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C.131

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	May 7, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Follow Up Report

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/07/2019

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:	Donna Van Wert (925) 671-4514
cc:	WDB Executive Director CAO-H&HS Deputy CAO-Muni Svcs EHS Director

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: May 7, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the status report from the Employment and Human Services Department on the Workforce Development Board and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None. This is an informational report.

BACKGROUND:

On January 6, 2015 the Board of Supervisors referred oversight and receipt of updates on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to the Family and Human Services (FHS) Committee.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

WIOA was signed into law on July 22, 2014. WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. Congress passed the Act by a wide bipartisan majority; it is the first legislative reform in 15 years of the public workforce system. WIOA was expected to significantly impact the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) and the way the Workforce Development Board does its work. Therefore, updates on the impacts and changes was referred to the FHS Committee.

The most recent status update was provided to the Board of Supervisors on October 9, 2018, in which Workforce Development Board (WDB) Executive Director Donna Van Wert highlighted the number of people serviced and the specialized programs and business partners. She had advised that significant State funding would soon become available and that the WDB was updating its regional and local plans, due in March 2019.

This status update summarizes the attached report presented by Ms. Van Wert to the FHS Committee on April 22, 2019. Ms. Van Wert advised that in this transition year, participation has been lower than normal. She stated that the data is not complete and may not be indicative of actual experience due to a lag time in reporting.

She itemized certain actions for future consideration by the Board of Supervisors, including:

approval of updated regional and local plan, which must be approved by August 1, 2019
approval of a regional MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), combining two program phases, that designates Contra Costa County as a fiscal agent on behalf of the region, due June 30, 2019
authorization to form a non-profit (510(c)(3)) organization to serve as a fundraising arm of the WDB.

The FHS Committee accepted the status report and provides it herewith (attached) for the Board's information.