BILL NUMBER: AB 80	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 6, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 16, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Campos, Alejo, Bonta, Jones-Sawyer,
and Williams
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Cristina Garcia)

                        JANUARY 5, 2015

   An act to add  and repeal  Chapter 3.4 (commencing with
Section 8265) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code,
relating to state government.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 80, as amended, Campos. Interagency Task Force on the Status of
Boys and Men of Color.
   The California Constitution prohibits a person from being deprived
of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or from
being denied equal protection of the laws. The United States
Constitution prohibits a state from denying to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Existing law
establishes various advisory boards and commissions in state
government with specified duties and responsibilities.
   The federal My Brother's Keeper Initiative, launched by the
President  of the United States  in February 2014, required
the establishment of the My Brother's Keeper Task Force, an
interagency effort to improve the expected educational and life
outcomes for and address the persistent opportunity gaps faced by
boys and young men of color in the United States.
   This bill would  create   establish until
January 1, 2026,  the Interagency Task Force on the Status of
Boys and Men of Color, a multiagency advisory body that would serve
as a support mechanism for department agency and systems leaders by
taking coordinated action in meeting the myriad of challenges facing
boys and men of color in California, and assisting the respective
departments and agencies in more successfully improving life outcomes
for this population. The membership of the task force would include
members of the Legislature, as well as representatives of specified
agencies, departments, and private entities. The bill would set forth
the initial and ongoing responsibilities of the task force,
including, among others, an assessment of state program alignment
with the objectives of the My Brother's Keeper program and the
Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color in
California, and the development of strategies to enhance positive
outcomes and eliminate or mitigate negative outcomes for boys and men
of color in the state.  This   The  bill
would establish the Boys and Men of Color Task Force Fund, to carry
out the bill's requirements in support of the task force, upon
appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would authorize the task
force to accept federal funds, gifts, donations, grants, or bequests
for all or any of its purposes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
   (a) On February 27, 2014, the President of the United States
launched the My Brother's Keeper initiative to address persistent
opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color and to ensure
that all young people can reach their full potential.
   (b) The My Brother's Keeper Task Force recognizes that challenges
facing boys and young men of color affect others as well and that it
is important to break down barriers wherever they exist and to
identify means of creating ladders of opportunity for all.
   (c) The My Brother's Keeper Task Force was established to develop
a coordinated federal effort to significantly improve the expected
life outcomes for boys and young men of color, including Black
Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, and to improve
their contributions to the nation's prosperity, so that all youth
have an equal opportunity at  achieving  the American dream.

   (d) The My Brother's Keeper Task Force noted that significant
diversity exists within and among boys and men of color as a segment
of the population. Differences of language status, income,
disability, sexual orientation, and many other factors influence the
identity and experience of these young people, just as with any other
population.
   (e) My Brother's Keeper is focused on the following milestones:
(1) getting a healthy start and entering school ready to learn; (2)
reading at grade level by third grade; (3) graduating from high
school ready for college and career; (4)  completing
postsecondary education or training;   (5) 
successfully entering the workforce; and  (5)  
(6)  keeping kids on track and giving them second chances.
   (f) The My Brother's Keeper Task Force Report to the President
(May 2014) cites numerous areas in which boys and men of color
consistently experience disproportionately negative outcomes. These
areas include living in poverty, living without a male parent in the
household, high school dropout rates, unemployment, death by
homicide, and imprisonment.
   (g) The My Brother's Keeper Task Force has identified initial
recommendations and areas of opportunity at each of these key
milestones or "focus areas." The task force has also identified
several cross-cutting areas of opportunity that span all focus areas.

   (h) The recommendations in the My Brother's Keeper Task Force
Report to the President inform and influence California policy and
California's compliance with those recommendations makes the state
more competitive for federal funding and strengthens its economic
competitiveness.
   (i) Our state's future prosperity and health depend on all
Californians having a fair chance to thrive and succeed. One of the
best investments we can make is to be certain we do everything
possible to help young people become healthy, productive adults. As
California becomes more diverse, we must nurture and harness the
talents, skills, and hopes of young people of color -- boys and young
men in particular.
   (j) The Department of Finance projects California's population of
boys and men of color will increasingly represent a growing
percentage of the state's male population, reaching close to 80
percent for boys and men of color compared to 20 percent for
non-Hispanic white males by 2050.
   (k) The Assembly Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of
Color in California has recognized that boys and young men of color
are in jeopardy, and this poses a serious threat to California's
economic strength and competitiveness.
   (  l  ) The Assembly Select Committee on the Status of
Boys and Men of Color's policy framework emphasizes the following
issues: (1) health and safety; (2) education; (3) juvenile justice;
(4) employment and wealth; and (5) youth development. Related issues
that have been recommended for expansion of the committee's work
include higher education, immigration, and housing.
   (m) Community and youth leaders from across the state have taken a
significant interest in partnering with government and systems
leaders through the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color in order to
improve the health and success of our state's young people of color.
  SEC. 2.  Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 8265) is added to
Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 3.4.  INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON THE STATUS OF BOYS AND
MEN OF COLOR


   8265.  (a) (1) There is in state government the Interagency Task
Force on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, which shall serve as a
support mechanism for department, agency, and systems leaders by
taking coordinated action in meeting the myriad  of 
challenges facing boys and men of color, and assisting the respective
departments and agencies in more successfully improving life
outcomes for this population.
   (2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the task force
include participation from a core set of department, agency, and
systems leaders with discretion and responsibility for policy areas
of primary importance to the fulfillment of the Final Report and
Policy Platform for State Action (2012-18) of the Assembly Select
Committee on the Status of Boys and Men in California.
   (b) The task force shall be comprised of the following 20 members:

