AB 628: Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative.
- Session Year: 2021-2022
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2021-09-27
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities. Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements, the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would require the board to issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website within certain timeframes, containing information on the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, and other specified information.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities. Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements, the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would require the board to issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website within certain timeframes, containing information on the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, and other specified information.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities. Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the chair of the board to appoint a subcommittee, as prescribed, to review and provide programmatic suggestions to the board staff about the types of vulnerable communities populations that need assistance regarding grant proposals and to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations. The bill would make those provisions inoperative no later than one year after the date the Legislature next appropriates moneys to fund the initiative.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the subcommittee and the board to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise requirements, the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would require the board to issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website within certain timeframes, containing information on the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, and other specified information.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.The bill would require the board, unless otherwise stipulated by the Legislature, to develop an administrative cap for state operations to be incorporated into the budget change proposal prior to the next appropriation.Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the executive director chair of the board to convene a temporary stakeholder working group, appoint a subcommittee, as prescribed, to make recommendations to the board on grant application criteria, parameters for eligible organizations, rating factors and process, and size and types of grants available. The bill would also require the stakeholder working group to review and make recommendations to the board regarding the plan to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations and make recommendations to the board to strengthen implementation. The bill would require the board to consider the recommendations of the stakeholder working group. review and provide programmatic suggestions to the board staff about the types of vulnerable communities populations that need assistance regarding grant proposals and to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations. The bill would make those provisions inoperative no later than one year after the date the Legislature next appropriates moneys to fund the initiative.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the stakeholder working group subcommittee and the board to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would require the board to issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website within certain timeframes, containing information on the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, and other specified information.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
The bill would provide that not more than 5% of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the board for state operations. require the board, unless otherwise stipulated by the Legislature, to develop an administrative cap for state operations to be incorporated into the budget change proposal prior to the next appropriation.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that the initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the executive director of the board to convene an advisory a temporary stakeholder working group, as prescribed, to make recommendations to the board on grant application criteria and criteria, parameters for eligible organizations, rating factors and process, and size and types of grants available. The bill would also require the stakeholder working group to review and make recommendations to the board regarding grant proposals, support identification of prospective grantees, support technical assistance opportunities, the plan to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations and make recommendations to the board to strengthen implementation. The bill would require the board to consider the recommendations of the advisory stakeholder working group.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the advisory stakeholder working group and the board to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would require the board to issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website within certain timeframes, containing information on the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, and other specified information.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
The bill would provide that not more than 5% of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the board for state operations.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that, instead of duplicating or replicating existing programs, that the initiative should is intended to focus on innovative approaches to to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the executive director of the board to convene an advisory group, as prescribed, to establish make recommendations to the board on grant application criteria and parameters for eligible organizations, review and make recommendations to the board regarding grant proposals, support identification of prospective grantees, support technical assistance opportunities, and make recommendations to the board to strengthen implementation. The bill would require the board to consider the recommendations of the advisory group.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the advisory group to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
The bill would provide that the board shall receive, for state operations for the period during which moneys appropriated in support of the initiative are available for encumbrance or expenditure, $2,000,000 or 5% of the total allocation, whichever is greater. not more than 5% of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the board for state operations.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that, instead of duplicating or replicating existing programs, the initiative should focus on innovative approaches to addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the executive director of the board to convene an advisory group inclusive of community and advocacy organizations with a proven history of leadership on employment and worker equity issues to help identify potential grantees, explore model approaches, and provide input on the design of the grant solicitation. group, as prescribed, to establish grant application criteria and parameters for eligible organizations, review and make recommendations to the board regarding grant proposals, support identification of prospective grantees, support technical assistance opportunities, and make recommendations to the board to strengthen implementation. The bill would require the board to consider the recommendations of the advisory group.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the advisory group to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
The bill would prohibit the board from using more than 5% of the moneys appropriated to support the program to assemble staff, consultants, and resources to carry out duties in support of the program. provide that the board shall receive, for state operations for the period during which moneys appropriated in support of the initiative are available for encumbrance or expenditure, $2,000,000 or 5% of the total allocation, whichever is greater.
