On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), replacing the Workforce Innovation Act of 1998 (WIA). WIOA is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.
On March 24, 2015, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Health & Human Services Agency to submit an application to be designated as a “local area” under WIOA for the initial operating period from 2015 to 2017 on behalf of the Workforce Investment Board (Resolution No. 15-28). This application was approved by the State on July 17, 2015. On December 15, 2015, the Board of Supervisors took further action to establish the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board and adopted the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board Bylaws under the WIOA.
Today’s recommended actions are intended to accomplish several critical actions that will keep Yolo County in compliance with the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Revised Workforce Innovation Board By-Laws
The Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board (WIB) By-laws were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 15, 2015. The County is required to review and update these by-laws as a part of its local planning process. The revised by-laws (provided in Attachment A) were reviewed and approved by the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board and County Counsel.
Staff recommends that the Board adopt the resolution revising the by-laws for the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Strategic Workforce Development Plan - Capital Region
The WIOA Regional Planning Units as established by the State are required to submit a Regional Plan that addresses how regional partnerships will serve as the primary mechanism for aligning educational and training services with regional industry sector needs. The State established the Capital Region Planning Unit which includes Yolo, Sacramento, Yuba, Sutter, Glenn, Colusa, Placer, El Dorado and Alpine counties. These nine counties through their workforce development boards worked collaboratively to develop the Regional Plan which was drafted as well as made available for a 30-day public comment period (January 18 to February 16, 2017) by Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, which serves as staff to the Sacramento Workforce Development Board. The Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board Executive Committee authorized the WIB Chair to sign the Regional Plan on February 22, 2017, which was ratified by the WIB on March 8, 2017.
Staff recommends that the Board approve the Plan for the Capital Region (provided in Attachment B) and authorize the Chair to sign (signature page provided in Attachment C).
Yolo County Workforce Development Plan
The Yolo County Workforce Development Local Plan was developed in accordance with the Workforce Services Directive (WSD) 16-07, which provides guidance regarding the regional and local planning process for program years 2017-2020. According to WSD 16-07, the Local plans are required to ensure a baseline level of WIOA core program alignment that is complaint with federal regulations, in and through the America’s Job Center of California (AJCC), formally known as One-Stop Career Centers. The local plans should ensure that core programs and mandated services are coordinated, and when appropriate, integrated to make accessible a menu of customizable services available to customers on the basis of their needs.
The Health & Human Services Agency, on behalf of the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board and the Board of Supervisors, prepared the Yolo County Local Plan for 2017-2020 in alignment with the County Strategic Plan and California’s Strategic Workforce Development Plan. The Local Plan was collaboratively developed and vetted with a wide range of partners and stakeholders including but not limited to CalWORKs, Adult Education & Literacy, Wagner-Peyser, Veterans Services, Unemployment Insurance, Vocational Rehabilitation, Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers, Housing and Urban Development Education, Carl Perkins Career Technical Education, Labor, Economic Development and Business. The Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board reviewed and approved the draft Local Plan on January 11, 2017; provided two opportunities for public input at their public meetings on January 11 and February 22, 2017; and provided a 30-day public comment period from January 30 to March 1, 2017, with notifications being sent out through various publications throughout Yolo County.
Staff recommends that the Board approve the Local Plan for 2017-2020 (provided in Attachment D) and authorize the Chair to sign. Additionally, staff recommends that the Board authorize the Health and Human Services Agency to edit and re-submit the Plan as needed to address any deficiencies identified by the State following submission. |