AB 2060, as amended, V. Manuel Pérez. Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program.
Existing law defines probation to mean the suspension of the imposition or execution of a sentencebegin insert of an individual convicted of a crimeend insert and the order ofbegin insert his or herend insert conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a probation officer. Existing law authorizes probation for some, but not all, felony convictions.
Existing law requires all eligible people released from prison on and after October 1, 2011, or, whose sentences have been deemed served, as provided, after serving a prison term for a felony, upon release from prison, and for a period not exceeding 3 years immediately following release, to be subject to postrelease community supervision provided by a county agency designated by each county’s board of supervisors that is consistent with evidence-based practices, including, but not limited to, supervision policies, procedures, programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific research to reduce recidivism among individuals under postrelease supervision. Existing law authorizes a court, when sentencing a person to county jail for a felony, to commit the person to county jail for either the full term in custody, as specified, or to suspend the execution of a concluding portion of the term selected at the court’s discretion. Under existing law, this period of suspended execution is supervised by the county probation officer and is known as mandatory supervision.
Existing law creates the Recidivism Reduction Fund in the State Treasury, available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for, among other things, activities designed to reduce recidivism of the state’s prison population.
This bill would establish the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered, as provided, by the California Workforce Investment Board and funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction Fund. The bill, among other things, would provide grant program eligibility criteria for counties. The bill would also provide that eligible uses for grant funds include, but are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised population, which would include individuals on probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision. By January 1, 2017, the board would be required to submit a report to the Legislature containing specified information, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) is
2added to Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, to read:
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For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
8the following meanings:
9(a) “California Workforce Investment Board” or “State WIB”
10means the California Workforce Investment Board established
11pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter
123 of Division 7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
P3 1(b) “Grant program” means the Supervised Population
2Workforce Training Grant Program.
3(c) “Recidivism Reduction Fund” means the Recidivism
4Reduction Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.
5(d) “Supervised population” means those persons who are on
6probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community
7supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction of,
8the county.
(a) This chapter establishes the Supervised Population
10Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered by the
11California Workforce Investment Board.
12(b) The grant program shall be competitive and open to all
13counties in accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3.
14(c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation of
15the Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction
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Fund.
The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
18follows:
19(a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
20a public process.
21(b) Design the grant program application to ensure all of the
22following occurs:
23(1) There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller counties.
24(2) There is fair and equitable geographic distribution of grant
25funds.
26(3) There is greater consideration given to counties that have
27demonstrated a
collaborative working relationship with local
28workforce investment boardsbegin delete orend deletebegin insert andend insert that currently have in place
29a workforce training program for the supervised population.
(a) Each county is eligible to apply for the grant
31program funds.
32(b) (1) Preference shall be given to counties with demonstrated
33matching funding.
34(2) Matching funds may come from governmental or
35nongovernmental sources, including, but not limited to, local
36workforce investment boards, local governments, or private
37foundation funds.
38(c) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
39vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
40opportunities for the supervised
population.
(a) Upon completion of the grant period, grant
2recipients shall report to the State WIB regarding their use of the
3funds and workforce training program outcomes.
4(b) By January 1, 2017, the State WIB shall submit a report to
5the Legislature using the reports from the grant recipients. The
6report shall contain all the following information:
7(1) The overall success of the grant program.
8(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program.
9(3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of
local
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workforce investment board and county collaborations on
11workforce training programs for the supervised population.
12(4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
13workforce training programs for the supervised population.
14(5) In considering the overall success and effectiveness of the
15grant program, the report shall include a discussion of all of the
16following:
17(A) Whether the programs aligned with the workforce needs of
18high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies.
19(B) Whether there was an active job market for the skills being
20developed where the member of the supervised population was
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likely to be released.
22(C) Whether the program increased the number of members of
23the supervised population that obtained a marketable and industry
24or apprenticeship board-recognized certification, credential, or
25degree.
26(D) Whether there were formal or informal networks in the field
27that support finding employment upon release from custody.
28(E) Whether the program led to employment in occupations
29with a livable wage.
30(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
31subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
32Section 12031.5 of the Government Code.
33(2) A report to be submitted
pursuant to subdivision (b) shall
34be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
35Code.
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