To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Departmental
SUBJECT:
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Workforce Development and Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funded Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Direct the County Administrative Office (CAO) to study the county's workforce development efforts and the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board (WDB);
2. Report back to your Board with findings and recommendations;
3. Authorize the CAO to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for workforce services related to WIOA-funded programs;
4. Authorize and memorialize the agreement between the CAO's Office of Economic Development and the County of Humboldt Auditor-Controller to process SMART invoices weekly through the end of SMART's current contract terms;
5. Ratify the executed Humboldt County Local Area Designation and Local Board Recertification state application for Program Year 2021-23; and
6. Authorize the Economic Development Division Director and the BOS-appointed representative to the WDB, to sign and execute programmatic level state forms and documents specific to WIOA-funded workforce programs and to the County of Humboldt's Local Workforce Area.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1120-287 Economic Development-WIOA funds
DISCUSSION:
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIO) and Workforce Development Board (WDB) Background
The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (Public Law 105-220), and as later amended by WIOA which was signed into law on July 22, 2014, was created to coordinate core programs and federal investment to promote skills development and local programs designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services. These programs develop the skills necessary to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.
WIOA services in a designated local workforce area...
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