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Approve modifications to the North Bay Regional Workforce Plan
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve the final North Bay Regional Workforce Plan modifications.
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 Solano Board of Supervisors approved the local plan revisions on April 23, 2019.
Solano County must also submit a modified regional workforce plan to the state as part of the North Bay Region. The region includes Solano, Napa, Marin, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties. The Solano Board of Supervisors has the authority to approve the regional plan on behalf of Solano County. The regional plan may also be viewed at: http://solanoemployment.org/sites/default/files/attachments/NBEC-Workforce-Corrections-Region-Plan-Modification_Final_20190212.pdf
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 regional workforce planning process has been funded through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) discretionar...
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