Approve first amendment to Agreement No. 22-144 with The Regents of the University of California, Davis on behalf of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education to add funding in the amount of $35,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 for a new contract maximum of $265,000, for the provision of Occupational Skills Training services. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Approve first amendment Agreement No. 22-144 with The Regents of the University of California, Davis on behalf of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education to add funding in the amount of $35,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26 for a new contract maximum of $265,000, for the provision of Occupational Skills Training services.

On or about June 28, 2022, the County entered into an agreement with The Regents of the University of California, Davis (Agreement No. 22-144) on behalf of UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (Institution) for the provision of Occupational Skills Training. This training provides career services to qualifying Yolo County residents, which includes training and supportive services, linkage to job opportunities in Yolo County, occupational training, work-based training, and basic skills training.

Approving this amendment will allow the Health and Human Services Agency to refer more County residents to the Institution, where they will learn skills necessary to obtain meaningful employment leading to self-sufficiency.

Performance Measures included in this Agreement are as follows:
Performance Measures are not associated with this Agreement.

County Counsel has approved this amendment as to form.

On August 12, 2008, as a result of Senate Bill 293 in 2006, California legislation added to Chapter 2 of the Unemployment Insurance Code (commencing with Section 14005) relating to job training. SB 293 provides requirements for local Workforce Investment Areas in addition to the Local Workforce Investment Plan.

Training grants in the form of Occupational Skills Training Agreements are to be based on the local prevailing market rate for similar training programs. The participant will select a provider through a case consultation process. Criteria to be considered in evaluating the school visited are school location, placement rate, curriculum, hours, and length of training and class size. In addition, the selected training program must be connected with job opportunities in Yolo County, the surrounding area or an area to which the participant is willing to relocate. An Occupational Skills Training Agreement may be established on behalf of an adult, youth or dislocated worker participant to purchase training services only with providers on the California Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL).

Vendor Performance
The Department confirms The Regents of the University of California, Davis. has performed satisfactorily on the current agreement.