Item 24 - Regional and Unified Local Workforce Plan for PY 2021-24

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Community Development Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/cd Item # 24 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 6, 2021 TOPIC: Regional and Unified Local Workforce Plan for PY 2021-24. AGENDA TITLE: Approve the Regional and Unified Local Workforce Plan for Program Years 2021-2024 RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve the Regional and Unified Local Plan for Program Year 2021-2024 and authorize staff to submit to the California Workforce Development Board and State of California Employment Development Department. 2. Authorize the Mayor to sign all documents necessary for the submission of the Regional and Unified Local Plan for Program Year 2021-2024. 3. Authorize staff to make non-substantive changes to the Regional and Unified Local Plan in response to public comments received or as requested by the California Workforce Development Board and the State of California Employment Development Department. DISCUSSION At its regularly scheduled meeting on March 18, 2021, the Workforce Development Board, voted 14:0 (Elliott, Knitter, Korthuis, Perez absent) to forward the recommendation to City Council to approve the Regional and Unified Local Plan for Program Years 2021-24. The California Unified Strategic Workforce Development Plan (State Plan) is an overarching state policy document that provides a conceptual outline for Local Workforce Boards and their partners as they jointly develop Regional and Local Plans. The State Plan policy objectives, developed in collaboration with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) partners and Local Boards, drive towards the shared vision of creating a comprehensive system that impacts poverty, promotes income mobility, and embeds equity as a cornerstone of service-delivery. As outlined under WIOA Section 106, Regional Plans provide a roadmap for alignment of resources and investments to meet specific outcomes within the 15 Regional Planning