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2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 6 - WITHHOLDING TAX ON WAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Collections › Section 13075.

13075. Whenever, under any provision of this division, service is authorized upon the state of any notice to withhold, unless expressly exempted from the provisions of this section, such service to be effective must, in addition to any other requirements, be made on the state agency owing the obligation prior to the time such agency presents the claim for payment thereof to the State Controller.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1007, Sec. 64. Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 67 of Ch. 1007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 6 - WITHHOLDING TAX ON WAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Collections › Section 13076.

13076. If the employer is the United States, or this state, or any political subdivision thereof, including the Regents of the University of California, a city organized under a freeholders’ charter, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or more of the foregoing, the return of the amount deducted and withheld upon any wages may be made by any officer or employee of the United States, or of such state, city organized under a freeholders’ charter, or political subdivision, or of such agency or instrumentality, as the case may be, having control of the payment of such wages, or appropriately designated for that purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1007, Sec. 64. Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 67 of Ch. 1007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 6 - WITHHOLDING TAX ON WAGES › CHAPTER 5 - Collections › Section 13077.

13077. (a) For purposes of Sections 13020 and 13070, if a lender, surety, or other person, who is not an employer under such sections with respect to an employee or group of employees, pays wages directly to such an employee or group of employees, employed by one or more employers, or to an agent on behalf of such employee or employees, such lender, surety, or other person shall be liable in his or her own person and estate to the State of California in a sum equal to the taxes (together with interest) required to be deducted and withheld from such wages by such employer.
(b) If a lender, surety, or other person supplies funds to or for the account of an employer for the specific purpose of paying wages of the employees of such employer, with actual notice or knowledge that such employer does not intend to or will not be able to make timely payment or deposit of the amounts of tax required by this part to be deducted and withheld by such employer from such wages, such lender, surety, or other person shall be liable in his or her own person and estate to the State of California in a sum equal to the taxes (together with interest) which are not paid over to the State of California by such employer with respect to such wages. However, the liability of such lender, surety, or other person shall be limited to an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount so supplied to or for the account of such employer for such purpose.
(c) Any amounts paid to the State of California pursuant to this section shall be credited against the liability of the employer.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1007, Sec. 64. Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 67 of Ch. 1007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 6 - WITHHOLDING TAX ON WAGES › CHAPTER 6 - Violations › Section 13101.

13101. (a) In addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, if any individual makes a statement under Section 13040, 13041, or 13042 which results in a decrease in the amounts deducted and withheld under this division, and as of the time the statement was made, there was no reasonable basis for the statement, the individual shall pay a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the statement.
(b) The department may waive, in whole or in part, the penalty imposed under subdivision (a) if the taxes imposed with respect to the individual under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the taxable year are equal to or less than the sum of both of the following:
(1) The credits against those taxes allowed by Sections 17052.1 through 17053.7 and Section 19002.
(2) The payments of estimated tax which are considered payments on account of those taxes.
(c) Article 11 (commencing with Section 1221) of Chapter 4 of Part 1, relating to administrative appellate review, shall not apply to the assessment or collection of any penalty imposed by subdivision (a).
(d) This section shall apply to acts and failures to act after December 31, 1981.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 31, Sec. 77. Effective June 16, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 83 of Ch. 31.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14002.

14002. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that screening designed to detect unidentified disabilities, including learning disabilities, improves workforce preparation and enhances the use of employment and training resources.
(b) Section 134(c)(2) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 3174(c)(2)) allows for the use of funds for initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, and support services, including, when appropriate, comprehensive and specialized assessments of skill levels and service needs, including, but not limited to, diagnostic testing and the use of other assessment tools and in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.
(c) The Legislature encourages one-stop career centers to maximize the use of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act resources and other federal and state workforce development resources for screening designed to detect unidentified disabilities, and if indicated, appropriate diagnostic assessment.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 5. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14003.

