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          Date of Hearing:   April 29, 2015


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                                 Jimmy Gomez, Chair


          AB  
          1093 (Eduardo Garcia) - As Introduced February 27, 2015


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          Urgency:  Yes State Mandated Local Program:  NoReimbursable:  No


          SUMMARY:


          This bill makes various minor technical changes to the  
          Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program, in the  








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          California Workforce Investment Board (WIB).  


          FISCAL EFFECT:


          Minor absorbable cost to the WIB.


          COMMENTS:


          1)Purpose.  According to the author, "With orders from the U.S.  
            Supreme Court to reduce its prison population, the state needs  
            smart, effective policies to help local jurisdictions achieve  
            realignment goals and reduce recidivism.  Workforce  
            development for the re-entry population is a practical  
            strategy for improving access to a stable job.  It helps  
            improve offender outcomes, reduce the likelihood of  
            recidivism, and promote community safety and stability.  This  
            bill makes key program changes to the 2014 bill [AB 2060 (V.  
            Manuel Pérez, Chapter 383, Statutes of 2014)]."


          2)Background.  The WIB is the body responsible for assisting the  
            Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous  
            improvement of California's workforce investment system and  
            the alignment of the education and workforce investment  
            systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and  
            workforce.  The WIB administers the Supervised Population  
            Workforce Training Grant Program, a program to award grant  
            funding for vocational training and apprenticeship  
            opportunities for offenders under county jurisdiction who are  
            on probation, mandatory community supervision, or post-release  
            community supervision. 


          3)Support. According to the California Workforce Association, a  
            co-sponsor of this bill, "AB 1093 makes technical changes to a  








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            2014 bill, AB 2060 (V.M. Perez), which established this  
            essential program. Workforce development for the re-entry  
            population is a practical approach that will improve offender  
            outcomes, reduce the likelihood of recidivism, and promote  
            community safety, and for these reasons we support this  
            important effort."


          4)Prior Legislation.  AB 2060 (V.M. Perez), Chapter 383,  
            Statutes of 2014, established the Supervised Population  
            Workforce Training Grant Program.
          Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081