The Nebraska Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor and the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired are releasing a draft of the Combined State Plan in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
On January 30, 2020, the Nebraska Combined State Plan was posted for public comment.
The draft is accessible online at https://dol.nebraska.gov/EmploymentAndTraining/LCRWP/WIOA/ManualsPlansReports
NCBVI’s portion of the Plan begins on page 232. NCBVI does not have many changes. The main change is that NCBVI will be going off Order of Selection.
Comments on the Combined State Plan may be submitted by email to ndol.wioa_policy@nebraska.gov during the 30-day period beginning January 30, 2020 and ending February 29, 2020. Comments may also be submitted during a public hearing, which will be held on February 10, 2020 at 2p CST at the Nebraska VR, 3901 North 27 Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. This hearing will be broadcasted simultaneously at Nebraska VR locations across the state through interactive video conferencing. These locations include:
Columbus – 3100 23rd Street, Suite 5
Fremont – 827 North D Street
Grand Island – 203 E. Stolley Park Road, Suite B
Kearney – 315 W 60th Street, Suite 400
Lincoln – 3901 N. 27th Street, Suite 6
Norfolk – 1212 Benjamin Ave
North Platte – 200 South Silber, Bldg, 2
Omaha – 1313 Farnam on the Mall
Omaha – 12011 Q Street
Scottsbluff – 505A Broadway, Suite 500
Legal notice of publication has been posted in major newspapers across Nebraska.
