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    Manpower Office

    Also known as:
    Governor's Manpower Office
    Active dates:November 17, 1975-1977
    Authority:
    Executive Order 125 (Wendell Anderson, 17 November 1975)
    Executive Order 160 (Rudy Perpich, 31 October 1977)
    Function: The Governor's Manpower Office will continue cooperation with the Office of Human Services in its search for an optimal structure of all human services functions, including those of the Division of Economic Opportunity, which the State provides.
    Preceded by:
    Economic Opportunity Office
    Succeeded by:
    Economic Security Department
    History: In 1975 the functions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity were transferred to the Governor's Manpower Office (Executive order 125). The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity will now be now be known as the "Division of Economic Opporunity" in the Governor's Manpower Office.

    In 1977 the state and federally funded programs previously administered by the Governor's Manpower Office were transferred to the Department of Economic Security (Executive order 160).
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1975.
    Record last updated: 11/20/2013
     

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