Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 752

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 25, 2015

An act to amend Section begin delete 14000 end delete begin insert 94904 end insert of the begin delete Unemployment Insurance end delete begin insert Education end insert Code, relating to begin delete workforce development. end delete begin insert private postsecondary education. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 752, as amended, Salas. begin delete Workforce development. end delete begin insert Private postsecondary education: California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009. end insert

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Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009, provides for the regulation of private postsecondary educational institutions by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an institution that is subject to the act’s provisions to enroll each student solely by means of executing an enrollment agreement, and requires a student without a high school diploma or its equivalent, before enrolling, to take an independently administered examination from a list of examinations prescribed by the United States Department of Education and achieve a passing score, as specified by the United States Department of Education. The act further authorizes the bureau to publish its own list of acceptable examinations and required passing scores if the United States Department of Education does not have a list of relevant examinations that pertain to the intended occupational training.

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If the bureau publishes its own list of acceptable examinations in this context, the bill would require the bureau to include the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System examination on the list.

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Existing law declares the need for California to have a well-educated and highly skilled workforce in the state.

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This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this declaration.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert Section 94904 of the end insert begin insert Education Code end insert begin insert is amended
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94904.  

(a) Before an ability-to-benefit student may execute
an enrollment agreement, the institution shall have the student take
an independently administered examination from the list of
examinations prescribed as of July 1, 2012, by the United States
Department of Education pursuant to Section 484(d) of the federal
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a et seq.). The
student shall not enroll unless the student achieves a score, as
specified by the United States Department of Education,
demonstrating that the student may benefit from the education and
training being offered.

(b) If the United States Department of Education does not have
a list of relevant examinations that pertain to the intended
occupational training, the bureau may publish its own list of
acceptable examinations and required passing scores. begin insert If the bureau
publishes its own list, the list shall include the Comprehensive
Adult Student Assessment System examination. end insert

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SECTION 1.  

Section 14000 of the Unemployment Insurance
Code is amended to read:

14000.  

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in order to
remain prosperous and globally competitive, California needs to
have a well-educated and highly skilled workforce.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the following
principles shall guide the state’s workforce investment system:

(1) Workforce investment programs and services shall be
responsive to the needs of employers, workers, and students by
accomplishing the following:

(A) Preparing California’s students and workers with the skills
necessary to successfully compete in the global economy.

(B) Producing greater numbers of individuals who obtain
industry-recognized certificates and degrees in competitive and
emerging industry sectors and filling critical labor market skills
gaps.

(C) Adapting to rapidly changing local and regional labor
markets as specific workforce skill requirements change over time.

(D) Preparing workers for good-paying jobs that foster economic
security and upward mobility.

(2) State and local workforce investment boards are encouraged
to collaborate with other public and private institutions, including
businesses, unions, nonprofit organizations, kindergarten and
grades 1 to 12, inclusive, career technical education programs,
adult career technical education and basic skills programs,
community college career technical education and basic skills
programs, entrepreneurship training programs, where appropriate,
the California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce
Development Program, and the Employment Training Panel, to
better align resources across workforce education and training
service delivery systems and build a well-articulated workforce
investment system by accomplishing the following:

(A) Adopting local and regional training and education strategies
that build on the strengths and fill the gaps in the education and
workforce development pipeline in order to address the needs of
job seekers, workers, and employers within regional labor markets
by supporting sector strategies.

(B) Leveraging resources across education and workforce
training delivery systems to build career pathways and fill critical
skills gaps.

(3) Workforce investment programs and services shall be data
driven and evidence based when setting priorities, investing
resources, and adopting practices.

(4) Workforce investment programs and services shall develop
strong partnerships with the private sector, ensuring industry
involvement in needs assessment, planning, and program
evaluation.

(A) Workforce investment programs and services shall
encourage industry involvement by developing strong partnerships
with an industry’s employers and the unions that represent the
industry’s workers.

(B) Workforce investment programs and services may consider
the needs of employers and businesses of all sizes, including large,
medium, small, and microenterprises, when setting priorities,
investing resources, and adopting practices.

(5) Workforce investment programs and services shall be
outcome oriented and accountable, measuring results for program
participants, including, but not limited to, outcomes related to
program completion, employment, and earnings.

(6) Programs and services shall be accessible to employers, the
self-employed, workers, and students who may benefit from their
operation, including individuals with employment barriers, such
as persons with economic, physical, or other barriers to
employment.

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