   (1) One Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, and one Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly, as ex officio, nonvoting members, and to the extent
that participation is not incompatible with their position as Members
of the Legislature.
   (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her
designee.
   (3) The President of the University of California, or his or her
designee.
   (4) The Chancellor of the California State University, or his or
her designee.
   (5) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or his or
her designee.
   (6) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services, or his
or her designee.
   (7) The State Public Health Officer, or his or her designee.
   (8) The Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity, or his or
her designee.
   (9) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing, or
his or her designee.
   (10) The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, or his or
her designee.
   (11) The Director of Employment Development, or his or her
designee.
   (12) The Executive Director of the California Workforce Investment
Board, or his or her designee.
   (13) The Chair of the California Workforce Investment Board, or
his or her designee.
   (14) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee.
   (15) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee.
   (16) The Attorney General, or his or her designee.
   (17) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, or his or her designee.
   (18) The Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections, or
his or her designee.
   (19) The Chief Justice of California, or his or her designee.
   (c) The task force shall elect one of its members to serve as
chair of the task force. Desirable qualifications for the position of
chair shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
   (1) He or she should possess a broad and deep understanding of the
issues facing boys and men of color.
   (2) He or she should be a political appointee with a senior
leadership role either leading a department or agency or managing a
significant and pertinent body of work.
   (3) He or she should have a demonstrated strong and positive
working relationship with the members of the Legislature and the
Governor.
   (d) All members of the task force shall hold office until the
appointment of their successors.
   8266.  Meetings of the task force shall be subject to the
Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section
11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3).
   8267.  The task force shall have the powers and authority
necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this chapter,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
   (a) To employ any administrative, technical, or other personnel
necessary for the performance of its powers and duties.
   (b) To hold hearings, make and sign any agreements, and to do or
perform any acts that may be necessary, desirable, or proper to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.
   (c) To cooperate with, and secure the cooperation of, any
department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of
the state to facilitate the task force properly to carry out its
powers and duties.
   (d) To appoint advisers or advisory committees from time to time
when the task force determines that the experience or expertise of
the advisers or advisory committees is needed for projects of the
task force. Section 11009 shall apply to these advisers or advisory
committees.
   (e) To accept any federal funds granted, by act of Congress or by
executive order, for all or any of the purposes of this chapter.
   (f) To accept any gifts, donations, grants, or bequests for all or
any of the purposes of this chapter.
   8268.  (a) Within six months after the effective date of this
chapter, the task force shall complete all of the following
requirements:
   (1) Assess existing department and agency programs that align with
the priorities outlined in the May 2014 My Brother's Keeper Task
Force Report to the President. Based on this assessment, the task
force shall identify state opportunities to partner and coordinate
with the work of the federal My Brother's Keeper Task Force.
   (2) Assess the Governor's Budget to identify those areas in which
the budget priorities are in alignment with the objectives of the
task force.
   (3) Review the action plan of the Final Report and Policy Platform
for State Action (2012-18) of the Assembly Select Committee on the
Status of Boys and Men of Color in California, and identify ambitious
state goals for boys and men of color, as well as barriers to
achieving desired results.
   (b) Upon completion of the requirements in subdivision (a), the
long-term, ongoing responsibilities of the task force shall include
all of the following:
   (1) Assessing state policies, regulations, and programs with
respect to boys and men of color, and the development of proven and
promising strategies to enhance positive outcomes and eliminate or
mitigate negative outcomes.
   (2) Preparing population and agency-specific data on boys and men
of color in California. The task force shall aggregate the data and
make it publicly available in a manner that does not reveal
personally identifiable information or otherwise conflict with
federal or state privacy laws.
   (3) Serving as a liaison to departments and agencies by ensuring
engagement and partnership with other public, nonprofit, and
philanthropic entities among the various member agencies and with the
task force as a whole, and recommend ways to strengthen partnerships
with external leaders advancing strategies relevant to boys and men
of color.
   (c) The first meeting of the task force shall be convened on or
before January 31, 2016. Subsequently, the task force shall convene
on no less than a quarterly basis to assess progress on its ongoing
responsibilities pursuant to subdivision (b), and to provide support
and ensure coordination across agencies.
   (d) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the task force shall
prepare and submit to the Legislature an annual report on department
and agency findings pursuant to this section. The task force shall
also report these findings at the Assembly Select Committee on the
Status of Boys and Men of Color in California's annual hearing on the
status of advancing the committee priorities and policies.
   (2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
   8269.  With respect to its duties under Section 8268, the task
force shall be an advisory body only, and there shall be no right or
obligation on the part of the state, or the parties meeting and
conferring, to implement the findings of the task force without
further legislation that specifically authorizes that the
evaluations, determinations, and findings of the task force be
implemented.
   8269.5  The Boys and Men of Color Task Force Fund is hereby
created as a fund in the State Treasury to carry out this chapter in
support of the task force, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, all moneys
collected or received by the task force from gifts, bequests, or
donations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of
the Boys and Men of Color Task Force Fund in accordance with the
terms of the gift or donation from which the moneys are derived and
in accordance with Sections 8647, 11005, 11005.1, and 16302 of the
Government Code. 
   8269.7.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2026, and as of that date is repealed.