# Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3702: Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3702
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 15 / Chapter 4 / Subchapter 37 / Section 15-4-3702

## Text

The purpose of this subchapter is to outline a workforce development plan for Arkansas and to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, by increasing access for Arkansans, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, to opportunities for employment, education, training, and the support services they need to succeed in the labor market through alignment of workforce development, education, and economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the state to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers, and, as a result, ensure family-sustaining wages for individuals and economic growth for communities, regions, and the global competitiveness of the state. Added by Act 2015, No. 907,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2015.

The purpose of this subchapter is to outline a workforce development plan for Arkansas and to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. No. 113-128, by increasing access for Arkansans, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, to opportunities for employment, education, training, and the support services they need to succeed in the labor market through alignment of workforce development, education, and economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the state to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers, and, as a result, ensure family-sustaining wages for individuals and economic growth for communities, regions, and the global competitiveness of the state.

Added by Act 2015, No. 907,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2015.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3701 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3701.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3702 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3702.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3703 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3703.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3704 Arkansas Workforce Development Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3704.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3705 Arkansas Workforce Development Board committees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3705.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3706 Powers and duties of the Arkansas Workforce Development Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3706.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3707 Unified state workforce development plan requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3707.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3708 Designation of local workforce development areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3708.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3709 Local workforce development boards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3709.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3710 Local workforce development certification](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3710.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3711 Powers and duties of local workforce development boards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3711.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3712 Local workforce development board committees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3712.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3713 Local workforce development planning requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3713.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-3714 Regional planning](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T15_C4_S37_S15-4-3714.md)

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