ARTICLE 7. Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program [9920. - 9925.]

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC 7.
in effect

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 9920. Section 9920.

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) All efforts funded under this article are intended to supplement and be aligned with the broader workforce and education system in the State of California. This act is intended to focus on innovative approaches to, and proven practices for, addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries. (b) The primary purpose of this act is to support workers on the front lines of the state’s transition to carbon neutrality and specifically workers in California’s oil, gas, and related industries, with the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. Those who complete these programs should have the skills and competencies necessary to successfully enter the labor market and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency, and eventually, economic mobility and security. (c) Populations eligible to be served by grants include, but are not limited to, workers on the front lines of the state’s transition to carbon neutrality and specifically workers in California’s oil and gas industry who are transitioning or dislocated.

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 9921. Section 9921.

(a) There is hereby established the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with oil, gas, and related industries. (b) For purposes of this article: (1) “Department” means the Employment Development Department. (2) “Program” means the Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program. (3) “Qualified applicant” means a public or private nonprofit organization, local workforce development area, education and training provider, tribal organization, faith-based organization, or community-based organization. “Qualified applicant” does not include an individual applicant. (4) “Target population” means individuals who are transitioning or have been displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries.

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 9922. Section 9922.

(a) The department shall award grants to qualified applicants on a competitive basis using funds to be appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of the program. (b) The department shall accept grant applications from qualified applicants. The grant application shall identify a lead applicant who shall be deemed the fiscal agent responsible for reporting and monitoring. (c) The department shall develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) Demonstrated experience working to ensure populations who have been dislocated from the labor market have access to quality jobs in their regions, with an emphasis on those transitioning or displaced from the oil, gas, and related industries. (2) Capacity to provide services to target populations and provide evidence of this capacity. (3) Experience in providing services, consistent with the objectives of the program, to the target population. (4) Support from partner entities includes, but is not limited to, local workforce development areas, education and training providers, tribal organizations, employers and faith-based organizations, business-based, labor-based organizations, including labor-management partnerships and labor-community partnerships, cultural-based organizations, and services-based organizations. (5) The specific purpose and goals of the grant award, the roles and responsibilities of the lead applicant and partner entities, a discussion of how funds will be used and success will be measured, the number of individuals who will be served, and the services to be provided to these individuals. Documentation shall be included to demonstrate that each partner entity has agreed to the activities in the grant proposal. (6) A description of how the grant proposal is designed to complement the work of, and integrate the individuals being served with, the broader workforce, education, and employment system within the proposed service area, and evidence that the proposal incorporates innovative strategies or proven practices for service delivery that will create pipelines to quality jobs, including temporary job creation, and income security for workers with an emphasis on career pathway programs aligned with regional labor market needs. (d) Funding awarded for training shall meet the requirements of high road as defined in subdivisions (r) and (s) of Section 14005.

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 9923. Section 9923.

(a) Grant recipients shall be evaluated using the following criteria: (1) Ability to provide the services proposed in the grant to the number of individuals specified in the grant as evidenced by, among other things, whether the grantee has previously completed the same or similar services as proposed. (2) Ability of individuals to successfully complete relevant programming funded under the grant as demonstrated by relevant measures directly related to the purpose of the program. (3) Ability of individuals to transition or be integrated into the broader workforce and education system, as evidenced by employment and enrollment in relevant programs. (b) The department shall procure a technical assistance and evaluation contractor to convene communities of practice to identify and help replicate evidence-based practices and to help facilitate an assessment and evaluation of grant performance and program success. (c) A grant recipient shall participate in grant technical assistance and evaluation pursuant to subdivision (b). (d) A grant recipient shall provide all necessary information to the department for purposes of monitoring program performance measures. Program performance shall be based on, but not limited to, the following workforce measures: (1) Training completion. (2) Credential attainment. (3) Median earnings and employment of participants after they have exited the program.

Cal. Unemployment Insurance Code - UIC § 9924. Section 9924.

Eligible activities for the program and grant funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Labor market information. (b) Career exploration activities. (c) High school diploma and GED acquisition. (d) Skills and vocational training that aligns with regional labor market needs. (e) Work-based learning, transitional jobs, internships, on-the-job training, work experience, preapprenticeship, and apprenticeships. (f) Stipends for trainees. (g) Mentoring. (h) Other remedial education and work readiness skills. (i) Supportive services. (j) Entrepreneurial training and support for small business development. (k) Activities undertaken pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 9923.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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