REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 27, 2019
FROM: BLAKE KONCZAL, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
BY: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regional and Local Plans Program Years 2017-2021, Two (2) Year Modifications
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regional and Local Plans Program Years (PYs) 2017-2021, Two (2) Year Modifications.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Workforce Development Board's (CWDB) Strategic Workforce Development Plan for California has a broad vision and outlines ambitious goals for how the public workforce system can work with its partners to shape and support economic prosperity across the state and its regions. Under WIOA, the state has established 14 Regional Planning Units (RPUs) within the State of California that align workforce development activities and resources within the context of a larger regional economy and to develop and deploy available resources to provide coordinated and efficient services to job seekers and employers. Each RPU is required to develop a regional strategic plan. The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) is one (1) of eight (8) Workforce Development Boards in the designated San Joaquin Valley and Associated Counties RPU. The other local boards include Kern-Inyo-Mono, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare.
On July 27, 2018, the state released the Regional and Local Plan Modification Guidance for 2017-2021 (WSD-18-01), which provides guidance for the preparation and submission of both the local and regional workforce plans required by WIOA. As outlined in the directive, the final plan must be submitted to the state board no later than August 1, 2019.
The RPUs are required to submit updated Modifications required to align the Regional Plan with the state pla...
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