reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9605.

9605. The department shall:
(a) Conduct the state manpower program, with the exception of manpower programs conducted by units of local general purpose government.
(b) Be the sole state agency to approve and coordinate publicly funded job training and placement programs, which it administers. The department shall approve programs only if consistent with the plans developed under Section 9600 and other provisions of this division.
(c) Be responsible for developing program objectives for each category of the service program it administers, establishing cost-effective results measurement, and providing accountability for results as related to the objectives set.
(d) Appoint an advisory committee of representatives of employers and employer organizations to enlist the advice and support of private industry in developing a statewide system for making jobs available to job trainees following successful completion of job training and placement programs.
(e) Develop controls to insure that job training and placement programs, it administers meet existing labor market needs as viewed by employers. The department shall study training and personnel selection methods used successfully by private industry.
(f) Encourage placement of eligible persons in public employment with the assistance of an advisory group representing state and local officials and representatives of economically disadvantaged areas appointed by the department.
(g) Evaluate the need for specific new public employment opportunities.
(h) Determine the kinds and quality of job training and placement programs, it administers necessary to provide placement in public employment for eligible persons and develop means to realign job tasks to develop greater employment opportunities for eligible persons.
(i) Cooperate with the State Personnel Board and local personnel officials in developing and upgrading employment opportunities for and in eliminating unnecessary barriers to the placement of eligible persons in public employment.
The State Personnel Board and other state and local agencies shall cooperate to the maximum extent feasible to achieve the purposes of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 152, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9606.

9606. The state manpower program shall serve the needs of employers by providing them with referrals of qualified job applicants. In addition the manpower program shall assist those individuals who are ready for employment, those who are employable with some direct assistance, and those individuals who are potentially employable.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9607.

9607. In the administration of the state manpower program, the director shall establish community employment development centers. Within his administrative discretion, he shall determine the number, location and management structure for community employment development centers based on identified community needs. Each center shall be responsible for identifying and meeting manpower needs within the community and for maintaining current community labor market information. This labor market information shall be the basis for more realistic direction to manpower and vocational training efforts.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9608.

9608. The director shall, within each community employment development center, establish an intake system to appraise the individual needs of applicants. Each community employment development center shall provide the following services:
(a) Job referral and labor market information services to applicants who are occupationally competitive and qualified by training or experience in the labor market. These applicants shall be encouraged to utilize self-help services.
(b) Employment exploration and job development services to applicants who are employable but need some directed assistance in planning an effective job search or coping with minor barriers to employment. Employment exploration and job development services are designed as follows:
(1) To prepare groups of applicants to use job referral and information services by instructing them in job finding techniques and how to initiate their own job search.
(2) To assist applicants directly by developing job opportunities.
(3) To provide, as necessary, usually on a one-time basis, the following services:
(A) Contacting an employer to explain an applicant’s qualifications or limitations, such as a disability not affecting ability to work, in relation to requirements for a particular job and arranging an interview.
(B) A more thorough appraisal of the applicant’s capabilities and desires in relation to the job market than is required of an applicant seeking only job referral and labor market information.
(4) To arrange for short-term supplemental services.
(c) Individual employability development and placement services to applicants who are potentially employable but are in need of more intensive services before becoming employable because they have vocational barriers due to disability, lack of skills, obsolescence of job skills, limited education, or poor work habits and attitudes. Intensive employability services shall be provided by case-responsible persons to applicants where case-responsible persons are assigned.
(d) Through case managers or case-responsible persons, case services to applicants to the extent funds are available. Case services funds may be made available for services to the disadvantaged. “Case services” means an applicant’s expenses necessary for or incident to training or employability development and includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Medical and dental treatment necessary for employability.
(2) Temporary child care.
(3) Transportation costs.
(4) Wearing apparel.
(5) Books and supplies.
(6) Tools and safety equipment.
(7) Union fees.
(8) Business license fees.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 649. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9609.

9609. The department shall administer manpower service funds and shall provide, in a balanced and flexible manner, needed services as provided in this part.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9610.

