BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1507 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 22, 2015 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Roger Hernández, Chair AB 1507 Committee on Labor and Employment - As Amended April 16, 2015 SUBJECT: California Workforce Investment Act SUMMARY: Updates and conforms state workforce development laws required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). EXISTING LAW: 1)Enacts the federal WIOA, formerly known as the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, which provides for workforce investment activities, including activities in which states may participate and also contains various programs for job and employment investment, including work incentive programs, as specified. 2)Authorizes, under the federal WIOA, the Job Corps, YouthBuild, Indian and Native Americans, and Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs, in addition to the core programs. 3)Establishes the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) which assists the Governor in setting and guiding policy in AB 1507 Page 2 the area of workforce development and training. Members of the CWIB are appointed by the Governor and represent the many facets of workforce development - business, labor, public education, higher education, economic development, youth activities, employment and training, as well as the Legislature. 4)States the CWIB is also responsible for assisting the Governor with the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the state's current and future workforce by promoting the development of a well-educated and highly skilled 21st century economy and workforce, in addition to the development of an annual workforce metrics dashboard for measuring investment in workforce development. FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown COMMENTS: This bill will modify California's workforce development program due to the new requirements of the federal WIOA. The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law in 2014 and generally takes effect July 2015. Individual State Unified Plans and Common Performance Accountability provisions take effect July 2016. The federal WIOA supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Federal WIOA also authorizes the Job Corps, YouthBuild, Indian and Native Americans, and Migrant Seasonal Farmworker programs, in addition to the core programs. The new federal WIOA modernizes our workforce development system bringing together and enhancing several key employment, education, and training programs. WIOA also seeks to make the workforce system more comprehensive in its approach to service AB 1507 Page 3 delivery and more responsive to the demands of our economy. REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION: Support None on file. Opposition None on file. Analysis Prepared by:Lorie Alvarez / L. & E. / (916) 319-2091