LA County Board

41. Social Enterprise Employment and Training Master Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Economic Opportunity to extend\nand amend the Social Enterprise Employment and Training Master Agreement\n(SEMA) and work orders issued thereunder, which are set to expire on June\n30, 2024, for two additional fiscal years through June 30, 2026; amend the\nSEMA Request for Statement of Qualifications to increase the eligibility\nrequirement from $75,000 to $100,000 for restricted or limited tier eligibility for\nstart-up Social Enterprises (SE) and smaller SEs that may compete for\nlower-risk work orders; implement the Equity in County Contracting Cash\nAdvance Pilot applicable to community-based private nonprofit agencies\nallowing funding sources for advances, providing advances of up to 15% of the\nagreement amount upon a contractor’s written request and the Director’s\napproval; execute amendments to the SEMA, or as applicable to individual work\norders, to add new, relevant or updated Federal, State and/or County terms;\nexecute renewals, issue cost of living adjustments, when applicable, and in\ncompliance with the terms of the SEMA, increase or decrease the work order\nfunding amounts that may exceed 10% based on the availability of funding\nand/or based on the SE’s performance, provided that the total work order\namount does not exceed the available funding. (Department of Economic\nOpportunity) APPROVE (24-1958)\nHealth and Mental Health Services