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California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2060


Introduced by Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

(Coauthor: Assembly Member Skinner)

February 20, 2014


An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) of Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, relating to recidivism.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

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 sentence of an individual convicted of a crime and the order of his or her 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.

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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.

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This billbegin delete would, untilend deletebegin insert, untilend insert January 1, 2021,begin insert wouldend insert establish the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered, as provided, by the California Workforce Investment Board and funded, upon appropriation by thebegin delete Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction Fund.end deletebegin insert Legislature.end insert The bill, until January 1, 2021, among other things, would provide grant program eligibility criteria for counties. The bill, until January 1, 2021, 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, 2018, 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:

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begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertThe Legislature finds and declares that the
22014 Budget Act appropriated one million dollars ($1,000,000)
3to the Employment Development Department for the purpose of a
P3    1recidivism reduction workforce training and development grant
2program, payable from the Recidivism Reduction Fund.end insert

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3(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the California
4Workforce Investment Board be responsible for setting the policy
5of the grant program, and that this act allow the Employment
6Development Department to provide funds from its budget
7appropriation to the California Workforce Investment Board
8through an interagency agreement.

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10begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) is added
11to Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, to read:

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13Chapter  4. Supervised Population Workforce Training
14Grant Program
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16

1234.  

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
17the following meanings:

18(a) “California Workforce Investment Board” or “State WIB”
19means the California Workforce Investment Board established
20pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter
213 of Division 7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

22(b) “Grant program” means the Supervised Population
23Workforce Training Grant Program.

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24(c) “Recidivism Reduction Fund” means the Recidivism
25Reduction Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.

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26(d)

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27begin insert(c)end insert “Supervised population” means those persons who are on
28probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community
29supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction of,
30a county.

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1234.1.  

(a) This chapter establishes the Supervised Population
32Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered by the
33California Workforce Investment Board.

34(b) The grant program shall be developed and implemented in
35accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3. In
36developing the program, the State WIB shall consult with public
37and private stakeholders, including local workforce investment
38boards, local governments, and nonprofit community-based
39organizations that serve the supervised population.

P4    1(c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation by
2thebegin delete Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction
3Fund.end delete
begin insert Legislature.end insert Implementation of this program is contingent
4upon the director of the State WIB notifying the Department of
5Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated for this
6specific grant program.

7(d) The outcomes from the grant program shall be reported
8pursuant to Section 1234.4.

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1234.2.  

The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
10follows:

11(a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
12a public application process, including, but not limited to, the rating
13and ranking of applications that meet the threshold criteria set forth
14in this section.

15(b) Design the grant program application process to ensure all
16of the following occurs:

17(1) Outreach and technical assistance is made available to
18eligible applicants, especially to small population and rural
19counties.

20(2) Grants are awarded on a competitive basis.

21(3) Small and rural counties are competitive in applying for
22funds.

23(4) Applicants are encouraged to develop evidence-based, best
24practices for serving the workforce training and education needs
25of the supervised population.

26(5) The education and training needs of both of the following
27are addressed:

28(A) Individuals with some postsecondary education who can
29enter into programs and benefit from services that result in
30certifications, and placement on a middle skill career ladder.

31(B) Individuals who require basic education as well as training
32in order to obtain entry level jobs where there are opportunities
33for career advancement.

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1234.3.  

(a) The grant program shall be competitively awarded
35through at least two rounds of funding, with the first phase of
36funding being awarded on or before May 1, 2015.

37(b) Each county is eligible to apply, and a single application
38may include multiple counties applying jointly. Each application
39shall include a partnership agreement between the county or
40counties and one or more local workforce investment boards that
P5    1outline the actions each party agrees to undertake as part of the
2project proposed in the application.

3(c) At a minimum, each project proposed in the application shall
4include a provision for an education and training assessment for
5each individual of the supervised population who participates in
6the project. The assessment may be undertaken by the applicant
7or by another entity. A prior assessment of an individual may be
8used if, in the determination of the State WIB, its results are
9accurate.

10(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
11vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
12opportunities for the supervised population. Supportive services
13and job readiness activities shall serve as bridge activities that lead
14to enrollment in long-term training programs.

15(e) Preference shall be awarded to applications for the following:

16(1) An application that proposes matching funds, including, but
17not limited to, moneys committed by local workforce investment
18boards, local governments, and private foundation funds.

19(2) An application submitted by a county that currently
20administers or participates in a workforce training program for the
21supervised population.

22(3) An application that proposes participation by one or more
23nonprofit community-based organizations that serve the supervised
24population.

25(f) An application shall meet the following requirements:

26(1) Set a specific purpose for the use of the grant funds, as well
27as provide the baseline criteria and metrics by which the overall
28success of the grant project can be evaluated.

29(2) Define the specific subset of the supervised population,
30among the eligible supervised population that the grant money
31will serve.

32(3) Define the industry sector or sectors in which the targeted
33supervised population will be trained, including the current and
34projected workforce within the region for those jobs, the range of
35wage rates, and the training and education requirements within
36those industry sectors.

37(4) Define the general methodology and training methods
38proposed to be used and explain the manner in which the progress
39of the targeted supervised population will be monitored during the
40grant period.

P6    1(g) As a condition of receiving funds, a grant recipient shall
2agree to provide information to the State WIB in sufficient detail
3to allow the State WIB to meet the reporting requirements in
4Section 1234.4.

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1234.4.  

(a) On at least an annual basis, and upon completion
6of the grant period, grant recipients shall report to the State WIB
7regarding their use of the funds and workforce training program
8outcomes.

9(b) By January 1, 2018, the State WIB shall submit a report to
10the Legislature using the reports from the grant recipients. The
11report shall contain all the following information:

12(1) The overall success of the grant program, based on the goals
13and metrics set in the awarded grants.

14(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program
15based on the goals and metrics set in the awarded grants.

16(3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local
17workforce investment board and county collaborations on
18workforce training programs for the supervised population.

19(4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
20workforce training programs for the supervised population.

21(5) In considering the overall success and effectiveness of the
22grant program, the report shall include a discussion of all of the
23following:

24(A) Whether the programs aligned with the workforce needs of
25high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies.

26(B) Whether there was an active job market for the skills being
27developed where the member of the supervised population was
28likely to be released.

29(C) Whether the program increased the number of members of
30the supervised population that obtained a marketable and industry
31or apprenticeship board-recognized certification, credential, or
32degree.

33(D) Whether the program increased the numbers of the
34supervised population that successfully complete a job readiness
35basic skill bridge program and enroll in a long-term training
36program.

37(E) Whether there were formal or informal networks in the field
38that support finding employment upon release from custody.

39(F) Whether the program led to employment in occupations
40with a livable wage.

P7    1(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
2subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
3Sectionbegin delete 12031.5end deletebegin insert 10231.5end insert of the Government Code.

4(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall
5be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
6Code.

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1234.5.  

This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
81, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
9statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends
10that date.



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