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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 625<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173663,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56330,"identifier":"2.2-2056","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/4\/2.2-2056","url":"\/2.2-2056\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2056\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20.2\/4\/2.2-2056","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employment stabilization","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2056","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall have the following duties relating to employment stabilization:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish a viable labor exchange system to promote maximum employment for the Commonwealth with priority given to those workers drawing unemployment benefits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide Virginia State Job Service services, as described in this article, according to the provisions of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.), as amended by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Coordinate and direct all workforce development program<\/span> services, policies, grant management, and data analytics across state government that lead to conducting activities that target job placement and respond to industry demand; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Coordinate and conduct labor market information research services, programs, and operations, including the development, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information on the social and economic aspects of the Commonwealth, and publish data needed by employers, economic development programs, education and training entities, and government entities and for other users in the public and private sectors; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational guidance, training, and retraining; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Establish the Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee (the Committee), comprised of representatives from appropriate state agencies, including the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, whose services and jurisdictions<\/span> involve migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their employees. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall be required to cooperate with the Committee upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION (\u00a7 2.2-2056)\n\nThe Department shall have the following duties relating to employment\nstabilization:\n\n1. Establish a viable labor exchange system to promote maximum employment for\nthe Commonwealth with priority given to those workers drawing unemployment\nbenefits;\n\n2. Provide Virginia State Job Service services, as described in this article,\naccording to the provisions of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. §\n49 et seq.), as amended by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act\nof 2014 (P.L. 113-128);\n\n3. Coordinate and direct all workforce development program services, policies,\ngrant management, and data analytics across state government that lead to\nconducting activities that target job placement and respond to industry demand;\n\n4. Coordinate and conduct labor market information research services, programs,\nand operations, including the development, storage, retrieval, and dissemination\nof information on the social and economic aspects of the Commonwealth, and\npublish data needed by employers, economic development programs, education and\ntraining entities, and government entities and for other users in the public and\nprivate sectors;\n\n5. Encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational\nguidance, training, and retraining; and\n\n6. Establish the Interagency Migrant Worker Policy Committee (the Committee),\ncomprised of representatives from appropriate state agencies, including the\nVirginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, whose services and\njurisdictions involve migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their employees. All\nagencies of the Commonwealth shall be required to cooperate with the Committee\nupon request.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, cc. 624, 625.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}