Employment Development Department: reporting requirements.

Existing law provides that the Employment Development Department administer the unemployment insurance program in the state. Existing law also provides that the department administer job training and placement programs, including the state manpower program, for eligible persons, as specified. Existing law requires the department to convene groups that represent local department field offices, county welfare departments, local workforce investment areas, and community colleges for the purpose of developing a local plan on how these entities will regularly coordinate employer outreach activities and the solicitation of entry-level and other job listings. This bill would require the department to include on its application for unemployment insurance benefits information about the occupation of the applicant. The bill would also require that the department share the aggregates occupational information obtained with community colleges and workforce development boards, as specified.