Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the relaunch of the RESEA program

Yesterday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the Reemployment Services and Eligibility (RESEA) program has relaunched to assist unemployed Kansans with job searches and career counseling.

A news release from Governor Laura Kelly's office says, "RESEA is a collaboration between the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas Department of Labor to provide early-intervention job search assistance and career counseling to unemployment claimants deemed likely to exhaust their benefits. In order to continue receiving benefits, individuals who are selected are required to participate."

The program is being reinstated to accomplish the following objectives: quickly assist unemployed Kansans in finding new, meaningful work in in the state of Kansas, strengthen the integrity of Kansas' unemployment program, promote alignment with the vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Establish RESEA as an entry point to other workforce system partners.

Appointment dates for RESEA program participants will begin on March 29.