Section 33117.5 Of Article 2. Powers And Duties From California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
33117.5
. (a) Adult education programs and regional occupational
programs operated by school districts and county offices of education
that have contracted with the Superintendent of Public Instruction
pursuant to subdivision (b) shall provide services to welfare
recipients referred by county welfare departments in accordance with
subdivision (c) of Section 11322.8 and paragraph (3) of subdivision
(b) of Section 11325.22 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These
services shall include an evaluation of the individual's educational
and training needs for purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 11322.8
and paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 11325.22 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code and the preparation of a related
education and training plan reflecting these needs. The plan shall
specify the educational and training services to be provided and the
length of time services are to be provided, and shall assure access
to those services.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall identify school
districts or county offices of education that can best accommodate
welfare recipients for whom vocational education, adult education,
and English as a second language is specified in contracts required
by Sections 11321.4 and 11325.21 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code. The superintendent shall enter into contracts with each
consenting district or county office, where necessary, so that the
contracting district, independent regional occupation program, or
county office shall provide at least 10 weekly hours of open
entry-open exit skills training and education for welfare recipients
who need this training to enable counties to meet their goals for
plans developed pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code. If a program is unable to provide at least 10
hours of instruction to these participants, even though funds are
available, the appropriate district or county office shall report to
the superintendent the reasons why sufficient hours of instruction
were not provided. The superintendent should provide technical
assistance to those districts or county offices to resolve the
problems that prohibit an adequate number of hours of instruction
from being offered.
(c) Allocations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of
funds available under Section 202 (c)(1)(C) and Section 262(c)(1)(C)
of the federal Job Training Partnership Act shall be used for
purposes of this section to the extent the superintendent determines
necessary.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall allocate these
funds directly to service delivery areas for allocation to those
providers of educational and training services delivered in
accordance with this section. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall allocate to community college districts and the
Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges such funds
as are determined necessary pursuant to Section 71050. The
Superintendent of Public Instruction may allocate these funds to
service delivery areas which have agreements with private schools and
organizations to provide educational and training services under
Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of
Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These funds shall
be allocated in accordance with the coordination criteria of the
coordination and special services plan as provided in Section 10524
of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and according to the priority
order of eligible persons for these funds as provided in Sections
15010 and 15011 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(d) As a condition for the funding of education and training
services to participants under Article 3.2 (commencing with Section
11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code, as provided in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive,
education providers and county welfare departments shall discuss and
jointly certify that they agree upon the delivery of education and
training services for program participants.