14500-14530
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CODE
SECTION 14500-14530
14500. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person using his or her Workforce Investment Act individual training account enrolls in an adult education program, a noncredit curricula program at a community college, or a regional occupational center or program, for which state funds are allocated, all of the following shall apply: (a) The entities administering the program may use Workforce Investment Act individual training account funds only to increase the number of hours of services provided above their adult block entitlement pursuant to Section 52616 of the Education Code and funding limit for regional occupational center programs for the purpose of enhancing services already supported with state funds. Any state funds provided to these entities above their adult block entitlements and funding limit for regional occupational center programs shall be subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act. (b) Any state funds allocated to the entity administering the program shall not be offset with the Workforce Investment Act individual training account funds. (c) The entity administering the program shall use the Workforce Investment Act individual training account funds received for the program. 14510. To the extent permitted by federal law, school districts and county offices of education are eligible to apply to local youth councils to provide basic skills training and skills necessary for attaining a secondary school diploma. 14530. To the extent permissible under federal law, the Governor may set aside a portion of the youth funding specifically for programs to improve the academic skills of low-achieving youth, including those at risk of not passing the high school exit examination required by Section 60850 of the Education Code, and for dropout prevention activities.