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Approve the final Solano Local Workforce Plan modifications, including newly negotiated Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) performance measures
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the final Solano Local Workforce Plan modifications, 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 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/.
Solano County must submit a modified local workforce plan to the state that is signed by the Workforce Development Board and the chief locally elected official. The Solano Board of Supervisors has the authority to approve and sign the local plan on behalf of Solano County. As part of the local plan revision, the Board of Supervisors approve the locally negotiated Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) performance measures for Program Year 2018-2019 and Program Year 2010-2020.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The WDB does not receive general funds from the County. The WDB submits a plan for grant activities, service levels, and use of funds, to the State of California on behalf of the County. The State allocates Federal money to the WDB through t...
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