9610. The director may enter into contracts for public and private job training and placement programs as may be required, and shall maintain quarterly projections of manpower needs in the public and private sector in each area.
(Added by renumbering Section 9606 by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9612.

9612. The employees of the department shall be subject to the State Civil Service Act, except for exempt appointees. Members of the California Commission on Aging shall continue to be appointed by the Governor.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 819, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9613.

9613. (a) The director shall make every effort to secure to the fullest extent possible federal funds available for participation under this part and shall provide that effective and comprehensive placement and manpower information services are made available to eligible persons, both youth and adults, who are served by the department, using funds available to the department under Title III and Title IX of the Social Security Act, in accordance with a plan of service developed by the department and approved by the United States Department of Labor as required by federal law and regulations.
(b) Under a plan of service developed by the department, funds under Title III and Title IX used for the administration of employment service offices and funds under the Manpower Development and Training Act shall be used to administer programs designed to find employment for economically displaced personnel toward the end of meeting the following goals:
(1) Developing a broad inventory of skills of displaced workers.
(2) Establishing labor market information systems necessary to identify the need for skills in waste disposal, power, water reclamation, sea water conversion, communications, biomedical techniques, air pollution control, and transportation systems.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9615.

9615. Eligible persons who are registrants pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall receive priority for services. The department shall use up to 50 percent of the funds available to it pursuant to Section 7(b) of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 49f) to provide for job services required pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 11320.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 152, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9616.

9616. (a) The department, in coordination with the United States Department of Defense and the various branches of the military of the United States, shall determine which military occupational specialties have civilian counterpart jobs that require licensure by state or local agencies.
(b) The department shall further determine, to the degree possible, if any procedural, financial, technological, educational, or bureaucratic barriers exist that impede military personnel reentering the civilian workforce from acquiring these licenses.
(c) The department shall implement this section only to the extent federal funds are available for the costs of implementation.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 216. Effective October 12, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9616.1.

9616.1. (a) The department shall convene groups that represent local department field offices, county welfare departments, local workforce investment areas, and community colleges for the purpose of developing a local plan on how these entities will regularly coordinate employer outreach activities and the solicitation of entry-level and other job listings, in order to reduce duplication of effort and to enhance the overall job development activities. Each local plan shall be signed by the local entities convened pursuant to this subdivision and submitted to the department.
(b) The entities involved in formulating each local plan and the department shall review each plan on at least an annual basis.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 152, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9617.

9617. (a) To the extent that funds are provided in the Budget Act of 2000 for the purposes of providing competitive grants to faith-based organizations that are not owned or operated as pervasively sectarian organizations, those organizations receiving funding shall demonstrate that they are able to meet the following six criteria in the provision of services:
(1) Establishing linkages with local workforce development service delivery systems.
(2) Leveraging resources through collaboration and partnerships.
(3) Establishing intermediate and long-term outcome goals, with measurable indicators.
(4) Collecting and maintaining data that can be used for management decisionmaking.
(5) Using data to assess progress and evaluate effectiveness.
(6) Sharing information with stakeholders.
(b) The department shall provide technical assistance to organizations as needed to enable them to meet the six criteria specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (a).
(c) The department shall collect and analyze the following information as it relates to the organizations funded under this section:
(1) The number of participants who experienced job placements, wage gains, increased job retention, increased educational achievement, and reduced use of public assistance programs.
(2) The cost per participant.
(3) Organizations’ effectiveness in serving populations with barriers to employment who are missed by traditional service providers.
(4) The department’s success in transitioning the organizations to longer-term funding sources.
(d) The department shall provide an interim report with regard to the competitive grants provided under this section to the Legislature on or before May 15, 2001, and shall provide a final report to the Legislature on or before September 1, 2001.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 108, Sec. 17.5. Effective July 10, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9618.