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, makes programs and services available to individuals with employment barriers and requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of Californias workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative, which includes a grant program administered by the board to support prescribed education and training activities.
Existing law specifies that the initiative is not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division.
This bill would instead provide that, instead of duplicating or replicating existing programs, the initiative should focus on innovative approaches to addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market. The bill would require the board to convene an advisory group inclusive of community and advocacy organizations with a proven history of leadership on employment and worker equity issues to help identify potential grantees, explore model approaches, and provide input on the design of the grant solicitation.
Existing law states that the primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Existing law establishes specific goals for people completing these programs. Existing law requires special emphasis to be given to grant applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
This bill would further provide that the program should strive to address racial and ethnic exclusion and inequity in the labor force and enhance racial and economic justice. The bill would provide that projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity.
Existing law requires the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, to include prescribed requirements, establishes requirements for grant applications, requires grants to be evaluated using specific criteria, specifies the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and specifies the activities eligible for grant funding.
This bill would instead require the advisory group to develop those criteria and would revise the existing grant selection criteria requirements. The bill would also revise the grant application requirements, the grant evaluation criteria, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding.
Existing law creates the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of carrying out these provisions in support of the initiative. Implementation of the initiative is contingent upon the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
The bill would prohibit the board from using more than 5% of the moneys appropriated to support the program to assemble staff, consultants, and resources to carry out duties in support of the program.
(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 initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)Outreach shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(d)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(2)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(f)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(7)The degree to which leadership at the executive level of the lead applicant organization reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(8)The degree to which at least 25 percent of the lead applicant organizations staff reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website. The interim report shall be posted no later than six months following the midpoint of the program and the final report shall be posted no later than one year following the completion of the program. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, the benefits conferred or realized using quantitative and qualitative data, and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor in scaling a permanent program.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p)Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(q)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(r)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(s)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t)Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
(u)Persons diagnosed with autism.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends and income and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Know-your-rights training.
(p)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(q)Employer education.
(r)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
(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 initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)Outreach shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(d)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(2)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(f)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(7)The degree to which leadership at the executive level of the lead applicant organization reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(8)The degree to which at least 25 percent of the lead applicant organizations staff reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website. The interim report shall be posted no later than six months following the midpoint of the program and the final report shall be posted no later than one year following the completion of the program. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, the benefits conferred or realized using quantitative and qualitative data, and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor in scaling a permanent program.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p)Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(q)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(r)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(s)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t)Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
(u)Persons diagnosed with autism.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends and income and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Know-your-rights training.
(p)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(q)Employer education.
(r)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
(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 initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)(1)A subcommittee of the California Workforce Development Board consisting of no less than 3 members of the board and 10 members of the public, as described in paragraph (2), shall be appointed by the chair and shall do both of the following:(A)Review and provide programmatic suggestions to the board staff about the types of vulnerable communities and populations that need assistance regarding grant proposals.(B)Build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations.(2)The subcommittee shall include all of the following:(A)At least five stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent mission-driven, community-based organizations and worker centers with experience in providing services to people from disadvantaged populations, such as those identified in Section 14034.(B)At least three stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent high road training partnerships or high road construction careers, as defined by the board.(C)Two stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent central labor councils.(3)This subdivision shall become inoperative no later than one year after the date the Legislature next appropriates moneys to fund this initiative. (d)(c)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)Outreach shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(d)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(e)The subcommittee established pursuant to Section 14031 and the California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(2)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(f)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(7)The degree to which leadership at the executive level of the lead applicant organization reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(8)The degree to which at least 25 percent of the lead applicant organizations staff reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website. The interim report shall be posted no later than six months following the midpoint of the program and the final report shall be posted no later than one year following the completion of the program. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, the benefits conferred or realized using quantitative and qualitative data, and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor in scaling a permanent program.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p)Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(q)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(r)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(s)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t)Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
(u)Persons diagnosed with autism.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends and income and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Know-your-rights training.
