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C. 40
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date: October  8, 2019
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Prison to Employment Initiative Funding

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   10/08/2019
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:     October  8, 2019
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 Oakland Private Industry Council to pay County an amount not to exceed $20,225 to provide Prison to Employment Initiative services from September 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

County to receive $20,225, which is the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County's share of a regional planning grant. The grant funding is entirely from the State, with no County match required.  










BACKGROUND:

The Prison to Employment Initiative (P2E) was a grant program included in the California Governor's 2018 Budget proposal, which included $37 million over three budget years to operationalize integration of workforce and reentry services in the state's 14 labor regions. The goal is to improve labor market outcomes by creating a systemic and ongoing partnership between rehabilitative programs within California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and the state work system by bringing CDCR under the policy umbrella of the State Workforce Plan.  
  
Of the $37 million budget, $1.7 million was allocated for planning purposes and distributed between the 14 state designated work force labor regions. The East Bay Regional Planning Unit (EBRPU) was awarded $95,000 for P2E planning purposes. Alameda County is serving as the Fiscal lead for the EBRU for this funding and will distribute through the Oakland Private Industry Council $20,225 to each Workforce Development Board (WDB) in the regions: Richmond, Oakland, and Contra Costa County. The funding expires March 31, 2020

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County will not be able to fulfill the commitment to the work outlined in the Prison to Employment Initiative and ultimately, local residents will lose much needed services.

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