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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept the competitive California Public Health Workforce Career Ladder Education and Development Program (PH-Career Ladder) grant (Agreement 22-11297), administered by the California Department of Public Health with the retroactive term effective February 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026, in the amount of $30,488;
2) Approve and authorize the HHSA Director, or the HHSA Chief Fiscal Officer, to execute the PH-Career Ladder Funding Agreement 7767, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Fiscal Officer, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents and required fiscal or programmatic reports related to said award, including amendments, that do not increase the maximum dollar amount of the agreement, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: 100% California PH-Career Ladder Program Grant.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In December 2022, CDPH released the Career Ladder Funding Application in accordance with funding appropriated in the 2022 State Budget Act (AB 179, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2022) which created the PH-Career Ladder grant opportunity. The notification required applications to be submitted by local health jurisdictions to CDPH by January 31, 2023. The purpose of these funds is to build an experienced workforce with a focus on retaining critical licensed and certified staff, improve retention of the existing public health workforce and help existing employees develop their skills to meet future public health demands.
On January 26, 2023, HHSA submitted its PH-Career Ladder grant application and was subsequently awarded $30,488 on April 21, 2023, to fund its Workforce Retention Project, priority #1, and its Workforce Ladder Project, priority #2.
The Workforce Retention Project is aimed at building an experienced workforce with a focus on retaining critical li...
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