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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 40. Labor Page 339 or to understand the impact of the state’s workforce efforts and programming; 14. To create and maintain a public dashboard and create reports with data concerning workforce development efforts in the state. All state and local agencies, departments, educational institutions, boards, commissions, and other public entities shall cooperate with information and data requests from the Commission or its designees. The Oklahoma Workforce Commission shall serve as the centralized data and information repository for workforce development activities for the state; 15. To make recommendations to the Legislature to improve workforce development programs in the state; 16. To implement programs designed to expand workforce development; and 17. To work with, use and provide data the legislatively created map developed to help make decisions on economic development and workforce needs in the state. Added by Laws 2023, c. 361, § 5. Amended by Laws 2025, c. 408, § 1.

§40-905. Programs — Administration — Rules. A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 904 of Title 40 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Oklahoma Workforce Commission shall implement programs in this state to address the following: 1. Development of a workforce in high demand occupations or critical occupations as determined by the Oklahoma Workforce Commission. Actions taken by the Commission may include: a. identifying the needs of higher education institutions suited for certain high demand or critical workforce areas and helping the institutions develop and implement plans to address those needs, b. identify outcomes based on funding, c. identifying and partnering for scholarship match opportunities for students interested in these high demand and critical workforce fields, and d. helping institutions increase program capacity; 2. Development of work-based learning opportunities, which may include, but not be limited to, internships, apprenticeships, and other career exploration and exposure; and 3. Development of innovation within public schools as defined in Section 1-106 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes that supports workforce success, which may include: a. developing enhanced or unique education pathways, b. utilizing development grants for basic skills development, c. utilizing regulatory innovation grants, and d. assisting in the development of career-connected high schools.