(a) The panel shall develop and publish guidelines for the purpose of supporting and implementing one or more alternative fund programs to reimburse the cost of training consistent with the purposes of this part, using funds from a source other than the employment training tax. The alternative funds may be from any federal, state, or local governmental entity, as appropriated in statute or other means. The guidelines shall include adequate fiscal and accounting controls, as prescribed in subdivision (f) of Section 10205.
(b) The panel may adopt any regulations necessary to implement this section, but any regulations so adopted are exempt from the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(c) The panel may solicit proposals and enter into contracts or other agreements to secure funding for the purposes of this section, but those proposals, contracts, and agreements shall be exempt from any competitive bidding requirements otherwise prescribed in statute.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 3, Sec. 8. (SB 104) Effective March 1, 2014.)