II. 1983-84 JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (In Millions of Dollars)

ATTACHMENT III

REPORT

1983-84 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) PROGRAM

TESTIMONY SUBMITTED BY HARRY L. HUFFORD

LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

FOR THE

HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HEARING

IN LOS ANGELES

FEBRUARY 14, 1984

SUMMARY

IN FISCAL YEAR 1983-84, LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS OPERATING TWO DISCRETE
AND SEPARATELY FUNDED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. ONE IS THE

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND TO WHICH THE COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY $1.7 MILLION OF COUNTY GENERAL FUND MONIES. THE

JTPA PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN ATTACHMENT A.

THIS YEAR, THE COUNTY'S FEDERAL JTPA IIA PROGRAM, WITH WHICH THE
COUNTY'S SEPARATE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM IS MOST OF TEN
CONFUSED, WILL PROVIDE SERVIC S TO OVER 6,800 PARTICIPANTS AND

WILL TARGET ALL SIGNIFICANT SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION INCLUDING
MEN AND WOMEN, ALL ETHNIC GROUPS, VEIERANS, SCHOOL DROPOUTS, HANDICAPPED
AND OTHERS. 44% OF THE P! GRAM'S RESOURCES ARE DEVOTED TO YOUTH.
AMONG THE SIGNIFICANT SEGMENTS SERVED, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS
(LESS THAN 50%) ARE ALSO FORMER GENERAL RELIEF RECIPIENTS. THE
COUNTY'S JIPA PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES SEPARATE COMPONENTS FOR DISPLACED
WORK: RS, A SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM, AN OLDER WORKERS PROGRAM AND A

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

THE SECOND PROCRAM IS THE COUNTY'S FPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
WITCH IS ENTIRELY COUNTY GENERAL FUND FINANCED. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES
A VARIETY OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 13,000
PARTICIPANTS, ALL OF WHOM ARE FORMER GENERAL RELIEF RECIPIENTS.

THE COUNTY'S GENERAL IND FINANCED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
IS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT B.

THE TWO PROGRAMS ARE SEPAPATTLY FURTED, SELVE DIFFERENT POPULA-
TIONS, AND THE SERVICE COMPONENTS ARE ALSO QUITE DIFFERENT.

THE

THE

JTPA PROGRAM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ENTIRELY THROUGH CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CONSORTIA. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE JOB SKILLS TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. COUNTY EMPLOY NT AND TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDES CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FOR REMEL. AL EDUCATION AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, HOWEVER, MOST OF THIS PROGRAM'S SERVICES ARE DELIVERED DIRECTLY.