BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1093 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Jimmy Gomez, Chair AB 1093 (Eduardo Garcia) - As Introduced February 27, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy | Public Safety |Vote:| 7 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | |Jobs, Economic Development, | | 9- 0 | | |and the Economy | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 AB 1093 Page 2 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 AB 1093 Page 3 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