BILL ANALYSIS ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 2696| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 2696 Author: Bass (D) Amended: 08/02/10 in Senate Vote: 21 SENATE LAB. & INDUS. RELATIONS COMMITTEE : 4-1, 6/23/10 AYES: DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Leno, Yee NOES: Hollingsworth NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-4, 8/12/10 AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Corbett, Leno, Price, Wolk, Yee NOES: Ashburn, Emmerson, Walters, Wyland ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 72-2, 6/2/10 - See last page for vote SUBJECT : California Workforce Investment Board: Green Collar Jobs Council SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill authorizes the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) to accept any revenues, monies, 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 authorizes the Employment Development Department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to expend those monies CONTINUED AB 2696 Page 2 and revenues for purposes of the strategic initiative and the award of grants. The bill requires the Green Collar Jobs Council (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 or any other funding sources. The bill requires the CWIB, 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. ANALYSIS : 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: 1. Authorizes the CWIB 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. 2. Authorizes the Employment Development Department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to expend those moneys and revenues for purposes of the strategic initiative and the award of grants. 3. Requires the Green Collar Jobs Council (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 or any other funding sources. AB 2696 Page 3 4. Require the CWIB, 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. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No According to the Senate Appropriations Committee analysis: Fiscal Impact (in thousands) Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Fund GCJC grants program $200 to $500 annually depending Special* on the participation amount of green workforce training funds available to the CWIB * Federal, state, other sources ASSEMBLY FLOOR : AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez NOES: Anderson, Knight NO VOTE RECORDED: Tom Berryhill, DeVore, Lieu, Norby, Audra AB 2696 Page 4 Strickland, Vacancy PQ:do 8/17/10 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****