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Committee updates Workforce Development Action Plan; members push for added goals on funding and equity
Summary
Staff reported on ongoing workforce development items and moved a short‑term goal to prioritize increased financial support for applicants and associates; board members urged adding a goal to reduce licensing disparities and requested resource/timeline indicators.
Staff presented an update to the Workforce Development Action Plan, noting items discussed at the meeting and an amendment to prioritize increasing financial support available to licensure applicants and associates as a short‑term goal.
Executive Officer Steve Sutterdun summarized the checklist and said staff had moved the funding support goal into the short‑term category per committee direction. Board members asked staff to annotate the plan with likely resource implications, even if estimates are preliminary, and to include timelines and projected staffing impacts where feasible.
Board Member Dr. Annette Walker specifically asked that staff include projected costs or at least a resource flag indicating whether an action is likely to require additional budget or staff. Several stakeholders and committee members recommended adding a distinct long‑term objective to identify and reduce disparities in the licensing process so the workforce better reflects California’s population.
Action: Staff agreed to add the disparity‑reduction goal to the plan and to annotate short‑term items with resource flags and an estimated timeline where possible.
Ending note: Committee members and stakeholders offered to assist staff with outreach or materials to speed implementation of priority items.
