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a. Authorize the Executive Director of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) to sign a retroactive Prison to Employment (P2E) 2.0 Agreement with Arbor E&T, LLC, effective March 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, to provide training, employment, and support to Monterey County's justice-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals, in the total amount of $95,026; and
b. Authorize the Executive Director to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($9,502) of the Agreement, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $104,528.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Executive Director of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (MCWDB) to sign a retroactive Prison to Employment (P2E) 2.0 Agreement with Arbor E&T, LLC, effective March 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, to provide training, employment, and support to Monterey County's justice-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals, in the total amount of $95,026; and
b. Authorize the Executive Director to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($9,502) of the Agreement, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $104,528.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 mandated the identification of planning and service delivery regions comprised of local workforce development areas, and in 2020, the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) designated the local workforce development boards of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties as the "North Coast Regional Planning Unit," one of the 15 regional planning units within California. WIOA requires that regional planning units develop a regional plan, regional service delivery strategies, and regional administr...
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