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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �" S' Contra
SUPERVISOR GAYLE BISHOP
FRGM: Costa
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May 18, 1995 �'
County
DATE:
sueJEcr: ADOPT A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONCERNS WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN
THE PENDING FEDERAL JOB TRAINING LEGISLATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . ADOPT the attached Resolution directed to the County' s State
Legislative delegation and Federal Congressional delegation
expressing concerns which should be addressed in the pending
Federal job training legislation termed the "Workforce
Development System" .
2 . DIRECT the County Administrator to forward copies of the
Resolution to each member of this County' s State and Federal
delegations, as well as to the California State Association of
Counties .
BACKGROUND:
The President of the California State Association of Counties
(CSAC) , Supervisor Mike Graves from San Benito County, has written
to the Chairs of the Boards of Supervisors in all of the counties
urging us to adopt a Resolution which will express concerns which
we believe need to be taken into account by Congress when they
design -the new Federal job training system which is currently under
discussion. The four major points which are noted include the
following:
❑ Any federal block grant for employment training/workforce
development must include a sub-state area designation
(something akin to the current Job Training Partnership Act
[JTPA] system) , with a strong local government role in
determining such designations .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON May2 3 - 1999 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that Resolution No. 95/233 is ADOPTED.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED May 23 , 1995
Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR.CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
cc: See Page 2 SUPERVISO AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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❑ A local elected official (board of supervisors/city council)
governance system.
❑ A workforce development board or a business-led council
appointed by local elected officials to manage the delivery
system.
❑ The inclusion of representatives from the California State
Association of Counties and California League of Cities in
policy and work groups involved in workforce development
issues . These would include:
✓ California State Job Training Coordinating Council
✓ School-to-Career Task Force
✓ One-Stop Centers Task Force
It is important in California that any new job training block grant
programs be administered at the local level and that local elected
officials be involved in the design of the system which will
deliver job training programs to our residents . The existing JTPA
system has worked well and has developed a close working
relationship between local government and the private sector. We
want to insure that this system remains in place in any new job
training legislation. As a result, I am urging the Board of
Supervisors to adopt the attached Resolution.
cc: County Administrator
Executive Director, PIC
Federal Congressional Delegation (Via CAO)
State Legislative Delegation (Via CAO)
CSAC (Via CAO)
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Resolution 95/233
WHEREAS proposed congressional legislation seeks to remodel federal
job training programs into a Workforce Development System supported
by block grant funding;
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
supports the consolidation of workforce development programs and
program funding at the federal, state and local levels;
WHEREAS an efficient workforce development system depends upon a
flexible delivery structure and must be inclusive of local needs
and local labor market conditions;
WHEREAS the service delivery structure of any consolidated
workforce development system should be determined at the local
level with the Chief Local Elected Officials leading a
public/private partnership with business;
WHEREAS consolidation legislation must include language mandating
a sub-state funding formula and should include formula elements
that guarantee adequate funding to meet the specific needs of
localities;
WHEREAS the broad use of training vouchers should only be adopted
as part of a managed system of career guidance that ensures that
clients have adequate information to make decisions regarding
training and protects against fraud and abuse. Individuals without
adequate basic educational skills and substantial attachment to the
labor force are not well served by a voucher system and are those
most in need of access to good labor market information before the
onset of training. Similarly, rural clients have limited access to
institutions that are amenable to a voucher system.
WHEREAS a consolidated workforce development system for adults and
out-of-school youth must have universal, performance-based
accountability measures, that monitor the acquisition of skills and
attainment of jobs and economic self-sufficiency. A consolidated
workforce development system for youth, including School-to-Work
programs, must have measurable standards of educational and
workplace skills enhancement and attainment;
WHEREAS the County of Contra Costa recognizes the critical
relationship between welfare reform and the development of
workforce skills . The education, training and job placement
programs targeted to welfare recipients must be consolidated into
the larger workforce development system;
WHEREAS any consolidation of workforce development legislation must
adequately address the needs of the economically disadvantaged
population and at-risk youth;
WHEREAS workforce system development at the state level must
involve the participation of county and city elected officials;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors officially appeals to the legislative bodies of the
California and Federal governments to recognize the concerns and
issues of this resolution and to act in a manner that incorporates
the active participation of local governments in the planning and
the governance of a Workforce Development System.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the unanimous vote of the Board on the 23rd
day of May 1995 .
95/233
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
a resolution entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on
the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 23rd day of May,
1995 .
