BILL NUMBER: SB 1291 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 25, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 30, 2012
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 9, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Senator Evans
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
An act to amend Section Sections
1269 and 1274.10 of , and to repeal Section
1274.10 of, the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to
unemployment insurance, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1291, as amended, Evans. Unemployment benefits: training:
teacher credentialing.
Under the California Training Benefits Program, until January 1,
2015, an unemployed individual, who is otherwise eligible for
unemployment benefits, and who files a claim for unemployment
compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, or federal-state
extended benefits or any federally funded unemployment compensation
benefits, may apply to the Employment Development Department for a
determination of potential eligibility for benefits during a period
of training or retraining. Existing law requires a determination of
automatic eligibility for those benefits if any of specified
conditions apply. Existing law requires, if training or retraining is
not authorized under those provisions governing automatic
eligibility for those benefits, that a determination of potential
eligibility for benefits be issued to the unemployed individual if
the Director of Employment Development finds that specified criteria
apply.
Under existing law, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing is
authorized to issue teaching credentials in single subject
instruction or specialist instruction in, among other subjects, math,
science, and special education. Existing law also requires the
commission to adopt general standards for the accreditation or
approval of preparation programs for teachers.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2015, sunset date,
extend th e repeal date of the
California Training Benefits Program thereby extending its
operation indefinitely to January 1, 2019
. The bill would also require a determination of automatic
eligibility for benefits under the California Training Benefits
Program to be issued to an unemployed teacher, as defined, who is
otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits, if the Director of
Employment Development finds that the unemployed teacher is a
permanent or probationary public school teacher who participates in a
credential preparation program or training program approved or
accredited by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for additional
certification in math, science, or special education, for
kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and was laid off, as
specified. This bill would make those changes operative on
January 1, 2014.
Because the bill would extend the operation of the California
Training Benefits Program and make various changes to existing
eligibility requirements for training and retraining benefits, which
would result in additional amounts being payable from the
Unemployment Fund for those benefits, the bill would make an
appropriation.
This bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2014.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 1269 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
1269. A determination of automatic eligibility for benefits under
this article shall be issued to an unemployed individual if the
director finds that any of the following applies:
(a) The training is authorized by the federal Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220) or by the Employment Training Panel
established pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 10200)
of Part 1 of Division 3.
(b) The training is authorized by the federal Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.), as amended by the federal Trade Act of
2002 (Public Law 107-210), and as those acts may be amended by the
federal Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009,
enacted under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Public Law 111-5), pursuant to a certified petition.
(c) The individual is a participant in the California Work
Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program pursuant to
Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3
of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and has entered
into a contract with the county welfare department to participate in
an education or training program.
(d) (1) The individual is a participant in
training with a provider that is certified and on the state's
Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL), as authorized by the federal
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220)),
105-220), or is a permanent or probationary
public school teacher who is a participant in a credential
preparation program or training program approved or accredited by the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing for additional certification in
math, science, or special education, for kindergarten and grades 1 to
12, inclusive, and was laid off. The credential preparation program
or training program shall only be approved if a permanent or
probationary public school teacher enrolls in the training within
three years of being laid off from the public school employer.
(2) The changes made to this subdivision by the act adding this
paragraph shall become operative on January 1, 2014.
(e) The individual is a journey level union member and the
training or retraining course of instruction is industry-related
training necessary due to changes in technology, or industry demands,
or is necessary to retain employment or to become more competitive
in obtaining employment.
SEC. 2. Section 1274.10 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 1274.10 of the
Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:
1274.10. This article shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2015 2019 , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, which is chaptered before
that date, deletes or extends the date.
SEC. 3. This act shall become operative on
January 1, 2014.