The Special Committee on Issues and Policies was established on September 22, 2009 through the direction of the Chair of the State Board and the consent of its membership. The Committee’s Mission Statement is “to provide advice, counsel and recommendations to the full California Workforce Investment Board that improve Local Workforce Investment Boards’ ability to provide world-class services to constituents; and to provide overall strategic recommendations to the full Board in identifying the most critical priorities.” To access the Committee’s archived meeting agendas, please click here.

At the direction of the Chair of the State Board, the Committee shall:

• Review and develop statewide policies affecting provision of workforce development services.
• Review and provide input on WIA Waiver Requests for recommendation to the State Board and submission to the Department of Labor
• Review and provide input on other guidance provided to local workforce investment areas
• Provide input and review of the WIA State Strategic Plan, Annual Report, and other plans and reports as deemed necessary by the Chair of the State Board
• Act as a clearinghouse for issue discussions on the state’s economic environment for the purpose of identifying emerging issues and recommending actions that contribute to the continuous improvement of the statewide workforce development system and alignment of the workforce system partners
• Assist other Special Committees with the implementation of sector strategies/initiatives by developing policy framework consistent with a state sector strategy approach.
• Provide for cross-system collaboration in developing policy issue papers for the State Board’s consideration.

Committee Membership

Chair - Edward Munoz
 Chief Officer Government Affairs, Raytheon Company

Felicia Flournoy
Riverside Local Workforce Investment Area

Victor Manuel Franco
Vice President, Community Relations - NBC/Telemundo 52 - Los Angeles

Faye Huang

CEO - Asian Pacific Consulting

Stewart Knox
NoRTEC Local Workforce Investment Board

Elvin W. Moon
President and CEO - E.W. Moon, Incorporated Infrastructure Group

Adam Peck
California Workforce Association

Tim Rainey
California Labor Federation
Workforce and Economic Development

Richard Rubin
President - Richard A. Rubin Associates

Barry R. Sedlik
President - California Business Ventures

Audrey Taylor

President/CEO - Chabin Concepts Incorporated