Sec. 2-1026. - Duties; reporting.
(a) Duties. The Future of Workforce Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the Council and the Mayor. The Commission shall provide the Council and the Mayor with information and advice concerning workforce development through partnerships that facilitate training and educational programs for accessing new employment opportunities by performing the following duties:
(1) Recommending the manner in which the City may develop partnerships with organizations within the community, consisting of members of the executive management of local government and schools and youth serving community and business organizations, to create a plan for workforce educational and training opportunities from preschool through post-secondary, including certificate programs and associate degrees for workforce preparedness to enhance the City's economic development objectives.
(2) Proposing a continuum of career and educational options for all residents of the city, starting at sixth grade through the 12th grade in the school division administered by the School Board of the City of Richmond, to include middle and high school students and young adults.
(3) Identifying ways in which students of the school division administered by the School Board of the City of Richmond may obtain access to programs designed for grades six through twelve, engage with employers and community partners for career planning, increase career awareness, and enhance career exploration for multidisciplinary career options for employment or study at the college level.
(4) Proposing educational programs for sixth through 12th grade students of the school division administered by the School Board of the City of Richmond that promote career and higher education opportunities through, at a minimum, in-classroom activities, extracurricular activities, career advising, externships, and internships.
(5) Proposing career technical education programs that include assessments of the career and technical education curriculum offered within the school division administered by the School Board of the City of Richmond and the exploration and development of career and technical education options for residents of the city, including, without limitation, youth.
(6) Developing a plan to identify funding options for the acquisition and development, either or both, of vacant, unoccupied, or undeveloped real property in the city for career training or educational programs. Such plan shall include an outline of such programs, requirements for the acquisition of the real property, the actions necessary to implement the programs, and the amount of space needed for participants in the programs.
(7) Identifying options for dual enrollment for students as well as training programs for adults and identifying options for workforce development to enhance the City's economic development objectives.
(b) Reporting. The Commission shall provide to the Education and Human Services Standing Committee, by no later than December 31st of each year, a written report regarding the status of the Commission's work, as set forth in this section, with the first of such reports due by no later than December 31, 2023. In addition, the Commission shall provide the Council and the Mayor with a written report on the Commission's initial plan to accomplish the objectives set forth in this section by no later than June 30, 2024.
(Code 2020, § 2-851; Ord. No. 2023-148, § 1, 5-22-2023)
