Jindal turns focus to worker training- April 1, 2008
The Times-Picuyane
Bill Barrow
BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal opened the first general legislative session of his brief tenure Monday, asking lawmakers to build on recent special sessions by approving his plan to reorganize the state's worker training programs.
Speaking to a joint meeting of both chambers, Jindal cast his workforce development plans as the latest systemic change needed to improve the overall quality of life in Louisiana. He used similar rhetoric to frame the past two legislative sessions, when lawmakers overhauled the state ethics code and tweaked the business tax structure.
"If we do not dramatically transform the way we train our high school graduates, the gap between the skills of our work force and the work will widen and cripple our economy," Jindal said. "More Louisiana families will continue to leave our state in search of opportunities to pursue their dreams. That changes, starting now."
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