14003. (a) Grants or contracts awarded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, codified in Chapter 32 (commencing with Section 3101) of Title 29 of the United States Code, or any other state or federally funded workforce development program, may not be awarded to organizations that are owned or operated as pervasively sectarian organizations.
(b) Grants or contracts awarded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, codified in Chapter 32 (commencing with Section 3101) of Title 29 of the United States Code, or any other state or federally funded workforce development program, shall comply with Section 4 of Article I and Section 5 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, state and federal civil rights laws, and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in regard to pervasively sectarian organizations. These legal constraints include prohibitions on the discrimination against beneficiaries and staff based on protected categories and on the promoting of religious doctrine to advance sectarian beliefs.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 6. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14004.

14004. To be eligible for state or federal workforce development funds awarded by the state under the California Community and Faith Based Initiative, an organization must be a separate nonprofit entity or affiliate that is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 225, Sec. 23.1. Effective August 11, 2003. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 14004.5.

14004.5. The Consolidated Work Program Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury, for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The Employment Development Department shall be the entity responsible for administering this section. Moneys in the fund shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the State Plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 7. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions and Severability › Section 14006.

14006. The provisions of this division are severable. If any provision of this division or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 630, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions and Severability › Section 14007.

14007. Each provision of this division shall remain in effect unless the United States Secretary of Labor determines that any provision of this division or its application is not in conformity with the requirements of federal law, at which time only those provisions of this division that are not in conformity with federal law shall be repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 630, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 1 - California Workforce Development Board › Section 14010.

14010. The California Workforce Development Board is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California’s workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 10. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 1 - California Workforce Development Board › Section 14011.

14011. The board shall report, through its executive director, to the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 630, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 1 - California Workforce Development Board › Section 14014.

14014. (a) Consistent with the intent of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 14000, the California Workforce Development Board shall collect and report program and outcome data for its high road workforce programs.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), all of the following shall apply:
(1) The Employment Development Department shall make available to the board any and all wage and employment data necessary to evaluate all relevant programs and grants.
(2) All grant applicants and program beneficiaries participating in a high road training partnership program shall provide any and all necessary information to the state to facilitate public transparency, accountability, and grant and program performance evaluation, including any relevant data needed to determine the outcomes and benefits of programing and grants funded for program participants, high road training partnerships, industry, and the workforce system.
(3) All grants and programming shall be evaluated using criteria, metrics, and data that include, but are not limited to, information pertaining to the ability of grantees and program administrators to conduct and complete relevant programming as demonstrated through appropriate quantitative and qualitative analysis, including the use of appropriate outcome metrics.
(4) For funds and grants providing direct workforce, training, and education services to individuals, the board shall report all of the following:
(A) Who is receiving the services, including data on the demographics of the individuals receiving services.
(B) The nature of the services received collected at the individual level.
(C) Data pertaining to participant program and employment outcomes of individuals receiving services including:
(i) The employment rates of individuals served to measure initial job placement and retention over time.
(ii) The wages and wage growth of individuals served during and after program participation.
(5) Recognizing that the outcome data specified in this section frequently lags program implementation activities, progress reports and interim evaluation reports consistent with the requirements of this section shall be provided to the Legislature by the board, after it receives and administers funding under the relevant budget allocations, by October 1 of even-numbered years utilizing whatever program participant and outcome data is available. The report shall also include, but not be limited to, the number of grants awarded, the average award amounts, geographic distribution of awards, and types of industries awarded.
(6) Final evaluation reports for all grants and programs shall be provided to the Legislature 18 months after all available labor market outcome data specified in this section becomes available.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 78, Sec. 16. (AB 138) Effective July 16, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 1 - California Workforce Development Board › Section 14015.

14015. Members of the board may receive up to one hundred dollars ($100) for each day’s actual attendance at meetings and other official business of the board, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per month, and shall receive their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 630, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14030.

14030. As used in this article, “Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative” or “initiative” means the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative established in this article.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14031.

