To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regional and Local Plans 2017-2021: 2-Year Modifications
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Humboldt County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Plan;
2. Approve the Humboldt County WIOA Regional Plan, no signature required; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the executed copies of the WIOA Local Plan and approved Regional Plan to the Economic Development Department.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development Fund - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
DISCUSSION:
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law on July 22, 2014 and replaced the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The Humboldt County Workforce Development Board (HC-WDB) is a commission, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, required by the WIOA to oversee the workforce system and WIOA funds that come into Humboldt County, the Local Area. The mission of the HC-WDB is to bring together resources to meet employer and employee needs and advance the prosperity of local communities.
WIOA regulations require the HC-WDB and principal partners to the America's Job Center of California, locally known as the Job Market, to develop and submit a Local and Regional Plan to the California Workforce Development Board (CA-WDB).
CA-WDB has a State Plan that sets forth the policy direction for the development of Local and Regional Plans. The three overarching goals of the State Plan include: fostering demand-driven skills attainment by aligning education and workforce programs with industry sector needs; enable upward mobility, including populations with barriers, by ensuring education and workforce, industry and education, and braiding resources and funding.
The HC-WDB and planning partners ...
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