9618. (a) The department shall administer a solar training program. The department shall coordinate with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards and the State Contractors’ License Board to ensure solar energy product and service providers in California possess and maintain the necessary skills, training, and certification.
(b) Elements of the training program shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The science of photovoltaics and small scale solar thermal technologies.
(2) The design of solar systems.
(3) The installation of solar systems.
(4) Permitting of solar systems.
(5) Safety.
(6) System and component certification.
(7) State and federal incentive programs.
(Added by Stats. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 17, Sec. 4. Effective August 8, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 9619.

9619. (a) (1) To the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act, the department may award grants to regional collaboratives for the creation of regional nursing simulation laboratories that will allow additional nursing students to have access to clinical educational facilities. No single grant made under this section may exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
(2) During the 2005–06 fiscal year, all grants made under this section shall be made for the creation of regional nursing simulation laboratories that serve rural areas.
(b) The department shall administer grants made under this section, and shall establish procedures and criteria for the awarding of those grants.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 74, Sec. 73. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 3 - San Diego Multiuse Biotechnology Training Center › Section 9700.

9700. For purposes of this article, “center” means the San Diego Multiuse Biotechnology Training Center.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 3 - San Diego Multiuse Biotechnology Training Center › Section 9702.

9702. The San Diego Community College District, California State University, University of California, Employment Development Department, Employment Training Panel, California Health and Human Services Agency, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, California Workforce Investment Board, and the San Diego Workforce Partnership may enter into memoranda of understanding with the center to utilize existing staff and resources to provide any of the following:
(a) Funding, if moneys are appropriated.
(b) Staff.
(c) Program development.
(d) Outreach.
(e) Coordination.
(f) Implementation.
(g) Strategy.
(h) Physical office, administration, and training space.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 628, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9800.

9800. The purposes of the California YouthBuild Program shall be all of the following:
(a) To enable economically disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school, to obtain the education, job skills training, personal counseling, leadership development skills training, job placement assistance, and long-term followup services necessary for them to achieve permanent economic self-sufficiency, while at the same time providing valuable community service that addresses urgent community needs, including the demand for affordable housing and the need for young role models and mentors for younger teenagers and children.
(b) To provide communities with the opportunity to establish or rebuild neighborhood stability in economically depressed and low-income areas, as well as historic areas requiring restoration or preservation, while providing economically disadvantaged youth, and youth who have not finished high school, an opportunity for a meaningful participation in society.
(c) To allow communities to expand the supply of affordable housing for homeless and other low-income individuals by utilizing the energies and talents of economically disadvantaged youth and young people who have not graduated from school.
(d) To foster the development of leadership skills and a commitment to community development among youth.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9801.

9801. (a) The director, from funds appropriated for this purpose to the YouthBuild Program, may make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out programs as authorized by this article. For the purpose of administering and managing the grant-making process, the director may contract with a qualified nonprofit corporation designated by the United States Department of Labor to provide technical assistance to YouthBuild programs. All programs shall have strong youth and community involvement.
(b) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:
(1) “YouthBuild Program” means the overall California YouthBuild Program, as coordinated by the director.
(2) “Program” means an individual program funded by a grant made by the director to an applicant as part of the overall YouthBuild Program.
(c) “Applicant” means an entity that applies for a program grant pursuant to Section 9807.
(d) “Participant” means a person eligible to participate in a program pursuant to Section 9805.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 95, Sec. 1. (AB 271) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9802.5.

9802.5. The department may accept proposals for funding from applicants who establish their eligibility for funding under this article by submitting proof that they have been funded or designated as a federal YouthBuild program by the United States Department of Labor.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 95, Sec. 2. (AB 271) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9803.

9803. Program grants may be used for the activities in Section 9802 and for any of the following activities:
(a) Legal fees for housing acquisition.
(b) Administrative and technical assistance costs of the program applicant that may not exceed 15 percent of the program grant, or another amount as is determined by the director to be necessary to support capacity development of a private nonprofit community-based organization. The applicant may contract with a technical assistance provider approved by the director.
(c) Defraying costs for the ongoing training and technical assistance needs of the program applicant that are related to developing and carrying out the program.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9805.

