Section 14017.1.
14017.1. (a) To ensure that job training services investments are linked to regional labor market demand and provide opportunities for upward mobility, the board and the Employment Development Department shall work collaboratively to measure and report on training-related job placement outcomes for individuals receiving job training services provided through the workforce system, including all job training […]
Section 14020.
14020. (a) The California Workforce Development Board, in collaboration with state and local partners, including the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the State Department of Education, other appropriate state agencies, and local workforce development boards, shall develop the State Plan to serve as a framework for the development of public policy, employment services, fiscal investment, […]
Section 14030.
14030. As used in this article, “Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative” or “initiative” means the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative established in this article. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
Section 14031.
14031. (a) All efforts funded under this initiative are intended to supplement and be aligned with the broader workforce and education system in the State of California. The initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. (b) The primary purpose of the […]
Section 14032.
14032. (a) Funding for the initiative shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature, but only for the purposes expressed in this article, and shall not draw from, supplant, or redirect existing state or federally funded education, workforce, or employment services programs, except that those funds may, but shall not be required to, be used as […]
Section 14033.
14033. (a) The purpose of the initiative shall be to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training and education programs, and, ultimately, to obtain and retain employment. Specifically, the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor […]
Section 14034.
14034. Populations eligible to be served by grants include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Youths who are at risk of disconnection or disconnected from the education system or employment. (b) Women seeking training or education to move into nontraditional fields of employment. (c) Displaced workers and long-term unemployed. (d) Low-wage workers. (e) Persons for whom […]
Section 14035.
14035. Eligible activities for initiative and grant funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) English language improvement training. (b) Culturally and linguistically relevant academic enrichment, basic skills training, tutoring, and adult education. (c) High school diploma and GED acquisition. (d) Skills and vocational training that aligns with regional labor market needs identified as […]
Section 14007.
14007. Each provision of this division shall remain in effect unless the United States Secretary of Labor determines that any provision of this division or its application is not in conformity with the requirements of federal law, at which time only those provisions of this division that are not in conformity with federal law shall […]
Section 14036.
14036. The California Workforce Development Board may develop necessary policies to ensure that grants awarded under the initiative fund are activities that are consistent with the intent of this article. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)