14031. (a) All efforts funded under this initiative are intended to supplement and be aligned with the broader workforce and education system in the State of California. The initiative is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the labor market.
(b) The primary purpose of the initiative is to provide individuals with barriers to employment 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, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security.
(c) The distinguishing characteristic of the initiative is the manner in which services will be delivered at the local and regional level. Under the initiative, services shall be delivered principally through a collaborative partnership between mission-driven, community-based organizations with experience in providing services and relevant relationships to targeted populations, consistent with the objectives of this initiative and to the populations specified, which may include, but are not limited to, faith-based, business-based, labor-based, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based, and services-based organizations, employment social enterprises, worker centers, and local workforce development boards to strengthen the America’s Job Center of California system. The role of the community-based organizations shall be to use their expertise in working with targeted populations and employers to ensure that individuals from these targeted populations receive the necessary supplemental, supportive, remedial, and wraparound services they need to successfully enter, participate in, and complete workforce and education programs and enter, be retained, and advance in the labor market. The role of local workforce development boards is to ensure a connection between community-based organizations and the America’s Job Center of California system to integrate individuals served by community-based organizations under this initiative into the education system and broader workforce for employment.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 323, Sec. 1. (AB 628) Effective January 1, 2022. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14034.

14034. Populations eligible to be served by grants include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Youths who are at risk of disconnection or disconnected from the education system or employment.
(b) Women seeking training or education to move into nontraditional fields of employment.
(c) Displaced workers and long-term unemployed.
(d) Low-wage workers.
(e) Persons for whom English is not their primary language.
(f) Economically disadvantaged persons.
(g) CalWORKs participants.
(h) Persons who are incarcerated and soon to be released or formerly incarcerated.
(i) Armed services veterans.
(j) Native Americans.
(k) Migrants or seasonal farmworkers.
(l) Persons with developmental or other disabilities.
(m) Any other population with barriers to employment identified in subdivision (j) of Section 14005.
(n) Immigrants.
(o) Persons who reside in cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence or are enrolled in violence prevention or mitigation programs.
(p) Persons who are victims of domestic violence or community violence.
(q) Persons over 50 years of age who need retraining for in-demand skills.
(r) Population groups with disproportionate numbers of people living in ZIP Codes of concentrated poverty.
(s) Population groups that are disproportionately impacted by occupational segregation and who are underrepresented in jobs as defined by the Civil Rights Department in their enforcement of the California Equal Pay Act.
(t) Populations that have been disproportionately impacted by unemployment, job interruption, and displacement during the pandemic.
(u) Persons diagnosed with autism.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 75. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14035.

14035. Eligible activities for initiative and grant funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) English language improvement training.
(b) Culturally and linguistically relevant academic enrichment, basic skills training, tutoring, and adult education.
(c) High school diploma and GED acquisition.
(d) Skills and vocational training that aligns with regional labor market needs identified as part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional planning process.
(e) Work experience.
(f) On-the-job training.
(g) Stipends and income and language supports for trainees.
(h) Earn and learn training.
(i) Industry certifications.
(j) Preapprenticeship programming offered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 14230, regardless of whether the preapprenticeship program funding source includes California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds.
(k) Mentoring.
(l) Other remedial education and work readiness skills.
(m) Supportive services.
(n) Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development.
(o) Know-your-rights training.
(p) Mental health services, trauma-informed care, and wraparound support services.
(q) Employer education.
(r) Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14033.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 323, Sec. 5. (AB 628) Effective January 1, 2022. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14036.

14036. The California Workforce Development Board may develop necessary policies to ensure that grants awarded under the initiative fund are activities that are consistent with the intent of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14037.

14037. There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund. All moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this article in support of the initiative. Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys appropriated, or those collected or received from gifts, bequests, or donations, shall be deposited in the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 824, Sec. 1. (AB 1111) Effective January 1, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 3 - Removing Barriers to Employment Act › Section 14038.

14038. All criteria, guidelines, and policies developed by the California Workforce Development Board for the administration of the initiative shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 41. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 4 - Prison to Employment Program › Section 14040.