(p)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(q)Employer education.
(r)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.(b)Unless otherwise stipulated by the Legislature, the California Workforce Development Board shall develop an administrative cap for state operations to be incorporated into the budget change proposal prior to the next appropriation.(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 initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)(1)During the period before the request for proposals has been issued, the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board shall convene a nine-member temporary stakeholder working group to meet monthly on the initiative and to be disbanded prior to the release of the request for proposals, and for no longer than six months, in accordance with paragraph (3), as follows:(A)Two representatives from advocacy organizations.(B)Three representatives from community-based organizations.(C)Two workforce professionals.(D)Two representatives of organized labor.(2)The members of the stakeholder working group shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board.(3)The executive director shall consider for selection of the stakeholder working group members experience serving the targeted populations in Section 14034, as well as local experience administering local workforce programming. Selected members shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership serving targeted populations.(4)The stakeholder working group shall do all the following:(A)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board on grant application criteria, parameters for eligible organizations, the rating factors and process, and the size and types of grants available.(B)Review and make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board regarding the plan to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations.(C)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board to strengthen implementation.(5)The California Workforce Development Board shall consider the recommendations of the stakeholder working group pursuant to paragraph (4).(c)(1)A subcommittee of the California Workforce Development Board consisting of no less than 3 members of the board and 10 members of the public, as described in paragraph (2), shall be appointed by the chair and shall do both of the following:
(A)Review and provide programmatic suggestions to the board staff about the types of vulnerable communities and populations that need assistance regarding grant proposals.
(B)Build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations.
(2)The subcommittee shall include all of the following:
(A)At least five stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent mission-driven, community-based organizations and worker centers with experience in providing services to people from disadvantaged populations, such as those identified in Section 14034.
(B)At least three stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent high road training partnerships or high road construction careers, as defined by the board.
(C)Two stakeholders who are not members of the board and who represent central labor councils.
(3)This subdivision shall become inoperative no later than one year after the date the Legislature next appropriates moneys to fund this initiative.
(d)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)Outreach shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(d)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(e)The stakeholder working group established pursuant to Section 14031 and the California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(e)The subcommittee established pursuant to Section 14031 and the California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(2)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(f)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(7)The degree to which leadership at the executive level of the lead applicant organization reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(8)The degree to which at least 25 percent of the lead applicant organizations staff reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website. The interim report shall be posted no later than six months following the midpoint of the program and the final report shall be posted no later than one year following the completion of the program. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, the benefits conferred or realized using quantitative and qualitative data, and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor in scaling a permanent program.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p)Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(q)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(r)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(s)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t)Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends, income, Stipends and income and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Know-your-rights training.
(p)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(q)Employer education.
(q)(r)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(b)No more than 5 percent of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the California Workforce Development Board for state operations.(b)Unless otherwise stipulated by the Legislature, the California Workforce Development Board shall develop an administrative cap for state operations to be incorporated into the budget change proposal prior to the next appropriation.
(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 initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)(1)The During the period before the request for proposals has been issued, the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board shall convene a seven-member advisory nine-member group, temporary stakeholder working group to meet monthly on the initiative and to be disbanded prior to the release of the request for proposals, and for no longer than six months, in accordance with paragraph (3), as follows:
(A)Two representatives from advocacy organizations.
(B)Three representatives from community-based organizations.
(C)Two workforce professionals.
(D)Two representatives of organized labor.
(2)The members of the advisory stakeholder working group shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board.
(3)The executive director shall consider for selection of advisory the stakeholder working group members experience serving the targeted populations in Section 14034, as well as local experience administering local workforce programming. Selected members shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership serving targeted populations.
(4)The advisory stakeholder working group shall do all the following:
(A)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board on grant application criteria and criteria, parameters for eligible organizations. organizations, the rating factors and process, and the size and types of grants available.
(B)Review and make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board regarding grant proposals. the plan to build awareness and interest in the grant program among community-based organizations.
