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DIVISION 7. CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT [14000. - 14531.]

Heading of Division 7 amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 3.

§§ 14000–14531 · 67 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 14000–14004.5 · 5 sections
    • § 14000 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in order for California to remain prosperous and globally competitive, it needs to have a well-educated and highly…
    • § 14002 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that screening designed to detect unidentified disabilities, including learning disabilities, improves workforce…
    • § 14003 (a) Grants or contracts awarded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, codified in Chapter 32 (commencing with Section 3101) of Title 29…
    • § 14004 To be eligible for state or federal workforce development funds awarded by the state under the California Community and Faith Based Initiative, an organization…
    • § 14004.5 The Consolidated Work Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Definitions and Severability §§ 14005–14007 · 3 sections
    • § 14005 For purposes of this division: (a) “Board” means the California Workforce Development Board. (b) “Agency” means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. (c)…
    • § 14006 The provisions of this division are severable. If any provision of this division or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…
    • § 14007 Each provision of this division shall remain in effect unless the United States Secretary of Labor determines that any provision of this division or its…
  3. CHAPTER 3. State Responsibilities §§ 14010–14121 · 29 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. California Workforce Development Board §§ 14010–14017.2 · 9 sections
      • § 14010 The California Workforce Development Board is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of…
      • § 14011 The board shall report, through its executive director, to the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
      • § 14012 The board shall be appointed by the Governor to assist in the development of the State Plan and to carry out other functions, as described in Section 14103.…
      • § 14013 The board shall assist the Governor in the following: (a) Promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the…
      • § 14014 (a) Consistent with the intent of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 14000, the California Workforce Development Board shall collect and report…
      • § 14015 Members of the board may receive up to one hundred dollars ($100) for each day’s actual attendance at meetings and other official business of the board, not to…
      • § 14017 (a) In efforts to expand job training and employment for allied health professions, the California Workforce Development Board, in consultation with the…
      • § 14017.1 (a) To ensure that job training services investments are linked to regional labor market demand and provide opportunities for upward mobility, the board and…
      • § 14017.2 (a) The California Workforce Development Board shall allocate the funds appropriated to the board pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 19.56…
    2. ARTICLE 2. State Planning and Sectors § 14020 · 1 section
      • § 14020 (a) The California Workforce Development Board, in collaboration with state and local partners, including the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges,…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Removing Barriers to Employment Act §§ 14030–14038 · 9 sections
      • § 14030 As used in this article, “Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative” or “initiative” means the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative established in this…
      • § 14031 (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…
      • § 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…
      • § 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…
      • § 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…
      • § 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)…
      • § 14036 (a) The California Workforce Development Board may develop necessary policies to ensure that grants awarded under the initiative fund are activities that are…
      • § 14037 There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon…
      • § 14038 All criteria, guidelines, and policies developed by the California Workforce Development Board for the administration of the initiative shall be exempt from…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Prison to Employment Program §§ 14040–14042 · 3 sections
      • § 14040 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Earn and learn” has the same meaning as in subdivision (q) of Section 14005. (b)…
      • § 14041 The board shall administer a prison to employment program pursuant to this article and shall award grants for the following purposes: (a) The development of…
      • § 14042 (a) Prior to awarding grants pursuant to Section 14041, the board shall develop and adopt guidelines and policies for the program, including, but not limited…
    5. ARTICLE 6. Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative §§ 14106–14109 · 5 sections
      • § 14106 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Numerous studies have indicated the significant economic contributions of immigrants to this state…
      • § 14106.5 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “California Workforce Development Board” or “board” means the California…
      • § 14107 (a) This article establishes the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative, to be administered by the California Workforce Development Board.…
      • § 14108 (a) The SEED Initiative shall provide entrepreneurial training to individuals from the target populations and award microgrants to support them in launching or…
      • § 14109 For purposes of implementing the SEED Initiative, no entity or person shall seek information that is unnecessary to determine eligibility, including whether…
    6. ARTICLE 7. Workforce Wellness Centers §§ 14120–14121 · 2 sections
      • § 14120 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Workplace shootings, especially in high-stress industries such as transit agencies, have resulted…
      • § 14121 (a) The board, or a research institution under contract with the board, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and the California Health and Human…
  4. CHAPTER 4. Local Service Delivery §§ 14200–14246 · 26 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Local Workforce Development Board §§ 14200–14211 · 9 sections
      • § 14200 (a) The local chief elected officials in a local workforce development area shall form, pursuant to guidelines established by the Governor and the board, a…
      • § 14201 Local workforce development boards shall be established in each local workforce development area of the state to assist the local chief elected official in…
      • § 14202 The Governor, in partnership with the board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in the local areas for appointment of members of the…
      • § 14205 The local board shall elect a chairperson for the local board from among the business representatives.
