust & Other Spending Total Spending Budgetary Revenue
Department of Labor and Workforce Development 23,850  0  23,850  0  88,152  5  112,008  1,026 
Division of Industrial Accidents 17,768  0  17,768  0  0  69,600  87,368  18,304 
Labor Relations Commission 1,051  0  1,051  0  0  0  1,051  2 
Joint Labor Management Committee 448  0  448  0  0  0  448  0 
Board of Conciliation and Arbitration 732  0  732  0  0  0  732  78 
Division of Employment and Training 2,016  0  2,016  0  88,851  740,042  830,909  0 
TOTAL     45,865  0    45,865  0  177,003  809,647    1,032,516  19,410 
FY99H1A Budget Recommendations

The mission of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is to supervise the efficient delivery of programs that provide individuals and businesses with workforce development, labor arbitration and conciliation, and workers compensation services.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has direct responsibility for the Employment Services Program, the Division of Labor and Market Information, the Division of Occupational Safety, and the Division of Employment and Training. Also within the Department are the Division of Industrial Accidents, the Labor Relations Commission, the Corporation for Business, Work, and Learning, the Joint Labor Management Committee, the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, the Massachusetts Job Council, and the One-Stop Career Centers.

Objectives

In Fiscal Year 1999, the Cellucci Administration will continue the process of transforming the Commonwealth's fragmented, duplicative, and category-based training system into one that is efficient, innovative, convenient, and responsive to the needs of individuals and businesses. The Department will continue the expansion of One-Stop Career Centers. These Centers provide individuals and businesses with a single point-of-access to a comprehensive array of job training, education, and placement programs. These programs include skills assessments, on-line job listings, resource libraries, resume development, interview workshops, and other workforce development services.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Transitional Assistance, will oversee the implementation of the new federal Welfare-to-Work program. This initiative will assist Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) recipients in finding and maintaining employment, particularly those who face barriers to employment.

Budget Recommendations

The Fiscal Year 1999 funding recommendation includes $6 million to support the Cellucci Administration's goal to increase the number of One-Stop Career Centers. The Fiscal Year 1999 funding recommendation also consolidates the accounts for the Career Center initiative by transferring funding from account 7003-0802 to account 7003-0803. This consolidation will provide the Department with a more flexible funding structure and enable it to improve the management of the Career Center initiative.



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