California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program to, among other things, advance California's economic growth and global competitiveness through education, training, and services that contribute to continuous workforce improvement. Existing law authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to award grants and project funds for the program, as specified. Existing law establishes the Job Development Incentive Training Program as a component of the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that the Job Development Incentive Training Program provide training on a no-cost or low-cost basis to participating employers who create employment opportunities at an acceptable wage level for the attainment of self-sufficiency by specified groups. Existing law requires the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program to be implemented only during those fiscal years for which funds are appropriated for its purposes. Existing law repeals the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program on January 1, 2025. This bill would revise and recast several provisions of the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. The bill would extend operation of the program indefinitely and would repeal the Job Development Incentive Training Program. The bill would revise and recast the principles governing the Economic and Workforce Development Program, provisions on the duties and membership of the program's advisory committee, the decision criteria for allocating program funds to colleges, and the definitions that apply to the program's provisions.