Executive Advisory Committee Meeting AB86
Minutes and Actions of the Committee
Eureka Main Campus, Room SS 104
February 19, 2015
11 AM
Attendees: Julia Peterson, Rick Jordan, Dave Lonn
I.
Lunch, Brief Introduction, and Review of Minutes
II.
Review of AB86 Adult Education Survey
We reopened the survey. The final response count was 119, with 109 completed
surveys. Additional coffee cards were sent, received, and distributed to the
respondents. Data analysis and charts were updated to reflect the additional data.
III.
WIOA: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
WIOA is legislation to improve the current workforce development system and help
put people back to work. It is the first major Federal reform in the workforce system
in over a decade. WIOA creates a partnership among the federal government, state
government, and local agencies to provide adult education, literacy services, and
other work-related services. The transition from WIA to WIOA is already in progress,
and full implementation will take place by July 1, 2017. This Committee will continue
to monitor the local and regional changes, and align AB86 planning and
implementation accordingly. We are already working with the local WIB (Workforce
Investment Board).
IV.
Discussion
The Committee will decide how to add new members to form an Allocation Board. A
great deal of work remains to be done at the state level to clarify our responsibilities.
We need to examine the original planning grant requirements to determine if it is
possible to repurpose planning grant funds in order to hire a Coordinator/Scheduler
for adult education in the districts as soon as possible.
No clear answers regarding funding and the number of potential students the
Consortium could serve through the districts are available at this time. Any
partnerships will likely require MOUs created to establish insurance liability. We need
to be sure that all parties are legally, fairly, and adequately served moving forward.
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V.
March 1: Final Regional Comprehensive Plan Updates
 Pathways
 Two generation approach to education
 Survey update
VI.
2015 Meeting Dates:
The Consortium is planning to continue to function indefinitely, and the Executive
Advisory Committee will continue to meet regularly. The following dates are
confirmed:
 March 26, 2015
 April 23, 2015
 May 28, 2015
 June 25, 2015
 July 23, 2015
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