14040. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Earn and learn” has the same meaning as in subdivision (q) of Section 14005.
(b) “Justice involved” refers to individuals who are on parole, probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction of, a county or the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(c) “Prison to employment regional partnership” or “regional partnership” means a partnership established to develop a regional plan that coordinates reentry and workforce services in each of the state’s 14 workforce regions established pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128), so that the formerly incarcerated and other justice-involved individuals in these regions can find and retain employment. Partners in a regional partnership shall include local workforce development boards, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Adult Parole Operations, community-based organizations that serve the formerly incarcerated and other justice-involved individuals, and reentry service providers. Partners may include other stakeholders, as specified by the board.
(d) “Prison to employment regional plan” or “regional plan” is the plan developed by a regional partnership to coordinate reentry and workforce services in each of the state’s 14 workforce regions. The prison to employment regional plan is a component of each federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act regional workforce plan.
(e) “Supportive services” are services necessary to enable an individual to successfully participate in, or receive, workforce, education, and other related services authorized under subdivision (c) of Section 1234.3 of the Penal Code, Section 14035 of this code, as well as the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and its corresponding regulations.
(f) “Workforce, education, and related services” include services authorized under subdivision (c) of Section 1234.3 of the Penal Code, Section 14035 of this code, as well the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and its corresponding regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 42. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 4 - Prison to Employment Program › Section 14041.

14041. The board shall administer a prison to employment program pursuant to this article and shall award grants for the following purposes:
(a) The development of regional partnerships and regional plans to provide and coordinate the necessary workforce, education, and related services that formerly incarcerated and other justice-involved individuals need to secure and retain employment and reduce the chances of recidivism.
(b) The implementation of the regional plans, including the provision of workforce, education, and related services and supportive services outlined in these regional plans.
(c) The provision of earn and learn opportunities for formerly incarcerated and other justice-involved individuals participating in the program.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 42. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 4 - Prison to Employment Program › Section 14042.

14042. (a) Prior to awarding grants pursuant to Section 14041, the board shall develop and adopt guidelines and policies for the program, including, but not limited to, required regional plan content, required and optional regional plan partners, required activities of the regional partnerships, and guidelines for the allocation of grants, including planning guidance, timelines, and selection criteria for the distribution and evaluation of grant awards. The board shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the need for workforce services for the formerly incarcerated and justice-involved individuals in each region, the size of post-release populations, and the recidivism rate in each region.
(b) The board shall ensure that the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a) are consistent with paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 1234.2 of, and subdivision (b) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 1234.3 of, the Penal Code, and Section 14031 of, and paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 14032 of, this code.
(c) Grants made pursuant to this article shall be evaluated using criteria consistent with those set forth in subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, of Sections 14033. The board may utilize additional criteria to evaluate these grants.
(d) (1) The criteria guidelines, and policies shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(2) The board shall make the criteria, guidelines, and policies available to the public.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 53, Sec. 42. (SB 866) Effective June 27, 2018. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14106.

14106. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Numerous studies have indicated the significant economic contributions of immigrants to this state and the nation as a whole. Businesses launched by immigrant entrepreneurs create millions of jobs, generate billions of dollars in revenue, and help revitalize communities.
(b) California has the highest concentration of immigrant business owners in the nation. From 2007 to 2011, immigrants founded 44 percent of new businesses in the state. In 2016, undocumented immigrant entrepreneurs generated over $3 billion in business income in California.
(c) In 2017, individuals eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) earned over $23 billion in income and paid almost $1.8 billion in state and local taxes; more than 43,000 were entrepreneurs, providing jobs and supporting local economies. Individuals granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) earned over $7 billion in 2017, and paid more than $890 million in federal taxes and over $650 million in state and local taxes.
(d) Individuals who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, or who are limited English proficient, face multiple impediments that may prevent them from securing and maintaining gainful employment. For example, due to actions at the federal level, DACA and TPS recipients, who are vital members of our communities and spark economic development, have been deprived of or are at risk of being denied certain federal protections, which will result in economic hardship for them and their families.
(e) It is in the best interest of the State of California to enable these individuals to continue contributing to the economic vibrancy of this state, by supporting entrepreneurial opportunities to start and grow small businesses that will open up paths to economic self-sufficiency.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 10. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14106.5.

