BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 8, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Roger Hernández, Chair
AB 1315 (John A. Pérez) - As Introduced: February 22, 2013
SUBJECT : California Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008: Green Collar
Jobs Council.
SUMMARY : Adds the Speaker of the Assembly and the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate as members of the California Workforce
Investment Board (CWIB) and the Green Collar Jobs Council
(GCJC).
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the CWIB, its membership which is appointed by the
Governor, and outlines its responsibilities for assisting the
Governor in all functions of the federal Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 for the development, oversight, and continuous
improvement of California's workforce investment system, as
also described by the Workforce Training Act of 2008.
2)Requires the CWIB to establish a special committee known as
the GCJC to develop a strategic initiative in the green
workforce development area.
3)Specifies that the GCJC shall develop the framework, funding
strategies, programs, partnerships, and opportunities
necessary to address the growing need for a highly skilled and
well-trained workforce to meet the state's growing green
economy.
4)Authorizes the 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. Authorizes the Employment
Development Department (EDD), upon appropriation by the
Legislature, to expend those monies and revenues for purposes
of the strategic initiative and the award of grants.
5)Requires an annual report from the CWIB to the Legislature on
the status of the GCJC activities, grants awarded and its
development of an initiative.
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FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : According to the author the California Labor &
Workforce Development Agency recently determined that even
though the Speaker of the Assembly and the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate could be appointed to the CWIB by the Governor
they could not participate or have representation on the GCJC
because they were not members of the CWIB. The author points
out that the GCJC was established and its duties outlined by
legislation authored by two former Assembly Speakers.
According to California's Green Workforce Master Plan from 2011,
a guide for the GCJC, green economic growth is currently being
driven by three factors; state and federal policy, technological
advancements, and market demand. Californias expanding green
economy is attracting business investment, creating jobs and
producing a more sustainable and energyindependent future for
the Golden State. Driving this new wave of innovation are the
most ambitious environmental policies in the nation, business
decisions that recognize sustainability as a way to improve the
bottom line and generate return on investment, and the strong
desire voiced by Californians that their state lead the way
reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a global leader in these
three areas California is uniquely poised to capitalize on green
innovation.
The CWIB's Action Plans Executive Summary from August 2011
outlines that in 2010, teams in 10 regions spanning much of
California began a journey that culminated a year later in more
than 20 cluster action plans, with specific commitments for
implementation focused on key workforce and economic priorities
in green industries. Additionally, the Summary states that the
State of California can work through its regions and their
clusters of opportunity to seed and support concrete, specific
strategies for economic recovery and growth. The state can also
align policy to regional cluster needs and growth opportunities.
To achieve this, policymakers could consult regional teams as a
sounding board for legislative and executive actions that would
most encourage cluster growth.
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This legislation seeks to further the priorities of green jobs
growth in our state by adding the Speaker of the Assembly and
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as members of the CWIB
and the GCJC. As members of the board and council, they would
be poised to take legislative action necessary to maintain and
expand our state's leadership role in green economic industries.
PRIOR LEGISLATION :
AB 2696 (Bass) Chapter 396, Statutes of 2010 authorized the 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.
Authorizes the EDD, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to
expend those monies and revenues for purposes of the strategic
initiative and the award of grants, among other things. The
bill requires the CWIB annually to report to the Legislature on
the status of GCJC activities
AB 3018 (Nunez) Chapter 312, Statutes of 2008, established the
GCJC within the CWIB. AB 3018 specified that the GCJC is
comprised of the appropriate representatives from the CWIB's
existing membership, including the K-12 representative, the
California Community Colleges representative, the Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency representative, the Employment
Development Department (EDD) representative, and other
appropriate members.
AB 3018 also required the GCJC to develop a strategic initiative
to identify and develop 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.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
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California Federation of Teachers
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Lorie Alvarez / L. & E. / (916)
319-2091