#WorkforceDevelopment

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Tulare County HR reports 11.7% countywide vacancy rate at AB 2561 hearing; three bargaining units over 20%

At an AB 2561 public hearing, Lupe Garza, director of human resources and development, said the county's fiscal‑year vacancy average was 11.7%, noted three bargaining units above the 20% threshold (PACOP 63.16%, TCPA 25.62%, G Law 23.53%), and described recruitment improvements including TestGenius and reduced time‑to‑hire.

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Year 1 funding: $39M for Accelerator Partnerships, $54M for workforce, $11.6M for EHR modernization

Program leaders said Year 1 funding allocates $39,000,000 to the Accelerator Partnership grant stream, $54,000,000 to workforce recruitment and retention, and $11,600,000 to technology and EHR modernization.

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Board renames 'CTE expansion' to 'Pathway expansion', urges broader measures

Board members broadened the CTE goal to 'Pathway expansion' to encompass multiple postsecondary routes (CTE, CCR diploma, arts, military readiness) and passed the name change unanimously, asking staff to return with sub-goals and metrics.

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Board votes 3-2 to authorize negotiations on Community Workforce Agreement for Measure K projects

After hours of public comment from union leaders and community members, the Anaheim Union High School District board voted 3–2 to authorize staff to begin negotiating a Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) for Measure K bond projects and return with proposed terms.

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Regional‑center Leaders Say CDER Still Useful; Urge Co‑design of Any New Tool

Regional center leaders told the subcommittee CDER remains a valuable management tool and urged DDS to co‑design any new instrument with providers and families, highlighting data uses for budgeting and federal draws.

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CCAs, RENs and implementers urge continued, stable energy-efficiency funding

Community choice aggregators, regional energy networks and implementers told the committee that energy efficiency is cost-effective, supports workforce development and local economies, and requires predictable, multiyear funding to plan and scale programs.

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Fresno EDC touts Good Jobs Challenge placements and subsidized employment tied to CalWORKs

Will Oliver of the Fresno EDC described employer‑aligned programs that have placed more than 1,300 people through the Good Jobs Challenge and over 2,600 through a CalWORKs subsidized employment partnership, stressing employer incentives and retention follow up.

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Council approves $1M pilot Social Action and Arts Fund with outcome reporting and capacity-building

Staff proposed a FY27 pilot allocating up to $250,000 to each of four impact areas (workforce & economic development; arts, culture & innovation; youth empowerment; food insecurity) with standardized outcome reporting and a grants-capacity building session; council approved the pilot and renamed the arts bucket 'Arts, culture and innovation.'

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Masshire Greater Brockton Career Center

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Staffing at Kentucky veterans centers has improved but regional gaps remain, analysts say

The report credited recruitment and a shift back to state-employed staff for improving staffing levels (from 432 in 2022 to 615 in 2025) but flagged Western Kentucky as historically challenged and recommended reviewing recruitment incentives and personnel caps.