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Workforce Development Rules and Funding
This law changes rules for workforce grants by exempting them from certain state contract laws while requiring strict financial reporting similar to federal standards.
What This Bill Does
- Exempts specific federal- and state-source grants or subgrants awarded by the Employment Development Department from some state contract laws and the State Administrative Manual.
- Removes the need for review or approval of these grants by any division of the Department of General Services.
- Requires all funds given to local workforce development boards or their fiscal agents to follow financial reporting, recordkeeping, and auditing rules that match federal WIOA requirements.
- Mandates that subrecipients keep separate accounting records for each state grant code and use the department's automated reporting systems.
- States that written guidance from the Employment Development Department is not subject to standard rulemaking procedures under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local workforce development boards in California
- Fiscal agents of local workforce development areas
- The Employment Development Department
Terms To Know
- WIOA
- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a federal law that provides funding for job training programs.
- CalWIOA
- California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the state law establishing workforce development boards and funds.
- Subrecipient
- An organization or board that receives a portion of grant money from another entity to carry out specific programs.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify the exact date it will take effect.
- Reimbursement for local costs depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines that new state-mandated costs exist.