CA SB776

Requires local workforce investment boards to spend at least 20 percent of available federal Workforce Investment Act funds for adults and dislocated workers on workforce training programs beginning federal program year 2012.

Increases the minimum spending requirement to 25 percent of federal funds on workforce training programs beginning federal program year 2016.

Defines qualifying training expenditures to include occupational skills training, on-the-job training, entrepreneurial training, job readiness training, adult education combined with training services, and customized training with employer commitment.

Requires local workforce investment boards that fail to meet expenditure requirements to submit a corrective action plan to the Employment Development Department within 90 days and prohibits them from receiving state discretionary funding.

Authorizes the California Workforce Investment Board to raise the statutory minimum training expenditure percentages above the amounts specified in the law.