9805. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), eligible participants in a program shall be youth between the ages of 17 and 24, inclusive, who are economically disadvantaged, as defined in Section 1503 of Title 29 of the United States Code, and who are in one of the following groups:
(1) Persons who are not attending any school and who have not received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.
(2) Persons currently enrolled in a traditional or alternative school setting or a GED program and who are in danger of dropping out of school.
(3) Very low income persons whose incomes are at or less than 50 percent of the area median income area, adjusted for family size, as estimated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(b) Not more than 25 percent of program participants may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of subdivision (a). These participants shall be persons who have educational needs despite the attainment of a high school diploma.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9806.

9806. (a) The director shall use the existing infrastructure of federally funded YouthBuild programs to the maximum extent possible. In the 1999–2000 fiscal year, the director shall give first priority in awarding grants under this article to applicants seeking to continue YouthBuild programs established with federal or other funding.
(b) Entities eligible for grants under this article shall be nonprofit private entities and public agencies with experience in operating youth construction skills training, education, job placement, personal development, leadership development, and housing rehabilitation or construction programs.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9808.

9808. The term “YouthBuild” shall only be used in connection with a program funded pursuant to this article or by the United States Department of Labor, or if the program is an affiliate of YouthBuild U.S.A.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 95, Sec. 3. (AB 271) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9809.

9809. Each grant recipient, at the beginning of the grant cycle, shall report to the director, at a minimum, regarding the number of participants who have done any of the following:
(a) Obtained a general education degree (GED).
(b) Obtained full-time, unsubsidized employment in the building trades industry.
(c) Obtained full-time, unsubsidized employment in other industries.
(d) Obtained part-time, unsubsidized employment in the building trades industry or in other industries.
(e) Gained acceptance into a trade apprenticeship program.
(f) Successfully enrolled in a vocational or two-year community college.
(g) Successfully enrolled in a state university, the University of California, or any other four-year college.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 4 - California YouthBuild Program › Section 9809.5.

9809.5. Each grant recipient shall report to the director on other participant outcomes as required by the Governor under Section 122(h) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9900.

9900. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to support the expansion of the Jobs for California Graduates pilot project in Merced into a regional system of local programs based on the Jobs for America’s Graduates model. The Jobs for California Graduates nonprofit, public-private partnership will create a network of local programs to help California’s at-risk youth complete their secondary education and acquire the basic skills necessary to successfully transition into the workforce or enroll in postsecondary education.
(b) The director of the Employment Development Department, from funds appropriated for this purpose to the Jobs for California Graduates Program, may make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out programs as authorized by this article. The grants shall be used to support new and existing Jobs for California Graduates Programs in the central valley region in one or more of the following counties: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, Madera, and Kern. The director shall develop criteria for ranking grant applications, and performance standards and auditing procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the grants. The director may contract with a qualified nonprofit corporation designated by the national organization, Jobs for America’s Graduates, to provide technical assistance to Jobs for California Graduates local programs.
(c) The regional system of Jobs for California Graduates local programs shall be designed to accomplish all of the following goals:
(1) To decrease absenteeism rates for at-risk youth.
(2) To improve the performance of at-risk youth in school and in the workplace.
(3) To improve secondary education completion rates.
(4) To improve employability skills of at-risk youth.
(5) To improve employment placement rates for at-risk youth.
(6) To improve enrollment rates of at-risk youth in postsecondary education and training.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9901.

9901. (a) In order to encourage a regional system of long-lasting, self-sustaining model local programs, communities served pursuant to this article shall contribute in-kind and financial resources in direct support of the model local program, according to the following schedule:
(1) During its initial year of implementation, a Jobs for California Graduates local program may receive state funds in an amount equal to 100 percent of the costs of implementing each Jobs for California Graduates Program site, but not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000).
(2) During any year subsequent to the initial year of implementation, a model local program may receive state funds in the amount equal to 75 percent of the costs of implementing the model local program, but not to exceed forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).
(b) Community partners providing matching resources to the model local programs may include private nonprofit corporations, community-based organizations, workforce investment agencies, school districts, and other public and private sources.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9902.

