# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 1: Department of career services

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 1
- **Heading:** Department of career services
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23H / Section 1

## Text

Section 1. (a) Within the executive office of labor and workforce development, there shall be a department of career services, in this chapter called the department. (b) The mission of the department shall be to develop, coordinate, and maintain a coherent workforce development system that fills the needs of employers for a skilled workforce and promotes lifelong learning among employees. The department shall cooperate with all federal, state, and local agencies active in the field of workforce development to achieve this goal. [There is no subsection (c).]

Section 1. (a) Within the executive office of labor and workforce development, there shall be a department of career services, in this chapter called the department.

(b) The mission of the department shall be to develop, coordinate, and maintain a coherent workforce development system that fills the needs of employers for a skilled workforce and promotes lifelong learning among employees. The department shall cooperate with all federal, state, and local agencies active in the field of workforce development to achieve this goal.

[There is no subsection (c).]

(d) The following state agencies and funds shall be in the department of career services: the one stop career centers, the state workforce development board, the commonwealth corporation, and the workforce training fund. The division of unemployment assistance shall include the medical security trust fund and the unemployment insurance trust fund.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 1 Department of career services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 6 Administration of system of free public employment offices by the director of career services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 7 State workforce development board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 8 Definitions applicable to Secs. 8 to 10](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 8A Administration and enforcement of unemployment insurance system and employer medical assistance contribution by director of unemployment assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 9 Health professions worker training grant program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 10 Performance standards for workforce development and job training programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S10.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23H, sec. 11 Performance standards and workforce accountability task force](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C23H_S11.md)

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