BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE
Tom Daly, Chair
AB 1913
(Baker) - As Amended March 30, 2016
SUBJECT: Veterans: Employment Development Department
SUMMARY: Requires the Employment Development Department (EDD)
to offer increased training for and cooperation with county
veterans service officers (CVSO). Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires EDD to offer CVSO's training on unemployment
insurance (UI) benefits for veterans.
2)Requires EDD to coordinate efforts with CVSO's to become
familiar with other benefits offered to veterans by CVSO's.
3)Requires EDD to establish a system for referring veterans who
are applying for UI benefits to CVSO's.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Establishes the UI system to provide partial wage replacement
to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
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2)Authorizes the board of supervisors of each county to appoint
a CVSO to provide veteran-related services.
FISCAL EFFECT: Undetermined
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose . According to the author, if CVSOs were trained on
how to assist veterans with applying for unemployment
insurance benefits, a single visit to the CVSO would allow
veterans access to many valuable services. AB 1913 requires
EDD, upon request of the CVSO, to provide training to the
CVSOs to assist veterans applying for unemployment insurance
benefits. In doing so, CVSOs will be able to provide this
critical service to veterans in an efficient and supportive
manner. This bill also requires EDD to refer veterans to the
CVSO in their community to increase the number of veterans who
can take advantage of all that the CVSO has to offer. This
will ease the transition process for veterans by providing as
many resources as possible from a single point of contact.
Veterans would be able to receive critical benefits with one
convenient visit in their community.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None received
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Opposition
None received
Analysis Prepared by:Paul Riches / INS. / (916) 319-2086