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Abby Sneed, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency designee, and other staff outlined items from the enacted budget and current program work: a $25 million allocation for a statewide career‑passport effort, $15 million one‑time (and a separate $5 million ongoing item) aimed at expanding credit for prior learning, regional Jobs First awards soon to be announced, and contingency planning for possible federal funding changes.

“Until I hear otherwise, status quo,” a staff member said about ongoing federal rules. But staff and board members emphasized the need to prepare for multiple scenarios, including a major block‑grant proposal from the federal administration that could consolidate or reduce WIOA funding and programs. The labor agency said it is assembling contingency plans and working with local boards to model impacts.

Key budget and program details discussed in the meeting included:

- $25,000,000 allocated for a career passport to record and transfer skills and credentials. The chancellor’s office will lead implementation, beginning with community colleges and eventually expanding to broader use.

- $15,000,000 one‑time for credit for prior learning and $5,000,000 ongoing to help scale recognition of skills earned outside traditional degree paths.

- Remaining California Jobs First discretionary funds: staff said roughly $80,000,000 is available to program this year and about $40,000,000 in the subsequent year. Staff flagged that the Jobs First investments will focus on “accelerate and bet” sectors such as advanced manufacturing, ag tech, life sciences, semiconductors/microelectronics and space/defense.

- A $20,000,000 pass‑through for a San Pedro training center (ports‑related training) and $5,000,000 in reduced pass‑through funding for LA and Ventura fire recovery (the item had previously been proposed at $50,000,000 and was reduced during budget negotiations).

Board members asked for summaries and 1‑page briefs to support outreach to federal policymakers and local partners. Several members urged the board to assemble talking points to explain the economic case for workforce investments to congressional offices if federal consolidations or cuts proceed.

The staff also updated the board on other initiatives tied to the master plan for career education: an ongoing $1.5 million allocation to support a state workforce and education council (a convener placed in the governor’s operations office), and philanthropic and consulting support for regional coordination pilots. Staff said 13 regional visits (a “roadshow”) will gather local best practices and employer intelligence to guide investments and contingency plans.

Abby Sneed and other agency speakers flagged two federal‑policy areas the board is tracking closely: (1) proposals to add work requirements for Medi‑Cal and CalFresh recipients (staff are discussing implementation approaches and exemptions with the Health and Human Services agency); and (2) potential federal restructuring of WIOA titles that could reduce funding by parts of the White House proposal.

Several board members volunteered to be more active in regional Jobs First site visits and asked staff to circulate agendas and short summaries so board members can plan participation.

No formal action was taken on these program updates during the meeting; staff said they will circulate materials and solicit participation for the regional engagements and the drafting work tied to the high‑road resolution.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CWDB Board Meeting - 7/9/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff updated the board on Jobs First allocations, a $25 million career‑passport initiative, $15 million for credit for prior learning, fire recovery pass‑throughs and contingency planning for possible federal funding cuts and new work requirements for Medi‑Cal and CalFresh.","taxTitle","California Workforce Development Board, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",70073,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6519709,"Workforce board delays vote on 'high‑road' standards for infrastructure‑related funds, asks for broader input",3849,1091000,4940000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5348040-cd37c4dd17cfb6ccca648c5e4954c666&start=1091&end=4940","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5348040-cd37c4dd17cfb6ccca648c5e4954c666/thumbnail_1091000.jpg","/articles/6519709/California/Workforce-board-delays-vote-on-highroad-standards-for-infrastructurerelated-funds-asks-for-broader-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519709-9a039806e4b10e342e82e85c186c1919/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019209&Signature=X1YQLVdXv8E~I4AUk~GMH5xHh6fRu5i6xMmLPxzsm~kYOxnozXGRTqloEEUpoBFnKWeihQ0ZBMNji495rgS5bgO~mbCYkuqgpFdwo5T7K2OiSGV53tWz2TrOouB-pNtD~gjqKHYDilRv~2O5AynfpRAy3nxhdP5WQ~g2i542iEKTEJ~mclUsgbZQdtPd2l7GNBECYvr1buFx3zFqZu4lwFVvu0hHKFEVc5k5VEm8cDb6wTHnN~~DYDF-8-9LM8s7jF1V9C9FNcXrNJ7f0TS4EJKtROaW~TtVXZ4rI-zxXl4jG8S1c-CSawH3w~dYCz7Q8vj-qhnEgHuQOGZ8ZR9rqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The California Workforce Development Board on Thursday debated a proposed resolution to establish “high‑road” standards for infrastructure‑related workforce funds but did not take a formal vote, instead asking staff and a wider working group to revise the language and return with a clearer draft.

Board members said they broadly supported the document’s aims—labor standards, equity, community benefits and climate considerations—but many said the text as drafted risked being either too aspirational to guide practice or too prescriptive and inadvertently exclusionary of small businesses and entry‑level pathways.

“We don't have unilateral authority very clearly as a workforce board,” said Bruce Densley, a board member who presented the resolution, framing the proposal as a way for the state board to codify principles it has already sought to advance. “This is really just taking language from what we've already believed in and already been doing and saying, let's wrap it up in a resolution so at least we have it tidy in one place.”

Supporters including Jeremy Smith of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California urged a firm statement of principles. “We should invest taxpayer money in jobs that have that are careers,” Smith said, urging standards such as “job quality, enforceable labor standards, local hire, equity, community benefits.”

Opponents and cautious board members urged changes. Jennifer Haley and others said parts of the draft could exclude small employers or overlook the workforce development activities—short training, apprenticeships and partnerships with community colleges—that connect marginalized jobseekers to career paths. “If we're too focused on labor agreements we are missing a large segment of entry opportunities,” Haley said.

Members repeatedly raised process questions. Several urged clearer language about what the resolution would require the board and staff to do versus what would remain advisory guidance for local boards. Legal and meeting‑access constraints under the Bagley‑Keene Open Meeting Act also shaped next steps: staff said detailed drafting would need to proceed in ways that do not create an unauthorized quorum of board members in private.

After more than an hour of discussion, Densley and other sponsors withdrew a request for an immediate vote. The board directed staff to solicit wider input, incorporate the comments received on the record, and form a working process that will honor public‑meeting rules. Staff said they will circulate existing documents (including the state plan and the master plan for career education), solicit interest from additional board members to participate in the drafting, and return the revised proposal to the executive committee (noted as scheduled for Aug. 13 in the meeting discussion) for further action.

The discussion highlighted tension implicit in the board’s advisory role: members agreed on principles but differed on whether a resolution should be an aspirational statement, an operational standard for state‑administered funds, or a directive that would shape local board practice and vendor eligibility.

The board heard no public comments on the item during the meeting.","The California Workforce Development Board heard extended debate over a proposed 'high‑road' resolution to set labor, equity and climate standards for infrastructure‑related workforce funds and agreed to delay a vote to widen the drafting group and clarify the document's scope and actionable items.","actionData","errors"]

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Workforce board hears Jobs First allocations, career‑passport funding and federal funding risks

Workforce board delays vote on 'high‑road' standards for infrastructure‑related funds, asks for broader input