BILL NUMBER: SB 1291	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  278
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 29, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 21, 2012
	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 Sections 1269 and 1274.10 ofthe Unemployment
Insurance Code, relating to unemployment insurance, and making an
appropriation therefor.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1291, 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 extend the repeal date of the California Training
Benefits Program 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.
   Appropriation: yes.


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), 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
amended to read:
   1274.10.  This article shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, which is chaptered before that date, deletes or extends the
date.