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administ for
By n I A. d
eputy Clerk
95/233
TEL No . May 11 ,95 10:43 No .001 P .02
al for is orate Association of Counties
DATE: April 261995
TO. Chairs, County Boards of Supervisors
FROM: Mike Craves,President ,
RE: Federal rob Training Programs
On behalf of the California State Association of Counties,I wish to bring to your attention a matter
of great coneern to the constituents of your county.
Proposed legislation in Congress calls for the rebuilding of the nation's job training system into what
has been called the "Workforce Development System,"which would be based on state block grant
funding.
If we do not exercise our influence at the federal level,we risk the possibility of being left out of the
new system. J encourage you and your colleagues to adopt a resolution calling for the state and
federal governments to include the followin etc zt vn any wotlCforce.4evelopment system:
1) Any federal block grant for employment traininglworkforoe development must include a sub-
state area designation (something akin to the current Job Training partnership Act [JTPA]
system),with a strong local government r4le.in determining suchAesignations.
2) A local elected official(board of supervisor/city council)governance system.
3) A workforce development board or a business4ed council appointed by local elected officials
to manage the delivery system.
4) The inclusion of representatives from the California State Association of Counties and the
League of California Cities in policy and work groups involved in workforce development
issues. These would include:
a California State Job Training Coordinating Council
® School-to-Career Task Force
One-Stop Centers Task Farce
To}yelp expedite the proms,a sample resolution is attached for your consideration_ 1 hope you and
your colleagues will act on this crucial matter as it will have a significant impact on the quality of
employment training programs in your county.
If you have any questions regarding the resolution, please feel free to contact me, or StevoKeil of
the CSAC staff.
Attachment
1100 K Street, Suite 101 1 Sacramento, CA 95814-3941 ( 916-327-7500 ( FAX 916-441-1507
TEL No . May 11 ,95 10=43 No .001 P .07
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Says He Supports Local Contr l
by Richard Sayre We want to keep what's goad and get stat:and local partners all have distinct
rid of what's not working." and important roles to play in the new
The chairman of the House Eco- Noting that he had problems with system,Johnson added.
nomic and Educational Opportunities federal.and state mandates as mayor of McKeon responded to Johnson's tes-
subcoawtittee anjob training said dur- a small town, McKeon said his inten- timony by emphasizing that Republi-
ing a March 21 hearing that lawmakers tions were to"push the federal govern- cans strongly support the notion of de-
would not turn their backs on what meet aside and get control down to the centralized services."The closer you are
works in job training programs as they local le%el where the services are pro- to the people, the better you are. %Ve
fashion a system based on block grants vided." need to get the resources to the people
to states. "If we just replace federal control and delivering the services. You need the
We won't throw the baby out with bureaucracy with state control and bu- least amount of strings we(in Congress)
the bath water," insisted Rep. buck reaucracy, then we haven't done any- can put on you."
McKeon(R-Calif.),chair of the influen- thing,"he added. The purpose of the Republicans'con-
tial Subcommittee on Postsecondary The two-term lawmaker reiterated solidation effort, he added, "is to get
Education, Training and Life-long his subcommittee's plan to replace the rid of federal regulation.Everything we
Leafnfhng, during the seventh in a se- range of categorical training programs do points to that effort."
ries of hearings on training issues. with four blocks grants for adult train- Rep.Steve Gunderson(R-Wis.)wor-
McKeon and EEO Committee Chair- ing,youth,vocational rehabilkation and Tied that block grants will spark a"sig-
man William Goodl'ang (R-Pa.) are ex- literacy."We're considering tying these nificant civil war" among private in-
pected to release new legislation in block grants to one-stop centers,gov- dustry councils, the Employment Ser-
corning weeks that will serve as the emed by local performance standards," vice and community colleges over
foundation of a house attempt to re- McKeon said. which entity will be the major recipient
vamp and consolidate federal job train- Johnson said county officials Could of funds and provider of services.
ing efforts, work with that plan,assuming funds arse "The fight over who coritrols the one-
Randy Johnson,Commissioner from stop centers will be incredible, ivon't
Hennepin County,Miran.,and 1rACo's it?"he observed.
