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.

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(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.

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