9902. Local affiliates of the Jobs for California Graduates Program shall include all of the following elements:
(a) (1) A trained youth specialist employed year-round providing individual and group instruction to 25 to 45 eligible youth recruited and selected by a school-based advisory committee comprised of faculty, administrators, and counselors.
(2) The youth specialist shall provide individual attention to students to help them overcome barriers preventing them from receiving a high school diploma or securing employment, or both, or pursuing a postsecondary education that will lead to a career.
(3) The youth specialist shall provide informal guidance to students on academic, career, and life decisions and, based on the individual needs of students, connect them to professional counseling services to address more serious barriers, such as mental health problems or drug abuse.
(4) The youth specialist shall be actively involved in intensive, one-on-one employer marketing and job development activities to identify entry-level job opportunities for students upon graduation. Likewise, the youth specialist shall assist graduates in the exploration of postsecondary education opportunities and help them navigate the financial aid process to pursue these opportunities.
(b) Youth shall be taught a minimum of 37 employment competencies designed to prepare them to secure a quality entry-level job or pursue a postsecondary education, or both, upon completion of their secondary education.
(c) Placement services shall be provided to students during the summer months or partnerships developed with summer youth employment programs to support yearlong learning. Youth specialists shall maintain contact with youth during the summer months.
(d) A student-led organization, associated with a state and national association, shall build on the competency-based curriculum and provide the opportunity for students to develop, practice, and refine their leadership and team membership skills.
(e) It shall serve as a school-based “one-stop center” for participating at-risk youth to ensure that they receive appropriate academic and social services from available resources in the school and community.
(f) It shall provide no less than 12 months of followup and support on the job and in postsecondary education after leaving the school.
(g) It shall provide computerized tracking of youth served, services delivered and performance outcomes, such as graduation rate, positive outcome rates, aggregate employment rate, full-time jobs rate, full-time placement rate, further education rate, wages, and return to school rate, at local and state levels.
(h) It shall provide continuous improvement of results through the ongoing professional development of managers, supervisors, and specialists.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9903.

9903. (a) Entities eligible to conduct a Jobs for California Graduates local program shall include, but need not be limited to, local education agencies, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations with an interest in serving at-risk youth.
(b) To maintain eligibility after the initial year of implementation, participating entities shall conduct the Jobs for California Graduates Program in accordance with Jobs for America’s Graduates performance standards, receiving no less than a “Meets Standards” rating on an accreditation review.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9904.

9904. To be eligible to receive services through a Jobs for California Graduates local program under this article, a youth shall meet at least two of the following criteria:
(a) One or more years behind modal grade for one’s age group, with particular emphasis on those two or more years behind modal grade.
(b) Below average academic grade point average relative to students in his or her class.
(c) Above average number of absences during the past school year in comparison to other students in the school.
(d) Placed on probation, suspended, or expelled from school one or more times during the past two years.
(e) Pregnant or parenting teen.
(f) Physically or mentally challenged.
(g) Involved with substance abuse or criminal activities.
(h) Member of an economically disadvantaged family.
(i) Lives with only one or neither of his or her natural parents.
(j) Receives little or no academic or social support from home or family.
(k) Mother has not graduated from high school.
(l) Closest friends have limited educational expectations. For example, they do not expect to graduate from high school or have already dropped out of high school.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9905.

9905. (a) For purposes of establishing and expanding these programs, the department shall, to the extent feasible, make local grants available throughout the region.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), it is the intent of the Legislature that Jobs for California Graduates local programs be conducted in a broad range of settings, including urban, suburban, and rural districts, which are representative of all California youth during the initial year of the regional program, in order to test the effectiveness of the model local programs throughout the state.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 5 - Jobs for California Graduates Program › Section 9908.

