Approve application to the California Workforce Development Board requesting approval for the Health and Human Services Agency to serve as an America’s Job Center of California Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency to submit the request on behalf of the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board as well as any additional requested information. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which went into effect on July 1, 2015, replacing the Workforce Innovation Act of 1998. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.

On March 24, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved the Health and Human Services Agency to submit an application to be designated as a “local area” under WIOA for the initial operating period from 2015 to 2017 on behalf of the Workforce Investment Board (Resolution No. 15-28). This application was approved by the State on July 17, 2015.

On December 15, 2015, the Board of Supervisors took further action to establish the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board and adopted the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board Bylaws under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Resolution No. 15-146).

On February 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the application to the California Workforce Development Board requesting approval for the Health and Human Services Agency to serve as an America’s Job Center of California Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider and authorize the Health and Human Services Agency to submit the request on behalf of the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board. (Excerpt of Minute Order No. 21-14 Item 20). This application was approved by the State through June 30, 2025.

Today’s recommended action is in alignment with direction from the State regarding how local communities should select America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) Operators and Career Services Providers which states that:

The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) (formerly the Department of Employment and Social Services) served as the Workforce Investment Act Title I B grant recipient and fiscal administrator as well as the provider of services for the Adult and Dislocated programs since the implementation of the Workforce Investment Act in 2000. HHSA continues to serve as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I grant recipient and fiscal administrator. In February 2017, through a similar application process, the State approved HHSA to be the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider through June 30, 2021. In February 2021, through a similar application process, the State approved HHSA to be the Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services Provider through June 30, 2025. HHSA has successfully provided core, intensive, and training services to the adult and dislocated worker populations of Yolo County under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and has the internal infrastructure needed to continue providing services. HHSA already employs staff who are trained, experienced, and knowledgeable. In line with the time period of selecting AJCC Operators, if a Local Board receives approval to provide Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services, that approval will be valid for a maximum of four years, after which time another request must be submitted.

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

Workforce Innovation Board
Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency

Not applicable for application.