      • § 14206 Consistent with the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the local board shall do all of the following: (a) In partnership with the…
      • § 14207 The local board, in order to carry out its functions: (a) Shall prepare a budget for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the local board as specified…
      • § 14208 A local workforce development board may establish as a standing committee to provide information and to assist with planning, operational, and other issues…
      • § 14209 It is the intent of the Legislature that if appointing members to any standing committee on the provision of youth services, the local workforce investment…
      • § 14211 (a) (1) Beginning program year 2012, an amount equal to at least 25 percent of funds available under Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Local Workforce Investment Plan §§ 14220–14223 · 4 sections
      • § 14220 Each local board shall develop and submit to the Governor a comprehensive four-year local plan in partnership with the appropriate chief local elected…
      • § 14221 The local plan shall include all of the following: (a) A description of the strategic planning elements consisting of each of the following: (1) An analysis of…
      • § 14222 To the extent permitted under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the local board may submit a local unified plan that includes or integrates…
      • § 14223 Prior to the date upon which the local board submits a local plan, the local board shall make available copies of a proposed local plan to the public through…
    3. ARTICLE 3. One-Stop Career Center System §§ 14230–14235 · 7 sections
      • § 14230 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that: (1) California deliver comprehensive workforce services to jobseekers, students, and employers through a system…
      • § 14230.5 For purposes of this division and any laws governing workforce development programs, and to the extent permitted under Chapter 32 of Title 29 of the United…
      • § 14231 (a) The local providers of the following programs or activities shall be required partners in the local one-stop system: (1) Programs authorized under Title I…
      • § 14232 In conformity with the requirements of Section 3151 of Title 29 of the United States Code, and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, the local…
      • § 14233 One-stop career center operators shall recognize and comply with applicable labor agreements affecting employees of one-stop career centers, including the…
      • § 14234 In order to avoid a conflict of interest, operators of one-stop career centers that issue vouchers shall not be the recipient of vouchers issued by their…
      • § 14235 To the full extent permitted by federal law, required by federal law, or both, the Employment Development Department shall utilize its Wagner-Peyser funded…
    4. ARTICLE 4. The California Creative Workforce Act of 2021 §§ 14240–14246 · 6 sections
      • § 14240 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Creative Workforce Act of 2021.
      • § 14241 The purpose of this article is: (a) To establish creative arts workforce development as a state priority. (b) To recognize creative workers across California…
      • § 14242 For purposes of this article: (a) “Act” means the California Creative Workforce Act of 2021 (b) “Board” means the California Workforce Development Board,…
      • § 14243 (a) The council, in consultation with the board, shall design a grant program that meets the objectives enumerated in Section 14241. (b) The council shall…
      • § 14244 (a) The council, in consultation with the board, shall oversee and administer the grant program, which shall be operated and implemented locally or regionally…
      • § 14246 This article shall become operative upon the appropriation by the Legislature of sufficient funds for its purposes.
  5. CHAPTER 5. Educational Services §§ 14500–14530 · 3 sections
    • § 14500 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person using his or her Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act individual training account enrolls in an…
    • § 14510 To the extent permitted by federal law, school districts and county offices of education are eligible to apply to local workforce development boards to provide…
    • § 14530 To the extent permissible under federal law, the Governor may set aside a portion of the youth funding specifically for programs to improve the academic skills…
  6. CHAPTER 5.1. Community Economic Resilience Fund Program § 14531 · 1 section
    • § 14531 (a) (1) There is hereby established within the Workforce Services Branch of the Employment Development Department, the Community Economic Resilience Fund…