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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 1697 (Bonilla) - Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle  
          Technology Program
          
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          |Version: April 25, 2016         |Policy Vote: T. & H. 9 - 1      |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Mark McKenzie       |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 1697 would require the California Energy Commission  
          (CEC) to provide a preference for projects that provide career  
          pathways and promote the employment of trained workers in the  
          clean technology and renewable fuels industries when selecting  
          projects for funding in the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and  
          Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program.


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           One-time CEC costs of approximately $50,000 for outreach and  
            information technology costs.  (ARFVT Fund)







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           Ongoing CEC costs of approximately $150,000 annually and 1 PY  
            of staff to update program regulations, incorporate changes to  
            the workforce development component, and administer the  
            revised program.  (ARFVT Fund)


          Author  
          Amendments:  
           Clarify the bill's provisions by combining the new criteria  
            from which the CEC must provide project preferences as  
            follows:  "The project's ability to transition workers to, or  
            promote employment in, the alternative and renewable fuel and  
            vehicle technology sector."
           Clarify the changes to the workforce development program  
            component by re-incorporating the specified occupations and  
            sectors into the proposed language.
           Require CEC to collaborate with entities that have expertise  
            in workforce development, including the California Workforce  
            Development Board, the Employment Training Panel, the  
            Employment Development Division, and the Division of  
            Apprenticeship Standards, to implement the workforce  
            development components of the ARFVT Program.





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