14000-14004
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CODE
SECTION 14000-14004
14000. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in order for California to remain prosperous and globally competitive, it needs to have a highly skilled workforce. (b) The Legislature recognizes all of the following: (1) California must transform its current job training, job placement, and vocational education programs into an integrated, accessible, and accountable workforce investment system that can effectively serve job seekers, students, and employers. (2) California's workforce investment system must provide lifelong learning for all Californians, promote self-sufficiency, link education and training to economic development, and prepare California to successfully compete in the global economy. (3) The programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) must be accessible to all Californians, including persons with economic, physical, or other barriers to employment. 14002. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that screening designed to detect unidentified disabilities, including learning disabilities, improves workforce preparation and enhances the use of employment and training resources. (b) Section 134(d)(2) of the federal Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2864(d)(2)) allows for the use of funds for initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities and support services, and Section 134(d)(3) of that act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2864(d) (3)) allows for comprehensive and specialized assessments of skill levels and service needs, including, but not limited to, diagnostic testing and the use of other assessment tools and in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify employment barriers and appropriate employment goals. (c) The Legislature encourages one-stop career centers to maximize the use of Workforce Investment Act resources and other federal and state workforce development resources for screening designed to detect unidentified disabilities, and if indicated, appropriate diagnostic assessment. 14003. (a) Grants or contracts awarded under the federal Workforce Investment Act, codified in Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 2801) of Title 29 of the United States Code, or any other state or federally funded workforce development program, may not be awarded to organizations that are owned or operated as pervasively sectarian organizations. (b) Grants or contracts awarded under the federal Workforce Investment Act, codified in Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 2801) of Title 29 of the United States Code, or any other state or federally funded workforce development program, shall comply with Section 4 of Article I and Section 5 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, state and federal civil rights laws, and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in regard to pervasively sectarian organizations. These legal constraints include prohibitions on the discrimination against beneficiaries and staff based on protected categories and on the promoting of religious doctrine to advance sectarian beliefs. 14004. To be eligible for state or federal workforce development funds awarded by the state under the California Community and Faith Based Initiative, an organization must be a separate nonprofit entity or affiliate that is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.