(C)Support identification of prospective grantees.(D)Support technical assistance opportunities.(E)(C)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board to strengthen implementation.
(5)The California Workforce Development Board shall consider the recommendations of the advisory stakeholder working group pursuant to paragraph (4).
(d)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)The advisory group established pursuant to Section 14031 shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1)(c)Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to prospective applicants to prepare applications, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas. applicants, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(2)(d)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(e)The stakeholder working group established pursuant to Section 14031 and the California Workforce Development Board shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(3)(1)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(4)(2)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(5)(3)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(d)(f)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization or jointly by one or more community-based organizations and workforce development boards. as a single fiscal agent and may include additional partners.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(7)The degree to which leadership at the executive level of the lead applicant organization reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(8)The degree to which at least 25 percent of the lead applicant organizations staff reflects the target populations in Section 14034.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
(e)The California Workforce Development Board shall issue an interim and a final report, to be posted on its internet website. The interim report shall be posted no later than six months following the midpoint of the program and the final report shall be posted no later than one year following the completion of the program. The reports shall include, but not be limited to, the programmatic impact on the target populations, the fiscal savings associated with the program, key conclusions, the benefits conferred or realized using quantitative and qualitative data, and policy recommendations to provide guidance to the Legislature and the Governor in scaling a permanent program.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who are at risk of committing violence or are survivors of domestic violence or community violence. reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p)Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(p)(q)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(q)(r)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(r)(s)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation. segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t)Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends, income, and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services under the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. services.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Microloans and other related activities to support microlending for small businesses.(p)Wage subsidies or the application of hazard pay or a hero bonus for frontline workers.(q)(o)Know-your-rights training.
(r)(p)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(s)(q)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(b)No more than 5 percent of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the California Workforce Development Board for state operations.
(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 not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs but rather the initiative should focus on innovative approaches to to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
(b)The primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)(1)The executive director of the California Workforce Development Board shall convene an a seven-member advisory group, in accordance with paragraph (3), that shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership serving targeted populations. The advisory group shall be composed of seven members selected by the executive director, as follows:
(A)Two representatives from advocacy organizations.
(B)Three representatives from community-based organizations.
(C)Two workforce professionals.
(2)The members of the advisory group shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board.
(3)The executive director shall consider for selection of advisory group members experience serving the targeted populations in Section 14034, as well as local experience administering local workforce programming. Selected members shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership serving targeted populations.
(4)The advisory group shall do all the following:
(A)Establish Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board on grant application criteria and parameters for eligible organizations.
(B)Review and make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board regarding grant proposals.
(C)Support identification of prospective grantees.
(D)Support technical assistance opportunities.
(E)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board to strengthen implementation.
(5)The California Workforce Development Board shall consider the recommendations of the advisory group pursuant to paragraph (4).
(d)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)The advisory group established pursuant to Section 14031 shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to prospective applicants to prepare applications, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(2)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(3)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(4)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(5)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(d)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant funds, award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partners, partner entities, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization or jointly by one or more community-based organizations and workforce development boards.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)Ability to The degree to which program activities acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who are at risk of committing violence or are survivors of domestic violence or community violence.
(p)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(q)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(r)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends, income, and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services under the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Microloans and other related activities to support microlending for small businesses.
(p)Wage subsidies or the application of hazard pay or a hero bonus for frontline workers.
(q)Know-your-rights training.
(r)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(s)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(b)The California Workforce Development Board shall receive, for state operations for the period during which moneys appropriated to carry out this article in support of the initiative are available for encumbrance or expenditure, two million dollars ($2,000,000) or 5 percent of the total allocation, whichever is greater.(b)No more than 5 percent of any annual appropriation to the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund shall be available to, or used by, the California Workforce Development Board for state operations.
