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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the Workforce Development Board of Solano County Local Workforce Plan revisions; and Approve the proposed Workforce Local Plan revisions, including newly negotiated WIOA performance measures
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Conduct a Public Hearing to consider the Workforce Development Board of Solano County Local Workforce Plan revisions and approve the proposed Workforce Local Plan revisions, including newly negotiated WIOA performance measures.
SUMMARY:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) and the Solano County Board of Supervisors approved the 5-Year Regional and Local Plans in 2017. Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a biennial update of regional and local workforce 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." The State of California has modified their state plan, which requires that local boards update their plans to keep them consistent with the policy direction of the state plan. The state plan, approved by the U.S. Department of Labor on June 11, 2018 can be viewed online at:
https://cwdb.ca.gov/plans_policies/state-plan-modifications/.
The North Bay Region and Solano County must submit modified workforce plans by March 15, 2017. A significant amount of stakeholder engagement and public involvement is required as part of both the regional and planning modification process. In addition, specific partners in each area of modifications to the regional and local plans are required as part of stakeholder engagement. Research Development Associates has been contracted through the Sonoma workforce board to complete the Regional Plan modifications.
The Workforce Board approved the proposed lo...
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