Abigail Spanberger: “We are signing bills that establish a state government…”

“… agency, with no central resource, no unified promotion, no coordinated support even for supervisors who are trying to make these programs successful. And that's why today is so important, because We are signing bills that establish a state government Internship Coordinator, a dedicated position within the Department of Human Resource Management, to centralize, strengthen and grow internship opportunities across Virginia's state agencies. This coordinator will work with the State Council of Higher Education and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to promote opportunities, develop new programs, and give supervisors the tools that they need to run internships that more effectively develop the next generation of public servants.” (24:41–24:57)

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