SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD - 2011

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• Kern /Ingo /Mono Consortium • Kings County • Merced County • San Joaquin County • Stanislaus County These LWIAs have indicated that the layoff events under which REI participants have been enrolled are different than those that have been submitted for assistance under this NEG application; thus, there should be no dual enrollment between NEGs as participants must be "layoff eligible." The project period of the REI grant (5/1/10- 4/30/11) is substantially different than the proposed project period for the Multi- Sector Partners (1/1/11- 12/31/12). The difference in project grant periods means that the potential for a duplication of participant services should be curtailed severely, if not rendered non- existent, as DOL requires that all NEG participants be enrolled within 180 days of the project start date. Other measures to be taken to assure that services are not duplicated by either NEG in question include the following: • The Tulare County WIB will be included as a partner in all full meetings of the Multi- Sector Partners and in all Central California regional partner meetings, which will include the LWIBs involved in both NEG projects. • The Partnership Agreement for this NEG project includes provisions indicating that no partner may enroll a participant in more than one NEG and no participant may be enrolled in more than one NEG without SBWIB approval. While such requests are expected to be rare, if allowed by DOL, each such request will be reviewed to determine the reason(s) for the request, and that co- enrollment will not result in a duplication of allowable activities. • Each Multi- Sector Partner sub -grant agreement will include a provision indicting that DW participants may not be enrolled in another NEG without the approval of SBWIB. In addition to these measures, each of the Multi- Sector Partners maintains governing board policies stating that residents in their jurisdictions must receive priority for WIA services. Under these policies, "out of area" job seekers are usually referred to the One -Stop centers that serve their communities. This priority within local jurisdictions greatly delimits the possibility that a participant will receive the same services from participating WIBs in other geographic jurisdictions. Economic Development Support On October 13, 2007 the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1721 which defined economic development broadly to mean, "any activity that enhances the factors of productive capacity, such as land, labor, capital, and technology, of a national, state, or local economy. While workforce investment areas are prohibited from engaging directly in economic development activities under WIA, 26