(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 not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs but rather the initiative should focus on innovative approaches to addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
(b)The primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)The California Workforce Development Board shall convene an advisory group inclusive of community and advocacy organizations with a proven history of leadership on employment and worker equity issues to help identify potential grantees, explore model approaches, and provide input on the design of the grant solicitation.(c)(1)The executive director of the California Workforce Development Board shall convene an advisory group, in accordance with paragraph (3), that shall be inclusive of community organizations with a proven history of leadership and partnership serving targeted populations. The advisory group shall be composed of seven members selected by the executive director, as follows:
(A)Two representatives from advocacy organizations.
(B)Three representatives from community-based organizations.
(C)Two workforce professionals.
(2)The members of the advisory group shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director of the California Workforce Development Board.
(3)The executive director shall consider for selection of advisory group members experience serving the targeted populations in Section 14034, as well as local experience administering local workforce programming.
(4)The advisory group shall do all the following:
(A)Establish grant application criteria and parameters for eligible organizations.
(B)Review and make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board regarding grant proposals.
(C)Support identification of prospective grantees.
(D)Support technical assistance opportunities.
(E)Make recommendations to the California Workforce Development Board to strengthen implementation.
(5)The California Workforce Development Board shall consider the recommendations of the advisory group pursuant to paragraph (4).
(d)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wrap-around wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)The advisory group established pursuant to Section 14031 shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to prospective applicants to prepare applications, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(2)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(3)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(4)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(5)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(d)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partnering entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant funds, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partners, and a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization or jointly by one or more community-based organizations and workforce development boards.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)Ability to acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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)Unskilled or underskilled, low-wage Low-wage workers.
(e)Persons for whom English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who are at risk of committing violence or are at risk of intimate partner survivors of domestic violence or community violence.
(p)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(q)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(r)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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)Basic skills and adult education.(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 part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends and income Stipends, income, and language supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services under the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Microloans and other related activities to support microlending for small businesses.
(p)Wage subsidies or the application of hazard pay or a hero bonus for frontline workers.
(q)Know-your-rights training.
(r)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(s)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(b)The California Workforce Development Board shall not use more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated to support the program to assemble staff, consultants, and resources to carry out duties in support of the program. receive, for state operations for the period during which moneys appropriated to carry out this article in support of the initiative are available for encumbrance or expenditure, two million dollars ($2,000,000) or 5 percent of the total allocation, whichever is greater.
(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 not intended to duplicate or replicate existing programs or to create new workforce and education programs, but rather to provide supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision of this division and the state plan under this division. but rather the initiative should focus on innovative approaches to addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
(b)The primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c)The California Workforce Development Board shall convene an advisory group inclusive of community and advocacy organizations with a proven history of leadership on employment and worker equity issues to help identify potential grantees, explore model approaches, and provide input on the design of the grant solicitation.
(c)(d)The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the Americas Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wrap-around services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the Americas Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
SEC. 2.Section 14032 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 leverage with initiative funds.
(b)Implementation of the initiative shall be contingent upon the California Workforce Development Board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)The California Workforce Development Board advisory group established pursuant to Section 14031 shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to prospective applicants, especially in applicants to prepare applications, especially for small community-based organizations, organizations without a preexisting relationship to the local workforce boards, and organizations serving rural and small population areas.
(2)Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(3)The initiative shall include provisions to ensure that a range of targeted populations and geographic locations receive grants.(3)Grant recipients have demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been historically disenfranchised from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions.
(4)Applications shall explain the community-based organizations capacity to provide services to relevant target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(5)Each grant proposal shall be consistent with the purposes of the initiative.
(d)Each application shall be submitted to the California Workforce Development Board and shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)The designation of at least one lead workforce development board and one lead mission-driven, Designation of a lead workforce development board or community-based organization with experience in providing services consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but is not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, cultural-based, and services-based organizations. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each lead workforce development board and lead community-based organization partnering entity has agreed to be the lead designation activities in the grant proposal.
(2)The designation of one or more targeted populations that will be served by the grant.
(3)The designation of a service area, which may include one or more neighborhoods, local jurisdictions, regions, or statewide. A grant proposal that proposes to serve clients across one or more workforce development areas shall include a commitment to notify each workforce development board in the proposed service area.
