PUBLIC HEARING:  January 31, 2024, 500 South 84^th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510

The Nebraska Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor and the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired have published this draft of the 2024 – 2027 Combined State Plan for Nebraska’s Workforce System, in compliance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.  Public comment on the draft is requested during the 30-day period beginning January 16, 2024 and ending February 15, 2024.  The plan is accessible online at http://tinyurl.com/NEstateplan24-27.

Comments on the draft plan may be submitted by email to ndol.wioa_policy@nebraska.gov or by US mail sent to:  State WIOA Team, Reemployment Services Division, Nebraska Department of Labor, 550 South 16^th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508.  Comments on the draft plan may also be provided in person during a public hearing, which will be held at 10am CST on January 31, 2024 at 500 South 84^th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510.  The hearing will be broadcasted simultaneously at the following Nebraska VR locations:

• Kearney – 315 West 60^th Street, Suite 400
• Lincoln – 500 South 84^thStreet
• Omaha – 1313 Farnam on the Mall
• Scottsbluff – 505A Broadway, Suite 500

Also, the hearing will be held via Zoom meeting.  You can attend the Zoom meeting using this link: https://educationne.zoom.us/j/99316972370.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Program TDD: 800.833.7352.  If accommodations are needed for the public hearing, please contact Cinda Wacker at cinda.wacker@nebraska.gov at least three (3) days prior to the hearing.