DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
Blake Konczal, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local Plan Program Year 2021-2024, Two Year Modification
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Two-Year Local Plan Modification for Program Years 2021-2024.
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action. If this item is not approved, the County of Fresno will be out of compliance with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements, and could lose funding for WIOA activities that benefit the residents of Fresno County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the Recommended Action. The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) is 100% funded by non-County sources. These have their origin primarily with the United States Department of Labor, and are supplemented by other federal and State of California grants.
DISCUSSION:
The Function of the Regional Plans:
Regional plans and partnerships required by WIOA function under California's State Plan as the primary mechanism for aligning educational and training provider services with regional industry sector needs in California's 14 WIOA RPUs. California state law requires coordination between the K-12, Community Colleges, and WIOA systems and requires the use of sector strategies as the operational framework for the state's workforce system. These two (2) State-mandated requirements are met under the State Plan by making federally required WIOA Regional Plans and partnerships the primary mechanism for aligning educational and training programs with regional industry sector needs. As such, a focal point of regional plans is the identification, development, and utilization of "regional sector pathway" programs, aligned with regio...
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