BILL NUMBER: AB 1030	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2015

   An act to add Section 39715.5 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to greenhouse gases.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1030, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
   The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 establishes
the State Air Resources Board as the state agency responsible for
monitoring and regulating sources emitting greenhouse gases. The act
authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based
compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for
fines and penalties, collected by the state board from the auction or
sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism to
be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and to be
available upon appropriation by the Legislature. Existing law
requires the Department of Finance, in consultation with the state
board and any other relevant state agency, to develop, as specified,
a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in the Greenhouse
Gas Reduction Fund.
   This bill would require a state agency that allocates moneys from
the fund to prioritize projects that include project labor agreements
with targeted hire goals, community workforce agreements that
connect local residents to jobs or training opportunities, or
partnerships with training entities that have a proven track record
of placing disadvantaged workers in career-track jobs.
   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 all of the
following:
   (a) With the adoption of Assembly Bill 32 (Chapter 488 of the
Statutes of 2006), Senate Bill 535 (Chapter 830 of the Statutes of
2012) and related climate policies, the state has led the nation in
tackling climate change and ensuring that climate policies and
investments help lift up our state's most disinvested communities.
   (b) The revenue generated through the auction of carbon allowances
provides an opportunity to promote triple bottom line investments
that tackle our climate crises, grow our economy, and promote equity.

   (c) The growth rate of green jobs is significantly faster than
that of all other jobs nationwide, and the majority of this job
growth is in California, making the state a national and
international leader in green jobs.
   (d) Green jobs are accessible to people with a variety of
educational attainment and, on average, offer a higher median wage
and better opportunities for career advancement. Preparing and
connecting disconnected youth and disadvantaged workers to these jobs
is critical to ensuring these jobs support a future of shared
prosperity.
   (e) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that investments
made through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to
Section 16428.8 of the Government Code, continue to support the
growth of the diverse green jobs sector in the state, increase access
to green jobs for disconnected youth and other disadvantaged
workers, and support workforce training opportunities that create a
pathway for disadvantaged workers to enter the green jobs sector.
  SEC. 2.  Section 39715.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   39715.5.  A state agency that allocates moneys from the fund
pursuant to this chapter shall prioritize a project that includes any
of the following:
   (a) Project labor agreements with targeted hire goals.
   (b) Community workforce agreements that connect local residents to
jobs or training opportunities.
   (c) Partnerships with training entities that have a proven track
record of placing disadvantaged workers in career-track jobs.