BILL NUMBER: AB 2696	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 2, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 28, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Sections 15002 and 15003 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code, relating to workforce investment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2696, as amended, Bass. California Workforce Investment Board:
Green Collar Jobs Council.
   Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board
 (CWIB)  , and requires the board to establish a
committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC), comprised of
specified members  , and   . Existing law 
requires the GCJC to perform certain functions and duties, including
the development of a strategic initiative, relating to the training
and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of
California's emerging green economy.
   This bill would  revise the duties of the GCJC, as specified.
The bill would  authorize the  CWIB   board
 to accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods, or services
from federal and state entities, philanthropic organizations, and
other sources, to be used for purposes relating to the administration
and implementation of the strategic initiative. The bill would 
authorize the Employment Development Department, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, to expend those moneys and revenues for purposes
related to the strategic initiative and the award of grants, as
provided. The bill would  require the GCJC to consult with
appropriate state and local agencies to identify opportunities to
coordinate the award of grant and green workforce training funds
received by the state under the federal American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any other funding sources. The bill would
require the  CWIB,   board,  on or before
April 1, 2011, and annually each April 1 thereafter, to report to the
Legislature on the status of GCJC activities, grants awarded, and
the development and implementation of a green workforce strategic
initiative.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 15002 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
   15002.  (a) The California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) shall
establish a special committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council
(GCJC), comprised of the appropriate representatives from the CWIB
existing membership, including the K-12 representative, the
California Community Colleges representative, the Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency representative, the Employment
Development Department representative, and other appropriate members.
The GCJC may consult with other state agencies, other higher
education representatives, local workforce investment boards, and
industry representatives as well as philanthropic, nongovernmental,
and environmental groups, as appropriate, in the development of a
strategic initiative.
   (b) As part of the strategic initiative, the GCJC shall focus on
developing the framework, funding, strategies, programs, policies,
partnerships, and opportunities necessary to address the growing need
for a highly skilled and well-trained workforce to meet the needs of
California's emerging green economy. The GCJC shall do all of the
following:
   (1) Assist in identifying and linking green collar job
opportunities with workforce development training opportunities in
local workforce investment areas (LWIAs), encouraging regional
collaboration among LWIAs to meet regional economic demands.
   (2) Align workforce development activities with regional economic
recovery and growth strategies.
   (3) Develop public, private, philanthropic, and nongovernmental
partnerships to build and expand the state's workforce development
programs, network, and infrastructure.
   (4) Provide policy guidance for job training programs for the
clean and green technology sectors to help them prepare specific
populations, such as at-risk youth, displaced workers, veterans,
formerly incarcerated individuals, and others facing barriers to
employment.
   (5) Develop, collect, analyze, and distribute statewide and
regional labor market data on California's new and emerging green
industries workforce needs, trends, and job growth.
   (6) Collaborate with community colleges and other educational
institutions, registered apprenticeship programs, business and labor
organizations, and community-based and philanthropic organizations to
align workforce development services with strategies for regional
economic growth.
   (7) Identify funding resources and make recommendations on how to
expand and leverage these funds.
   (8) Foster regional collaboratives in the green economic sector.
   (c) The CWIB may accept any revenues, moneys, grants, goods, or
services from federal and state entities, philanthropic
organizations, and other sources, to be used for purposes relating to
the administration and implementation of the strategic initiative,
as described in subdivision (b). The CWIB shall also ensure the
highest level of transparency and accountability and make information
available on the CWIB Internet Web site. 
   (d) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department may
expend the moneys and revenues received pursuant to subdivision (c)
for purposes related to the administration and implementation of the
strategic, and for the award of workforce training grants
implementing the strategic initiative. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 15003 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
   15003.  (a) On or before April 1, 2011, and annually each April 1
thereafter, the CWIB shall report to the Legislature on the status of
GCJC activities, grants awarded, and its development and
implementation of a green workforce strategic initiative.
   (b) The GCJC shall also consult with the appropriate state and
local agencies to identify opportunities to coordinate the award of
grant and green workforce training funds received by the state under
the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5) or any other funding sources.