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2 Year Modification

Plan: Minnesota PYs 2018-2019
Combined Plan C

Section: WIOA State Plan Common Elements

Narrative: III. b. 3. A.

Published
Located in:
  • III. Operational Planning Elements
    The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that support the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II.(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—

III. b. 3. A. State Agency Organization

Describe the organization and delivery systems at the State and local levels for the programs covered in the plan, including the organizational structure. Include an organizational chart.
View corresponding narrative from PYs 2016-2017

Current Narrative:

Minnesota’s designated state agency for the administration of WIOA is the Department of Employment & Economic Development. Workforce and economic development services at DEED are overseen by separate deputy commissioners. Within the Workforce Development and Business and Community Development divisions are the individual state and federal programs that DEED administers. The entire list of organization leadership can be found at the following link: mn.gov/deed/about/who-we-are/leadership.jsp

The Deputy Commissioners of the Workforce and Economic Development divisions meet on a regular basis with the Commissioner to discuss overall department strategies and linkages between the two divisions. This supports stronger coordinated efforts in service delivery, particularly at the local level with serving business needs.

Under the Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Development are WIOA titles I, III and IV, as well as unemployment insurance, TAA, veterans programs, displaced homemaker programs and the Senior Community Services Employment Program. The Executive Director of the Governor’s State board also reports to the Deputy Commissioner, as outlined in state statute. Within the titles of WIOA, separate directors oversee each of the WIOA titles, including one for Vocational Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the Blind, under title IV. TAA is under the WIOA DW program director and the displace homemaker and SCSEP programs are under the WIOA Adult programs director. Unemployment Insurance has its individual director overseeing those activities. Following illustrates the designation of titles by director within the workforce development division.

Department Commissioner, Shawntera Hardy

Deputy Commissioner - Workforce Development, Jeremy Hanson Willis

  • Title IA - Rick Roy/Connie Ireland Workforce System Coordination and Governor's Workforce Development Board
  • Title IB - May Thao-Schuck, Nancy Omondi
  • Title III - May Thao-Scuck, David Niermann
  • Title IV - Kim Peck, Vocational Rehabilitaiton; Carol Pankow, State Services for the Blind
  • Unemployment Insurance - Rick Caliguiri
  • Veterans, Trade Adjustment, SCSEP, Displaced Homemaker - May Thao-Schuck, Jim Finley, Jackie Buck, Taryn Galahardi

The Workforce and Economic Development divisions are supported by support divisions within DEED, including human resources; administrative and financial services; Career & Business Opportunity for Communities of Color; and communications, analysis and research division, which includes labor market information. Information technology needs are supported by the state agency known as MN-IT@DEED.

At the local level, Minnesota has 16 local workforce development areas overseen by Local Area Workforce Development Boards. In Greater Minnesota, there are five regions that combine the efforts of two local area boards for regional planning purposes. The Twin Cities metropolitan area has six local workforce development areas and combines the efforts of six Local Area Boards for regional planning purposes.