14106.5. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “California Workforce Development Board” or “board” means the California Workforce Development Board established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010).
(b) “SEED Initiative” or “SEED” means the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative.
(c) “Target populations” means either of the following:
(1) Individuals with limited English proficiency, regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
(2) Individuals who are neither United States citizens nor lawful permanent residents, which includes, but is not limited to, individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under federal law.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 10. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14107.

14107. (a) This article establishes the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative, to be administered by the California Workforce Development Board.
(b) The SEED Initiative is aimed at economically disadvantaged groups who face significant barriers to employment, specifically individuals with limited English proficiency, or individuals who are neither United States citizens nor lawful permanent residents. While this includes individuals who have been granted DACA or TPS, the SEED Initiative is open to all individuals in the target populations, including but not limited to other immigrants, refugees and asylees, and United States citizens.
(c) The purpose of the SEED Initiative is to support burgeoning entrepreneurship of individuals in SEED target populations, which will also increase the economic diversity of the state and help spur business innovation. Efforts funded under SEED are intended to supplement and be aligned with the broader workforce and education system in California.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow persons who are not lawfully present in the United States, as members of the SEED target populations, to participate in and benefit from the SEED Initiative, and this section is therefore enacted pursuant to Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 10. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14108.

14108. (a) The SEED Initiative shall provide entrepreneurial training to individuals from the target populations and award microgrants to support them in launching or maintaining a small business in California.
(b) Eligible uses of SEED funds include, but are not limited to, the development and implementation of the following SEED program components for any target population: an immigrant entrepreneurship training curriculum; microgrants and technical assistance to support small business development aimed at addressing a social problem or meeting a community need; community education and outreach about SEED; program evaluation; and program administration.
(c) The board shall administer the SEED Initiative through nonprofit community-based organizations that will develop and implement SEED program components.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 10. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14109.

14109. For purposes of implementing the SEED Initiative, no entity or person shall seek information that is unnecessary to determine eligibility, including whether the individual is unlawfully present in the United States. Information that may be collected from individuals participating in the SEED Initiative shall not constitute a record subject to disclosure under Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 423. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 6 - Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative › Section 14110.

14110. (a) The board shall provide a report to the Legislature by March 1, 2022, regarding the uses and outcomes of the funds provided in the 2020 Budget Act. The report shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The amount of funding provided for each of the following: training curriculum, microgrants, community education and outreach, program evaluation, and program administration.
(2) The number of microgrant applications, the number of awarded grants, and the average dollar amount of the grant.
(3) The geographic distribution of grants and activities.
(4) The number of people enrolled in the SEED entrepreneurial training.
(5) The number of people who completed the SEED entrepreneurial training.
(6) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the SEED entrepreneurial training, outreach, and materials developed.
(7) The types of industries and business sectors in which the microgrants were made.
(b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is inoperative four years following the date upon which the bill adding this section, as enacted, becomes operative, and is repealed on January 1 of the following year.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 14, Sec. 10. (AB 82) Effective June 29, 2020. Section inoperative June 29, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - State Responsibilities › ARTICLE 7 - Workforce Wellness Centers › Section 14120.

14120. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Workplace shootings, especially in high-stress industries such as transit agencies, have resulted in numerous deaths across California.
(b) On May 26, 2021, a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) employee entered the Guadalupe rail yard and began a shooting rampage that killed nine of his coworkers before taking his own life. This shooting is the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the San Francisco Bay area. The shooting occurred in locations integral to the operation of the light rail service, particularly adjacent to the Operational Control Center room and the entry to the entire second floor of the administration center, resulting in a 13-week shut down of rail services.
(c) In response, the Legislature appropriated $20,000,000 to help the VTA and workers recover from the tragedy. The VTA was required by the state to create a joint labor management committee to provide recommendations for the use of those funds, including establishing a worker wellness center where workers and their families could receive onsite support and assistance, including peer-to-peer and trauma counseling and other mental health services.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. (SB 1294) Effective January 1, 2023. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 1 - Local Workforce Development Board › Section 14201.