(4)An explanation of the specific purpose and goals of the grant funds, the roles and responsibilities of each of the lead workforce development boards and community-based organizations, the lead applicant and partners, and a discussion of how funds will be used, used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services provided to these individuals.
(5)A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will lead to improved outcomes, sustainability, and systems improvement.
(6)A grant application may be submitted jointly by a lead workforce development board and a lead community-based organization or jointly by one or more lead workforce development boards and one or more lead community-based organizations.(6)A grant application may be submitted by a workforce development board or community-based organization or jointly by one or more community-based organizations and workforce development boards.
SEC. 3.Section 14033 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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 force and enhance racial and economic justice. Projects should create pipelines to quality jobs, upward mobility, and income security for workers historically excluded from quality jobs and economic prosperity. Special emphasis shall be given to applications that integrate individuals from target populations into career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(b)Grants shall be evaluated using the following criteria:
(1)Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee completed the work proposed.
(2)Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program.
(3)Ability of individuals to transition into or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs.
(4)Ability of individuals to succeed in both the broader workforce and education system and labor market once they transition into the broader system. This shall be measured by tracking these individuals utilizing the existing performance monitoring systems and metrics governing relevant programs and outcomes once they transition into the broader system.
(5)Ability for program participants to inform programming on an ongoing basis and evaluate program performance and success.
(6)Ability to acknowledge and address historic racial inequity and socioeconomic barriers to labor force participation for targeted population groups.
(c)Grant applicants shall provide all necessary information to local workforce development boards and the California Workforce Development Board to facilitate grant performance evaluation.
(d)Grant applicants and partners may be required to participate in technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, the convening of communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and initiative success.
SEC. 4.Section 14034 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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)Unskilled or underskilled, low-wage workers.
(e)Persons for whom English is not their primary language.
(f)Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g)CalWORKs participants.
(h)Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i)Armed services veterans.
(j)Native Americans.
(k)Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l)Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m)Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n)Immigrants.
(o)Persons who are at risk of committing violence or are at risk of intimate partner violence or community violence.
(o)(p)Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(q)Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(r)Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation.
SEC. 5.Section 14035 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read: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)Basic skills and adult education.
(c)High school diploma and GED acquisition.
(d)Skills and vocational training that aligns with regional labor market needs identified as part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e)Work experience.
(f)On-the-job training.
(g)Stipends and income supports for trainees.
(h)Earn and learn training.
(i)Industry certifications.
(j)Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k)Mentoring.
(l)Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m)Supportive services under the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(n)Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o)Microloans and other related activities to support microlending for small businesses.
(p)Wage subsidies or the application of a hero bonus for frontline workers.
(q)Know-your-rights training.
(r)Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(n)(s)Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
SEC. 6.Section 14037 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:14037.(a)There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(b)The California Workforce Development Board shall not use more than 5 percent of the moneys appropriated to support the program to assemble staff, consultants, and resources to carry out duties in support of the program.
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| Sep 27, 2021 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 323, Statutes of 2021. |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3006.). |
| Sep 8, 2021 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2489.). |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Ordered to special consent calendar. |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 26, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 26). |
| Jul 15, 2021 | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 29, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1694.) (June 28). |
| Jun 16, 2021 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| May 28, 2021 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| May 27, 2021 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 5. Page 1637.) |
| May 24, 2021 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| May 20, 2021 | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 20). |
| May 12, 2021 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| May 4, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 3, 2021 | Read second time and amended. |
| Apr 29, 2021 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 27). |
| Apr 8, 2021 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on J.,E.D., & E. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on J.,E.D., & E. |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. |
| Mar 24, 2021 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and J.,E.D., & E. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 15. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Read first time. To print. |
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| Sep 9, 2021 | AB 628 Eduardo Garcia Concurrence in Senate Amendments | Assembly Floor |
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| Sep 8, 2021 | Special Consent AB628 | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| May 27, 2021 | AB 628 Eduardo Garcia Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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