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Attaclvnent A. <br />VIII. ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT <br />Each AJCC partner shall make a commitment to ensure access for individuals with barriers to <br />employment is provided throughout the One -Stop System. This includes a commitment to offer <br />priority for services to recipients of public assistance, other low- income individuals, or individuals <br />who are basic skills deficient when providing individualized career services and training services <br />with WIOA adult funds. <br />The AJCC will ensure access for all individuals that qualify as an "individual with a barrier to <br />employment," The term defined under WIOA means, an individual, of one or more of the <br />following populations: <br />• Displaced homemakers <br />• Low - income individuals <br />• Individuals on TANF /CalWorks <br />• American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, defined in section 166 in WIOA <br />Law <br />• Individuals with disabilities, including youth <br />• Older individuals <br />• Ex- offenders <br />• Homeless individuals or homeless children and youth <br />• Youth who are in or have aged out of foster care <br />• Individuals who are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy, <br />and individuals facing substantial cultural barriers <br />• Eligible migrant and seasonal farm workers <br />• Individuals within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility under Part A of Title IV of the <br />Social Security Act <br />• Single parents, including pregnant women <br />• Long -term unemployed individuals <br />• Such other groups as the Governor involved determines to have barriers to employment <br />IX. SHARED TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEM SECURITY <br />WIOA emphasizes technology as a critical tool for making all aspects of information exchange <br />possible, including client tracking, common case management, reporting, and data collection. <br />To support the use of these tools, each AJCC partner agrees to the following: <br />• Comply with the applicable provisions of WIOA, Welfare and Institutions Code, <br />California Education Code, Rehabilitation Act, and any other appropriate statutes or <br />requirements. <br />• The principles of common reporting and shared information through electronic <br />mechanisms, including shared technology. <br />Page 4 of 12 <br />2501-28 <br />