Third bice President, spoke on behalf We need to got the Pesources Gunderson asked whether state
of NACo,urging the subcommittee to-to the qhs block grants would improve service.
remember.the.importance of the local �o�!e delivering -..: Johnson said hJACo "has a problem
role in job training."Labor markets are services. with block grants if it means that funds
local,not statewide;')ohnsonsaid."Lo- Rep, f3uck McKeon will be cut and mandates at the federal
cal units of government deliver the ser- lewel will merely be replaced by man-
vices and we should design the ser- passed through to the local level and dates at the state level,-
vices,too." local officials are involved in the plan- James Dickerson, a Missouri pub-
McKeon-made his pledge in re- ninganddeliveryofservices."If the leg- fisher and chair of the Central Ozarks
sponse to a lament by Rep.Gene Green islation meets those criteria,then it's a Private Industry Council,said a switch
(D-Texas)that Republicans were plan- step in the right direction." to block grants"would cause 50 fights,
riing to change the whole job trainilLS Johnson noted NACWs support of not just one big one." But Debra
system"just when we're getting MA congressional efforts to consolidate Bowland, administrator of the Ohio
coordinated locally," training programs into a single Bureau of Employment Services, con-
I think we've learned that our pri- workforce development system,adding tended that collaboration,not confron-
vate industry councils are successful," that services provided by the new sys- tation, would prevail in states. She
Green added, "I don't thunk we want tem should continue to focus on indi- called block grants"a good idea."
to create block grants to states after 'viduals who are most needy,including . 'Despite his promotion of state block
we've learned what works in DTPA.We those with barriers to employment,dir, ants,McKeon seemed to signal near
shouldn't throw out thegoodthings in placed workers and at-risk youth.Ser- the close of the hearing that he is still
the program-I' vice delivery,he Said,should be based willing to consider late modifications to
McKeon reassured panel members locally and governed by local elected the committee's work.- "This is an
That"the great things being done[in job officials who work with representativesof the private sector to develop a re-' evolving process,,"he said of members'
training programs) are done at the lo- sponsive and appropriate set of train- efforts to pull a bill together.-We don't
cal level,not by the federalgovernment. ing and placement son-ices. Federal, knohe What's perfect."*
TEL No . May 11 ,95 10:43 No .001 P .'06
2 NA Co VP=Tr o Martrh P9, 1995
11.'eliff its Consolidation Bill
By Richard Sayre -- Committee Chairman john Kasich Training and Life-long teaming Sub-
(Ohio).Kasich co-signed with Zeliff the committee Chairman Suck McKeon
Rep. William Zeliff (R-N.H.) dusted "Dear Colleague"letter sent to House (Calif.)to lean more toward state con-
off the Employment Enhancement She- members introducing the legislation. trol and a consolidated block grant,
.form Act he sponsored in the 103rd Con- Barger said Zeliff is negotiating with Barger indicated."We feel that the corn-
gress and introduced it again in the members and staff of the Economic uiittee is a little more narrowly in fa-
104th. Zeliff aide B.). Barget says this and Educational Opportunities Com- vor of retaining the administration(of
year's H.R.112D is"almost identical"to ntittee in an attempt to influence the job training]that's in place now," she
last year's H.R.4861. legislation the committee is develop- said."The leadership is more for block
H.R. 1120 calls for the consolidation mg to replace its"placeholder- legis- grants and replacing current author-
of 40 different federal training programs Mian at H.R. 511. "But they've been ity."
into one block grant and pushes full con- wrapped up with welfare reform and Zeliff's bill would consolidate job
trol over the design of job training pray- Paving nothing in writing on job train- training programs that total$11 billion
grams down to the state Ievel. The bill mg` Barger noted' in annual expenditures. Among the
says nothing about private industry Barger said it appears that the com- programs to be repealed upon full con-
councils,local delivery systems,or pass- mittee wants"a similar bill"to Zeliff's solidation are]TFA.JOBS,food stamps
throughs of funds clown to local entities. evert though the proposal being floated employment and training,Employment
"We're leasing it up to the states,"larger by the committee includes four block Service state grants and veterans'train-
said. grants, one each for adult training, mg.Zeliff them would send$7.6 billion
Conspicuous among the co-sponsors youth, vocational rehabilitation and of the$11 billion total to states using
of the Zeliff bill are the entire top tier of literacy. the TFPA distribution formula.Just over
the Repubbcan leadership, including The presence of the Republican $500 million would be,retained by the
Speaker ltiewt Gingrich (Ga.), Majority leadership as co-sponsors may influ- Secretary of Labor for distribution to
enee ESO Chairman William Goodling states containing populations of a na-
Leader Dick Armey ("Texas), Majority ling tional concern." The rest,52.7 billion,
Whip Tom DeLay (Texas) and Budget (Pa.) and Postsecondary Education, would go to deficit reduction.*