Minnesota State Planning Agency. Office of Jobs Policy Coordination.

The 1985 Jobs Policy Act [Laws 1985 1spsess c14 art9] established an Office of Full Productivity and Opportunity (OFPO), its mandate to integrate Minnesota's employment, training, income maintenance and support services. It was coordinated first by Kathryn Roberts (1985-April 1986) and then by Keith Ford (May 1986-1987). It was abolished by the 1987 legislature [Laws 1987 c403 art2 sec164] and its duties were transferred to the Jobs Training and Human Services departments.

Governor Perpich, however, noting that with the demise of the OFPO there was no single agency responsible for coordinating and evaluating the implementation of the comprehensive state employment and training policy as articulated in the 1985 Jobs Act and the reforms found in the 1987 Welfare Reform legislation [various laws], created the Governor's Council on Jobs Policy Coordination on June 2, 1987 [Executive Order #87-11]. The council was to develop a coordinated, comprehensive interagency strategy to reduce unemployment and public assistance dependency, encompassing an array of disciplines and programs, including education, employment and training, income maintenance and support services, health, economic development, and other appropriate programs. It was also the responsible entity within state government for coordinating the state's response to federal welfare reform and jobs and training policy initiatives.

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