Section 1234.3 Of Chapter 4. Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program From California Penal Code >> Title 8. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) The grant program shall be competitively awarded
through at least two rounds of funding, with the first phase of
funding being awarded on or before May 1, 2015.
(b) Each county is eligible to apply, and a single application may
include multiple counties applying jointly. Each application shall
include a partnership agreement between the county or counties and
one or more local workforce investment boards that outline the
actions each party agrees to undertake as part of the project
proposed in the application.
(c) At a minimum, each project proposed in the application shall
include a provision for an education and training assessment for each
individual of the supervised population who participates in the
project. The assessment may be undertaken by the applicant or by
another entity. A prior assessment of an individual may be used if,
in the determination of the State WIB, its results are accurate. The
State WIB may delegate the responsibility for determining the
sufficiency of a prior assessment to one or more local workforce
investment boards.
(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
opportunities for the supervised population. Supportive services and
job readiness activities shall serve as bridge activities that lead
to enrollment in long-term training programs.
(e) Preference shall be awarded to applications for the following:
(1) An application that proposes matching funds, including, but
not limited to, moneys committed by local workforce investment
boards, local governments, and private foundation funds.
(2) An application submitted by a county that currently
administers or participates in a workforce training program for the
supervised population.
(3) An application that proposes participation by one or more
nonprofit community-based organizations that serve the supervised
population.
(f) An application shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Set a specific purpose for the use of the grant funds, as well
as provide the baseline criteria and metrics by which the overall
success of the grant project can be evaluated.
(2) Define the specific subset of the supervised population, among
the eligible supervised population that the grant money will serve.
(3) Define the industry sector or sectors in which the targeted
supervised population will be trained, including the current and
projected workforce within the region for those jobs, the range of
wage rates, and the training and education requirements within those
industry sectors.
(4) Define the general methodology and training methods proposed
to be used and explain the manner in which the progress of the
targeted supervised population will be monitored during the grant
period.
(g) As a condition of receiving funds, a grant recipient shall
agree to provide information to the State WIB in sufficient detail to
allow the State WIB to meet the reporting requirements in Section
1234.4.