The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall survey local community college districts to determine the level and type of services needed and available for welfare recipients pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall develop a plan and standards for the level of participation by community college districts required to meet the goal of providing open entry/open exit education, skills training, assessment, and counseling to these recipients. The plan shall provide for local in-service training and technical assistance to community college districts in development of contracts and programs in cooperation with county welfare agencies, service delivery areas under the Job Training Partnership Act, and others necessary to carry out the intent of that article. The plan shall also provide for the identification of necessary funding levels and sources of funding, including employer-based training and funds available under Section 202(b)(1) of the Job Training Partnership Act, to meet the goals of Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the development and implementation of monitoring and reporting tools for the continued participation of community college districts in the provision of services under contracts required by that article.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 279.)