To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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2:00 p.m. - UPDATED: Workforce Development and Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funded Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive the Humboldt County Workforce Analysis Summary Report from the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP);
2. Receive the draft Humboldt County Workforce Staffing and Services Agreement from the Workforce Development Board (WDB);
3. UPDATED: Give staff direction concerning the findings and conclusions as identified in CCRP's report;
4. NEW: Give staff direction concerning the formation of a new local workforce coalition to enact local workforce reform; and
5. Direct staff to return to your Board with an update by August 10, 2021.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1120-287 Economic Development - Workforce
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.
WIOA services in a designated local workforce area (a geographic area comprised of single or multiple units of general local governments that are designated by the Governor to receive funds to administer WIOA Title I programs) may consist of programs related to Formula Fund Grants and also adult education, family literacy programs, and vocational rehabilitation service programs which assist eligible persons in overcoming barriers to employment.
A challenge communities face in maintaining full autonomy and oversight over their WIOA programming is that WIOA is an intricate program which requires exact know...
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