9908. State funds made available pursuant to this article shall be used to carry out both of the following:
(a) The Jobs for California Graduates local program elements specified in Section 9902.
(b) Regional management and technical assistance activities, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Operation of an office, including the hiring of staff, that shall be responsible for managing and monitoring model local program compliance.
(2) Conducting research and evaluation of all Jobs for California Graduates local programs, retaining a third-party provider as appropriate.
(3) Making available regional training and development opportunities for consistent, effective implementation of the model local programs.
(4) Conducting educational and outreach activities to engage private and public sector employers, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, the military, state and local elected officials, community and social service organizations, and other interested parties.
(5) Conducting regional activities for students, including, at a minimum, a leadership development conference and a career development conference.
(6) Providing for the continuous improvement of model local program performance outcomes.
(7) Developing and maintaining state and local partnerships with private and public employers, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, and community and social services organizations.
(8) Providing other support and oversight to promote the continuous improvement of Jobs for California Graduates local programs.
(9) Directly operating local programs as appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 6 - Employer Elder Care Benefits › Section 9910.

9910. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The percentage of California employers offering pension and retirement plans to employees is substantially lower than the national average.
(2) Many employers lack an understanding of the implications of our coming “age wave,” and how to best assist employees in preparing for the long-term care needs of themselves and their families.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, in future years, to develop and to enact legislation to institute elder care and caregiving programs as an employee benefit, holding employers to the same standard in providing benefits and leave time for employees caring for elders as those provided employees caring for children.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 541, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 6 - Employer Elder Care Benefits › Section 9912.

9912. (a) The Legislature requests that the Senior Worker Advocate Office of the Employment Development Department work with the California Commission on Aging and other interested organizations including, but not limited to, AARP, in order to conduct outreach to the business community. The Legislature encourages other state entities, including, but not limited to, the California Department of Aging, to join in this effort.
(b) The Legislature requests that this outreach effort be directed at educating employers about the implications of the impending “age wave,” and at providing employers with information on matters relevant to the aging population and on related employment implications.
(c) State funds may not be appropriated for purposes of this article. The Employment Development Department is not required to undertake any new task pursuant to this article unless the department receives federal or private funds for the purposes of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 541, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 7 - Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program › Section 9920.

9920. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) All efforts funded under this article are intended to supplement and be aligned with the broader workforce and education system in the State of California. This act is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries.
(b) The primary purpose of this act is to support workers on the front lines of the state’s transition to carbon neutrality and specifically workers in California’s oil, gas, and related industries, with the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c) Populations eligible to be served by grants include, but are not limited to, workers on the front lines of the state’s transition to carbon neutrality and specifically workers in California’s oil and gas industry who are transitioning or dislocated.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 67, Sec. 43. (SB 191) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 9925.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 7 - Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program › Section 9921.

9921. (a) There is hereby established the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(1) “Department” means the Employment Development Department.
(2) “Program” means the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program.
(3) “Qualified applicant” means a public or private nonprofit organization, local workforce development area, education and training provider, tribal organization, faith-based organization, or community-based organization. “Qualified applicant” does not include an individual applicant.
(4) “Target population” means individuals who are transitioning or have been displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 67, Sec. 43. (SB 191) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 9925.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 3 - EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS › PART 1 - EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY SERVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Employment Development Department › ARTICLE 7 - Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program › Section 9922.

9922. (a) The department shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program.
(b) The department shall accept grant applications from qualified applicants. The grant application shall identify a lead applicant who shall be deemed the fiscal agent responsible for reporting and monitoring.
(c) The department shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been dislocated from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions, with an emphasis on those transitioning or displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries.
(2) Capacity to provide services to target populations and provide evidence of this capacity.
(3) Experience in providing services, consistent with the objectives of the program, to the target population.
(4) Support from partner entities includes, but is not limited to, local workforce development areas, education and training providers, tribal organizations, employers and faith-based organizations, business-based, labor-based organizations, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based organizations, and services-based organizations.
(5) The specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services to be provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partner entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal.
(6) A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will create pipelines to quality jobs, including temporary job creation, and income security for workers with an emphasis on career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs.
(d) Funding awarded for training shall meet the requirements of high road as defined in subdivisions (r) and (s) of Section 14005.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 67, Sec. 43. (SB 191) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of July 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 9925.)