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THIRD READING
Bill No: AJR 46
Author: Bonta (D), et al.
Amended: 8/25/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 59-1, 8/25/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Unemployment: Workforce Innovation and
Opportunities Act
SOURCE: City of Oakland
DIGEST: This resolution requests that the United States
Congress modify the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act
state allotment formula to include unemployment rates by race
and ethnicity.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)The Legislative Analyst's Office notes that while unemployment
rates are improving, California still has the second highest
unemployment rate in the United States, an indicator of the
depth of job loss experienced during the great recession and
the size of California's economy.
2)The United States Department of Labor, in coordination with
the United States Department of Education and Department of
Health and Human Services, is working diligently to ensure
that states, local areas, other grantees, and stakeholders are
prepared for the implementation of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunities Act (WIOA), signed by President Obama on
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July 22, 2014.
3)California's economy generates jobs at a rate similar to the
national rate, but it is not enough to keep up with the
state's fast-growing population. California has also had an
uneven economic recovery, with the coastal regions rebounding
with more economic vigor relative to inland areas of the
state. However, employment disparities continue to persist at
a city level even in counties that have high rates of economic
and job growth.
4)The Legislature recommends that the United States Congress
implement a racial equity lens when structuring workforce
investment proposal requirements under the WIOA to ensure that
unemployment rates are analyzed from multiple perspectives and
not only average unemployment rates.
5)For every dollar of wealth a median Caucasian household has, a
median Asian household has about 81 cents, a median Hispanic
family has seven cents, and a median African-American family
has six cents. The disparity in employment exists not just by
region in California, but also by race.
This resolution requests that the United States Congress modify
the WIOA state allotment formula to include unemployment rates
by race and ethnicity. In making this change, no community in
California shall receive less funds under WIOA. This change is
intended to better reflect the employment conditions in states
with high levels of income inequality and bring more funding to
address the real workforce needs of the population.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/29/16)
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City of Oakland (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/29/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 59-1, 8/25/16
AYES: Alejo, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta,
Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, McCarty,
Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, O'Donnell, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NOES: Harper
NO VOTE RECORDED: Achadjian, Travis Allen, Bigelow, Brough,
Burke, Chang, Chau, Dahle, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Hadley,
Jones, Kim, Mayes, Melendez, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson,
Steinorth, Wagner
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/29/16 18:49:49
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