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37. CONTRACT WITH ARIZONA DIVERSITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. AND ARIZONA WOMEN’S EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT, INC. FOR A PARTNERSHIP IN H-1B GRANT ACTIVITIES Approve a non-financial Agreement between Arizona Diversity Business Department Center, Inc. (The Center) and Arizona Women’s Education & Employment, Inc. (AWEE), community-based non-profit organizations and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of this agreement is to establish a partnership between the agencies to work collaboratively to meet H-1B grant goals through the “Meeting Arizona’s Demand for Health Care Workers Effectively (MADE)” project. This is effective upon signature by all parties and will expire June 30, 2016. The Center was awarded an H-1B Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL E&TA) to address Arizona’s shortage of acute healthcare employees. The Center’s proposal “Meeting Arizona’s Demand for Health Care Workers Effectively (MADE)” project, identified several partner agencies that were critical to the success of the project: Banner Health an Arizona healthcare provider and local employer; community based organizations; Arizona State University of Nursing and Healthcare Innovations; and Maricopa Workforce Connections. According to the Grant application “Project MADE activities/projects include five (5) specific areas: 1) Prepare incumbent registered nursing individuals for Bachelor’s degrees; 2) Implement orientation and retention methodologies for newly licensed nurses; 3) Provide leadership seminars to develop nursing leaders; 4) Broaden the career pathway into the nursing profession by assisting over 400 Nursing Assistants to become certified encouraging their entrance into the pipeline of a nursing career; 5) Provide recruitment and support services for all targeted populations.” This agreement shall address the 5th activity/project, “Provide recruitment and support services for all targeted populations”. Through this agreement the partner agencies will be responsible for conducting recruiting activities, enrolling eligible individuals into WIA activities, referring participants to partner agencies and reporting participant information and training activities for reporting to DOL E&TA. (C-22-14-052-3-00)

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22. AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH ARIZONA DIVERSITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. AND ARIZONA WOMEN’S EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT, INC. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the a non-financial Contract between Arizona Diversity Business Development Center, Inc. (The Center) and Arizona Women’s Education & Employment, Inc. (AWEE), community-based non-profit organizations and Maricopa County administered by its Human Services Department. The purpose of the amendment is to add required language provisions as directed by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Employment and Training Administration. 20. Equal Employment Opportunity 21. Rights to Inventions made under a contract or agreement All other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain in effect. The amendment is effective upon signature by all parties and will expire June 30, 2016. (C-22-14-052-3-01)

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