Workforce development: training services.

The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides for workforce investment activities, including activities in which states may participate. Existing law, the California Workforce Investment Act, establishes the California Workforce Investment Board, which is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system, and prescribes the functions and duties of the board with regard to the implementation and administration of workforce training and development programs. This bill would authorize individuals who are eligible to receive training services under federal law to have the opportunity to select any of the eligible training providers from any of the local areas in the state. The bill would require the California Workforce Investment Board to establish a procedure for use by local workforce investment boards in determining the eligibility of a provider of training services, as prescribed, in accordance with various requirements.