DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Blake Konczal, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regional and Local Plans, Program Years 2017-2021, Two Year Modifications
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act biennial updates to the Regional and Local Plans for Program Years 2017-2021.
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action. If this item is not approved, Fresno County 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, being supplemented by other federal and State of California grants.
DISCUSSION:
WIOA Sections 106 and 107 and California UI Code Sections 14221-14222 require that local boards submit a comprehensive four (4) year regional and local plan to the state board. Under WIOA, a biennial update of regional and local plans is required in order to ensure plans remain current and account for "changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local plan" (29 U.S. Code ? 3123). The California Workforce Development Board (State Board) has also made changes to the State Plan, which requires that the Local Boards update their plans to keep them consistent with the policy direction of the State Plan for the following areas:
The State Board's Strategic Workforce Development Plan for California has a broad vision and outlines ambitious goals for how the public workforce system can work with its partners to shape and support economic prosperity across the sta...
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