14201. Local workforce development boards shall be established in each local workforce development area of the state to assist the local chief elected official in planning, oversight, and evaluation of local workforce investment. The local board shall promote effective outcomes consistent with statewide goals, objectives, and negotiated local performance standards.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 19. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 1 - Local Workforce Development Board › Section 14205.

14205. The local board shall elect a chairperson for the local board from among the business representatives.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 630, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 1 - Local Workforce Development Board › Section 14207.

14207. The local board, in order to carry out its functions:
(a) Shall prepare a budget for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the local board as specified under this section, subject to the approval of the local chief elected official.
(b) Shall direct the activities of the local board’s executive director.
(c) May employ additional staff to carry out the activities as described in the local board’s plan.
(d) May solicit and accept contributions and grant funds from other sources.
(e) Shall not provide training services unless the Governor grants a written waiver in accordance with the process outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(f) May provide career services described in Section 3174(c)(2) of Title 29 of the United States Code through a one-stop delivery system or be designated or certified as a one-stop operator only with the agreement of the chief elected official in the local area and the Governor.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 27. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 1 - Local Workforce Development Board › Section 14208.

14208. A local workforce development board may establish as a standing committee to provide information and to assist with planning, operational, and other issues relating to the provision of services to youth, which shall include community-based organizations with a demonstrated record of success in serving eligible youth. Members of this committee shall be appointed in conformity with the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 29. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 1 - Local Workforce Development Board › Section 14209.

14209. It is the intent of the Legislature that if appointing members to any standing committee on the provision of youth services, the local workforce investment board and the local chief elected official shall endeavor to appoint:
(a) Representatives of youth who are enrolled in school and out-of-school youth.
(b) Representatives from the private sector.
(c) Representatives of local educational agencies serving youth.
(d) Representatives of private nonprofit agencies serving youth.
(e) Representatives of apprenticeship training programs serving youth.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 30. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 2 - Local Workforce Investment Plan › Section 14220.

14220. Each local board shall develop and submit to the Governor a comprehensive four-year local plan in partnership with the appropriate chief local elected official. The local plan shall be consistent with the State Plan. If the local area is part of a planning region, the local board shall comply with Section 3121(c) of Title 29 of the United States Code in the preparation and submission of a regional plan. At the end of the first two-year period of the four-year local plan, each local board shall review the local plan and the local board, in partnership with the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit modifications to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 33. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 2 - Local Workforce Investment Plan › Section 14222.

14222. To the extent permitted under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the local board may submit a local unified plan that includes or integrates the local workforce investment and other local workforce plans such as:
(a) An instructional and job training plan required by Section 10200 of the Education Code.
(b) A plan for community college curriculum development or redesign required pursuant to Section 79202 of the Education Code.
(c) A county plan for CalWORKs required by Section 10531 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(d) A local welfare-to-work plan required by Section 5063, to the extent permitted under federal law.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 36. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 2 - Local Workforce Investment Plan › Section 14223.

14223. Prior to the date upon which the local board submits a local plan, the local board shall make available copies of a proposed local plan to the public through electronic and other means, like public hearings and local news media, allow members of the public, including representatives of business, representatives of labor organizations, and representatives of education to submit comments on the proposed local plan to the local board not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the proposed local plan is made available and submit the plan to the Governor along with any comments that were in disagreement with the plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 37. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)
2023 California Code › Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC › DIVISION 7 - CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Local Service Delivery › ARTICLE 3 - One-Stop Career Center System › Section 14230.5.

14230.5. For purposes of this division and any laws governing workforce development programs, and to the extent permitted under Chapter 32 of Title 29 of the United States Code and any related regulations, entrance into a registered apprenticeship program shall be considered placement into a job.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 94, Sec. 39. (AB 1270) Effective January 1, 2016. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.)