2005 California Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 15030-15034 COUNCILS

15030.  In order to assure a more cooperative relationship between
government  and the private sector, a relationship that promotes a
system of job preparation and training services most responsive to
the needs and interests of the private sector and the participants,
there shall be a private industry council established in each service
delivery area.
15031.  (a) The service delivery area's private industry council
shall be appointed by the chief elected officials of the local
government unit or units involved, and shall be of the size as the
unit or units deem appropriate for the purposes of this division,
except that service delivery areas with a total population in excess
of 2,500,000 persons shall have a minimum of 29 members.
   (1) The chairperson and at least one-half of the remaining members
shall represent both large and small businesses in the private
sector, who shall be owners of business concerns, chief executives or
chief operating officers of business concerns who have or have had
substantial policy and management responsibility, or their designees.
   (2) (A) Not less than 15 percent of the members shall represent
organized labor and community-based organizations, including those
serving minority populations, and shall include minority
representatives, as appropriate.
   (B) The labor representatives on the council shall be selected
from individuals recommended by recognized state and local labor
federations.  If the state or local labor federation fails to
nominate a sufficient number of individuals to meet the labor
representation requirements, individual workers may be included on
the council to complete the labor representation.
   (3) Additional members shall represent each of the following:
   (A) Educational agencies that shall be representative of all
educational agencies in the service delivery area.
   (B) Vocational rehabilitation agencies.
   (C) Public assistance agencies.
   (D) Economic development agencies.
   (E) The public employment service funded under the federal
Wagner-Peyser Act.
   (4) Education representatives on the council shall be selected
from among individuals nominated by regional or local educational
agencies, vocational education institutions, institutions of higher
education (including entities offering adult education), or general
organizations of these agencies or institutions within the service
delivery area.
   (5) The remaining members of the council shall be selected from
individuals recommended by interested organizations.
   (6) The composition of the private industry council shall, to the
extent feasible, represent the racial and ethnic characteristics of
the service delivery area.
   (b) The representatives on the council designated in paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (a) shall be selected in accordance
with the federal Job Training Partnership Act.
   (c) Members shall be appointed for fixed and staggered terms of a
duration deemed appropriate by the chief elected officials in the
service delivery area, but in any case shall not be less than two
years.  Members may serve past the expiration date of their
appointment until their successors are appointed.
   (d) No member representing private industry may be represented by
an alternate at meetings of the council.
   (e) All vacancies occurring subsequent to the initial appointments
to the private industry council shall be filled within 60 days of
their occurrence in the same manner as the original appointments by
the chief elected official or officials in the service delivery area.
15031.5.  The Governor shall certify a private industry council if
the Governor determines that its composition and appointments are
consistent with the provisions of this chapter.  Such certification
shall be made or denied within 30 days after the date on which a list
of members and necessary supporting documentation are submitted to
the Governor.  When the Governor certifies the council, it shall be
convened within 30 days by the official or officials who made the
appointments to such council pursuant to Section 15031. Certification
of private industry councils under this section shall not be
required prior to January 1, 1984.
15032.  It shall be the duty of the council to:
   (a) Design and plan the program of job preparation and training
services for the service delivery area, which shall include all of
the following:
   (1) Establishing the service delivery area's eligibility and
services priorities.
   (2) Determining the types of services and training to be provided.
   (3) Determining the industries and occupations for training.
   (4) Establishing criteria for the content and quality of training.
   (5) Determining the entities which will deliver the training and
services.
   (6) Determining the annual utilization of available funds and
resources and preparing the program budget.
   (b) Survey local employment needs and local economic conditions,
including a description of:
   (1) Unemployed, underemployed and "discouraged" workers.
   (2) Jobs lost and jobs created in the region.
   (3) Local labor market supplies and migratory patterns.
   (4) Labor force training needs and skills assessment.
   (5) Linkages with small businesses.
   (6) Economic development strategies, implemented or planned for
the region and their employment impact.
   (7) Employment by private industry receiving contracts, loans,
industrial revenue bonds, grants, tax abatements or preferential
zoning from the local governing body.
   (c) Guide the development of the service delivery area plan
prepared in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 15040) to assure that it conforms with the priorities,
criteria and standards set forth by the council pursuant to
subdivision (a).
   (d) Monitor the performance of the job preparation and training
services system to assure its compliance with the service delivery
area plan, and through utilization of performance criteria
established pursuant to this division, assess the levels of success
achieved by the system.  Where the system's performance is not up to
standard, the council shall propose modifications which maximize
successful outcomes.
   (e) Assure that the system is fully responsive to the employment
needs of the private sector, program participants, and the economic
conditions occurring within the service delivery area, and assure
that the system is compatible with and supportive of federal, state
and local business and economic development activities occurring
within the service delivery area.
   (f) Promote the integration of the system with all other job
training, vocational education, and employment services resources
available within the service delivery area, including the joint
development of plans with the Employment Development Department for
local offices for employment services, local educational agencies for
vocational education programs pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
7 (commencing with Section 15070), and county welfare departments for
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.
   (g) Promote the transition of participants served by the system
into full-time unsubsidized jobs with special emphasis on
nontraditional jobs in the private sector for women.
   For purposes of this subdivision, nontraditional employment in the
private sector for women shall be deemed to include employment in
any occupation in which not more than 25 percent of the employees are
women.
   (h) Consult quarterly with the local child care resource and
referral agency to review data on the need for child care and
development services for participants eligible for services under
this division.
   (i) Develop and implement a plan for participation in the planning
process, program development, and program evaluation by
representatives of eligible participants and service providers within
the service delivery area, including all types of public and private
vocational education agencies and schools, public assistance
recipients, participants in services under this division, and child
care resource and referral agencies.
   (j) Prepare and distribute to interested parties a quarterly
program assessment for review and comment.
15032.5.  The private industry council, in order to carry its
functions:
   (a) Shall, in accordance with its plan, prepare and approve a
budget for itself.
   (b) May hire staff, incorporate, and solicit and accept
contributions and grant funds from other sources.
   (c) Shall have access to information concerning the operation of
programs covered under the service delivery area plan.
15033.  The chief elected official or officials for the service
delivery area shall, every two years following the Governor's
biennial certification of the private industry council, appoint a
chairperson from among the private sector members on the private
industry council.  The private industry council may appoint other
officers as it deems necessary.
15034.  Members of the council shall be reimbursed only for their
necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their
official duties.