About Panel Meetings

The panel board currently consists of eight members who hold a public meeting on a monthly basis at which they review and decide whether to approve or deny funding for a contract (request for funds). The ETP regional field offices develop the contracts in conjunction with the employer and make a recommendation to the panel to approve the contract for a pre-determined amount.

These recommendations are presented to the panel members by the regional office managers and a representative from the employer applying for funding. The employer representative is expected to brief the panel on their industry and company they represent. The panel will take into account prior contract performance in determining approval for repeat contractors.

Meeting Documents & Recordings

Meeting Dates & Locations

  • Panel Meeting - December 11th, 2026
    Long Beach Civic Center
    411 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

2027

  • Panel Meeting - February 26th, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - March 26th, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - April 23rd, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - May 28th, 2027
    Long Beach Civic Center
    411 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - July 16th, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - August 20th, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - September 24th, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - October 22nd, 2027
    Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - December 10th, 2027
    Location - TBA
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Committee Meeting - To be announced....

To be announced....

Next Panel Meetings

December 11th, 2026
Long Beach Civic Center
411 W. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

February 26th, 2027
Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Current Panel Meeting Agenda

October

Prior Panel agendas are archived within the Panel Packets

Panel Members

Douglas R. Tracy

Senate President Pro Tempore AppointeeRead Bio
Gretchen Newsom, Speaker of the Assembly Appointee

Gretchen Newsom

Speaker of the Assembly AppointeeRead Bio
Emily Desai, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Designee

Emily Desai

Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, DesigneeRead Bio
Jennifer Fothergill, Speaker of the Assembly Appointee

Jennifer Fothergill

Speaker of the Assembly AppointeeRead Bio
Rebecca Bettencourt

Rebecca Bettencourt

Governor’s Appointee; ChairpersonRead Bio

Rick Smiles

Governor AppointeeRead Bio
Mike Greenlee Headshot

Michael Greenlee

Senate President Pro Tempore AppointeeRead Bio

Esther Rivera

Governor AppointeeRead Bio