2005 California Unemployment Insurance Code Sections 15040-15046 CHAPTER 5. SERVICE DELIVERY AREA PLANS

15040.  A service delivery area plan shall be prepared in accordance
with an agreement or agreements between the local private industry
council and the chief elected official or officials in the service
delivery area.  The plan shall conform to the provisions of  this
division and the criteria, rules, and procedures established pursuant
to this division.  The service delivery area plan shall be prepared
in accordance with the requirements and provisions of this division
and the federal Job Training Partnership Act.
15041.  To receive any federal and state funds appropriated for the
purposes and requirements of this division, a service delivery area
shall operate under and adhere to a plan approved in accordance with
this division.
15042.  Service delivery area plans shall be developed and submitted
to the director in accordance with a time schedule set forth by the
department, which shall, to the extent feasible, allow for the
integration of cost and services needs information contained in the
plans with the development of the Governor's annual State Budget
proposal.
15043.  Service delivery area plans shall contain provisions
required by the federal Job Training Partnership Act and this
division, including all of the following:
   (a) Identification of the entity that will administer the program
and be the grant recipient of funds from the state.
   (b) Provisions for coordinating particular aspects of the service
delivery area program with other programs and service providers in
the labor market area if there is more than one service delivery area
in a single labor market area, including provisions for all of the
following:
   (1) Assessing needs and problems in the labor market that form the
basis for program planning.
   (2) Ensuring access by program participants in each service
delivery area to skills training and employment opportunities
throughout the entire labor market.
   (3) Coordinating or jointly implementing job development,
placement, and other employer outreach activities.
   (4) Entering into agreements and contracts between service
delivery areas to pay or share the cost of services.
   (c) A description of methods of complying with the coordination
criteria contained in the Governor's coordination and special
services plan.
   (d) A description of linkages established with appropriate
agencies designed to enhance the provision of services and avoid
duplication, including, but not limited to, the following:
   (1) Agreements with appropriate educational agencies.
   (2) Arrangements with other education, training, and employment
programs authorized by federal and state law.
   (3) If appropriate, joint programs in which activities supported
with assistance under this division are coordinated with activities
such as service opportunities and youth corps programs supported with
assistance made available under the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.  12501 et seq.).
   (4) Efforts to ensure the effective delivery of services to
participants in coordination with local welfare agencies and other
local agencies, community-based organizations, volunteer groups,
business and labor organizations, and other training, education,
employment, and social service programs.
   (e) Goals and objectives for the programs, including, but not
limited to, the following:
   (1) A description of the manner in which the program will
contribute to the economic self-sufficiency of participants, and the
productivity of the local area and the nation.
   (2) Performance standards established in accordance with standards
prescribed under Section 15055 and the federal Job Training
Partnership Act (P.L. 97-300), as amended.
   (f) Procedures for identifying and selecting participants,
including, but not limited to, the following:
   (1) Goals for the training and placement of hard-to-serve
individuals, and a description of efforts to be undertaken to
accomplish those goals.
   (2) Outreach efforts to recruit and expand awareness of training
and placement opportunities for those individuals.
   (3) Types of services to be provided to address the special needs
of those individuals.
   (g) Goals for the training of women in nontraditional employment,
and the training-related placement of women in nontraditional
employment and apprenticeships, and a description of efforts to be
undertaken to accomplish these goals, including efforts to increase
awareness of any training and placement opportunities.
   (h) Adult and youth program budgets for two program years and any
proposed expenditures for the succeeding two program years.
   (i) A description of all of the following:
   (1) The assessment process that will identify participant skill
levels.
   (2) The process for providing information and referrals for
applicants and participants relating to appropriate programs and
service providers.
   (3) The services to be provided, including the means for involving
labor organizations and community-based organizations in the
provision of services, the estimated duration of service, and the
estimated training cost per participant.
   (4) The competency levels to be achieved by participants as a
result of program participation.
   (5) The procedures for evaluating the progress of participants in
achieving competencies.
   (j) A description, where applicable, of the procedures and methods
of carrying out the Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals
Incentive Bonus Program (Title V) of the federal Job Training
Partnership Act (P.L. 97-300), as amended.
   (k) Procedures for selecting service providers, that shall take
into account both of the following:
   (1) The past performance of the providers with regard to job
training, basic skills training, or related activities, fiscal
accountability, and ability to meet performance standards.
   (2) The ability of the providers to provide services that can lead
to achievement of competency standards for participants with
identified deficiencies.
   (l) Fiscal control, including, but not limited to, procurement,
monitoring, and management information system requirements,
accounting, audit, and debt collection procedures, to assure the
proper disbursal of, and accounting for, funds received under Title
II of the federal Job Training Partnership Act (P.L. 97-300), as
amended.
   (m) Procedures for the preparation and submission of an annual
report to the Governor, that shall include all of the following:
   (1) A description of activities conducted during the program year.
   (2) A description of the characteristics of participants.
   (3) Information on the extent to which applicable performance
standards were met.
   (4) Information on the extent to which the service delivery area
has met the goals of the area for the training and training-related
placement of women in nontraditional employment and apprenticeships.
   (5) A statistical breakdown of women trained and placed in
nontraditional occupations, including information regarding the type
of training received by occupation, and information regarding whether
the participant was placed in a job or apprenticeship.  If the
participant was placed in a job or apprenticeship, the breakdown
shall include the following information:
   (A) The occupation and wage at placement.
   (B) The age of the participant.
   (C) The race of the participant.
   (D) The period of retention of the participant in nontraditional
employment.
15044.  Jobs provided pursuant to the plan shall, to the extent
possible, offer net income sufficient to meet the family's necessary
expenses for food, housing, utilities, child care, and
transportation.
15045.  The opportunity shall be provided for public review and
comment on the plan prior to final approval and in accordance with
procedures that the chief elected officials determine are reasonable
and appropriate, that are consistent with the public review and
comment provisions required by the federal Job Training Partnership
Act (P.L. 97-300), as amended, and that include a public hearing on
the proposed plan by the private industry council, with at least 10
days' advance public notice, prior to submission to the chief elected
official or officials, and a response, in writing, from the private
industry council or the chief elected official or officials, or both,
with respect to any comments submitted concerning the plan as a part
of the plan to be submitted to the department.
15046.  Each service delivery area's plan shall require the approval
of both its chief elected officials and the local private industry
council, and the plan submitted to the director shall so indicate
this joint approval.