(a) There is hereby established a project known as the Caregiver Training Initiative.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Caregiver Training Initiative develop and implement proposals to recruit, train, and retain health care providers such as certified nurse assistants, certified nurses, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, and other types of nursing and direct-care staff.

(c) (1) An advisory council is hereby established for purposes of the Caregiver Training Initiative.

(2) The advisory council shall develop goals, policies, and a general work plan for the Caregiver Training Initiative. For purposes of this paragraph, the advisory council shall consider the program model set forth in Section 11024.

(3) The duties of the advisory council shall include all of the following:

(A) Making recommendations regarding the identification of regions of the state for purposes of the initiative.

(B) Making recommendations to the Employment Development Department and the State Department of Social Services regarding the number of regional collaborative programs that should be funded under the initiative.

(C) Based on the number and size of the regions and programs to be funded, making recommendations to the Employment Development Department and the State Department of Social Services regarding the number of staff that should be assigned to the regions to assist in developing collaborative programs consisting of partnerships and funding proposals.

(D) Making suggestions and recommendations to the Employment Development Department and the State Department of Social Services with regard to the selection of the collaborative programs to be funded in each region under the initiative and of the contracts entered into between the state and the local agencies representing regional partners.

(E) Providing oversight of the progress of the initiative and identifying any needed corrective actions.

(F) Designating a member of the advisory council to participate in the work group established by the Employment Development Department, in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services, pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 11022.

(d) The advisory council shall consist of the following:

(1) Each director, or a designee of the director, of the following departments in the California Health and Human Services Agency:

(A) Employment Development Department.

(B) Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

(C) State Department of Social Services.

(D) State Department of Health Services.

(E) California Department of Aging.

(2) A representative from each of the following:

(A) County Welfare Directors Association.

(B) State Department of Education.

(C) Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges.

(D) California Association of Health Facilities.

(E) California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

(F) American Red Cross.

(G) California Nurses Association.

(H) Service Employees International Union.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 108, Sec. 18.4. Effective July 10, 2000.)