Section 1269 Of Article 1.5. California Training Benefits Program From California Unemployment Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.5.
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. A determination of automatic eligibility for benefits under
this article shall be issued to an unemployed individual if the
director finds that any of the following applies:
(a) The training is authorized by the federal Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) or by the Employment
Training Panel established pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
Section 10200) of Part 1 of Division 3.
(b) The training is authorized by the federal Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.), as amended, pursuant to a certified
petition.
(c) The individual is a participant in the California Work
Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program pursuant to
Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3
of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and has entered
into a contract with the county welfare department to participate in
an education or training program.
(d) (1) The individual is a participant in training with a
provider that is certified and on the state's Eligible Training
Provider List (ETPL), as authorized by the federal Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128), or the
individual is a permanent or probationary public school teacher who
is a participant in a credential preparation program or training
program approved or accredited by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing for additional certification in math, science, or
special education, for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive,
and was laid off. The credential preparation program or training
program shall only be approved if a permanent or probationary public
school teacher enrolls in the training within three years of being
laid off from the public school employer.
(2) The changes made to this subdivision by Chapter 278 of the
Statutes of 2012, shall become operative on January 1, 2014.
(e) The individual is a journey level member of a union or trade
association, or is a participant in training sponsored by an
employer, and the training or retraining course of instruction is
industry-related training necessary due to changes in technology, or
industry demands, or is necessary to retain employment or to become
more competitive in obtaining employment, or the individual is a
participant in a state or federally approved apprenticeship program.