Existing law establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century workforce, and the development of a high road economy that offers an educated and skilled workforce with fair compensation and treatment in the workplace. Existing law also requires the board to assist in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining, among other things, high road training partners, as specified. Existing law defines "high road training partnership" to mean an initiative or project that models strategies for developing industry-based, worker-focused training partnerships, including labor-management partnerships. Existing law further describes high road training partnerships as operating via regional, industry- or sector-based training partnerships comprised of employers, workers, and their representatives including organized labor, community-based organizations, education, training, and social services providers, and labor market intermediaries, as specified.
This bill would expand the description of "high road training partnership" to include operating via a partnership across multiple industry sectors, as defined.

Statutes affected:
AB 1136: 14005 UIC
02/20/25 - Introduced: 14005 UIC