CHAPTER 3.5. Employment Training Panel [10200. - 10217.]

Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1074, Sec. 1.

§§ 10200–10217 · 23 sections

§ 10200 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) California’s economy is being challenged by competition from other states and overseas. In order to meet…
§ 10201 As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Employment Development Department. (b) “Employer” or “eligible employer” means any employer subject to Part…
§ 10201.5 With respect to funding appropriated in the annual Budget Act to the Employment Development Department for allocation by the Employment Training Panel and…
§ 10202 (a) The Employment Training Panel is established in the Employment Development Department. (b) The executive director shall be appointed by the Governor, and…
§ 10202.5 (a) The panel shall consist of eight persons, seven of whom shall be appointed as provided in subdivision (b), and shall have experience and a demonstrated…
§ 10203 The panel may meet as necessary at locations throughout the state. The panel shall maintain a minimum of three regional offices. The central office shall be…
§ 10204 The panel shall coordinate its programs with local and state workforce development boards and other partners of the federal Workforce Innovation and…
§ 10205 The panel shall do all of the following: (a) Establish a three-year plan that shall be updated annually, based on the demand of employers for trained workers,…
§ 10206 (a) The panel may allocate money in the fund for any of the following purposes: (1) Reimbursement of reasonable training costs, and administrative costs…
§ 10207 (a) The panel shall accept or reject a completed application within 60 days of the receipt by the executive director. (b) The panel shall develop expedited…
§ 10208 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preclude any employer from contracting with any public or private training entity for services, subject to the…
§ 10209 (a) Contracts shall only be made for training in job-related vocational skills that are necessary for participants to attain a new job or retain an existing…
§ 10210 Contracts shall be made with training agencies only if the training agency can demonstrate all of the following: (a) The training agency has a satisfactory…
§ 10211 A trainee or employee participating in a training program pursuant to this chapter shall be considered to be in a training program having the approval of the…
§ 10212.2 The panel shall prepare a budget covering necessary administrative costs of the panel. The budget shall not be subject to change by the director except as…
§ 10213 The Employment Development Department shall cooperate with the panel by offering necessary technical assistance, which may include, but is not limited to,…
§ 10214 To assist the panel and the Legislature in assessing the impact of this chapter over an extended period of time, the Employment Development Department shall…
§ 10214.5 (a) The panel may allocate up to 15 percent of the annually available training funds for the purpose of funding special employment training projects that…
§ 10214.6 (a) The panel shall develop and publish guidelines for the purpose of supporting and implementing one or more alternative fund programs to reimburse the cost…
§ 10214.7 The panel shall allocate funds available in the annual Budget Act for training programs designed for individuals who are eligible to receive benefits under…
§ 10214.9 (a) (1) The panel may fund licensed nurse training programs to train individuals who are currently working as nurse assistants or caregivers in a health…
§ 10215 The funding of individual project grants by the panel may take the form of either direct grants to the employer or training agency, or credits to the…
§ 10217 Funds in the Employment Training Fund created by Section 1610 shall be appropriated annually in the Budget Act by the Legislature for allocation by the panel…