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I am sure you can do pretty much anything with a CMS.

In general, for any CMS, such a specific app will most likely require a custom component/extension (as it is called in Joomla) that you write to suit your needs though I am sure you could customize an already existing extension (for example, a job search extension could probably serve your needs here).

My suggestion:
If the site will be updated frequently (and given the few state government websites that I know of, they seldom are), develop it in a CMS. Otherwise, write the app yourself from scratch. You will probably get more flexibility this way.

Good luck, and do report back!

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