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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	January 21, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

California Employment Development Department - Employment Training Panel Funding

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/21/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres 608-4960

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 21, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director. or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County, to execute a contract with modified indemnification language with the State of California Employment Development Department, Employment Training Panel in an amount not to exceed $200,240 to support training programs for careers in the health care professions for the period October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive an amount not to exceed $200,240 from California Employment Development Department, Employment Training Panel. Funding is 100% State, with no County match requirement.

BACKGROUND:

The California Employment Development Department, Employment Training Panel (ETP) provides funding to employers to assist in upgrading the skills of their workers through training that leads to good paying, long term jobs. The ETP was created in 1982 by the State of California Legislature and funded by California employers through a special payroll tax.. The ETP is a funding agency not a training agency. The ETP funds recipients, such as the County, determine their training needs and how to provide that training.

In Contra Costa County, training will be provided at Workforce Development Board training sites located in Contra Costa County including Kaiser facilities. The training: Individuals seeking to enter the Kaiser training program would normally be expected to contribute to their training costs. With the support of the ETP funds, Kaiser will cover the cost of the training and ETP funds will reimburse Kaiser for all individuals who successfully complete the training. The estimated number of trainees is 40 individuals.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without funding, the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County could not strategically support their efforts for training to individuals seeking careers in the health care professions.