BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2285 (McCarty) - State employment: former foster youth
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|Version: May 27, 2016 |Policy Vote: ED. 9 - 0 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 8, 2016 |Consultant: Jillian Kissee |
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: This bill requires, contingent upon an appropriation,
the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to develop and
administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot
Program until January 1, 2020. This bill provides a $1.1
million appropriation to the SCOE to implement the pilot by
awarding grants to nonprofit organizations that have related
expertise to provide job readiness training to prepare former
foster youth for entry-level employment in state service.
Fiscal
Impact:
This bill appropriates $1.1 million from the Consolidated Work
Program Fund, to the extent permitted by federal law, to the
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SCOE to implement this program. Since this funding source
cannot be used in the way that this bill prescribes, it
creates a General Fund cost pressure in a like amount to
support the program. The SCOE cites annual administrative
costs of $353,000. To the extent this exceeds the allowable
percentage that can be used for administrative costs this
could create a General Fund cost pressure to fund the balance.
See staff comments.
CalHR estimates ongoing costs of $226,000 General Fund for two
positions related to the requirement of promoting the training
of program participants in specified entry-level unclassified
positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions in
state service.
Background: San Mateo County and Santa Clara County have implemented
similar programs as proposed by this bill that assist foster
youth with entry-level work opportunities using local funds.
Existing law establishes the Consolidated Work Program Fund for
the receipt of moneys deposited pursuant to the federal
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Moneys in the
Consolidated Work Program Fund are required to be expended
consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act and the State Plan required by the federal
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This fund is
administered by the Employment Development Department (EDD) and
consists of a blend of federal and state funds. The EDD awards
funds from Consolidated Work Program Fund to eligible training
providers offering a variety of training opportunities.
Proposed Law:
This bill requires, contingent upon an appropriation, the SCOE
to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness
Training Pilot Program until January 1, 2020. The purpose of
this pilot program is to prepare former foster youth for
entry-level employment in state service and to provide job
readiness training to eligible participants. This bill provides
a $1.1 million appropriation, to the extent permitted by federal
law, from the Workforce Investment Act to the SCOE to implement
the pilot.
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The SCOE is required to develop an application and award grants
to selected eligible organizations to be used to: (1) pay for
trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible
participants; and (2) provide a stipend to a participant, as
specified. The SCOE is also required to collect specified data,
including program participation and the number of participants
receiving state employment after completing a placement.
This bill provides that eligible organizations are nonprofits
with expertise in providing job readiness training. An eligible
participant is one who is 18 to 25 years old and who has been
certified by a county as being, or having been in foster care,
as specified.
This bill also requires the CalHR, in consultation with the
State Department of Social Services and the SCOE to promote the
training of foster youth participating in this program in
specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual
hiring in classified positions in state service located in
Sacramento County, as determined by CalHR.
This bill provides that after a participant in the pilot program
has been trained in an unclassified position for three months,
but before being trained for nine months, he or she is required
to take a written examination, if required. If the participant
does not pass the examination or does not receive a favorable
promotional rating, he or she must be released from the training
program.
Staff
Comments: According to the EDD, the use of Consolidated Work
Program Fund in this bill is not an appropriate funding source
since it would award federal Workforce Investment and
Opportunity funds to an external entity through a noncompetitive
process. According to federal Uniform Guidance, states are not
permitted to award these federal monies to another entity
through a noncompetitive process, except under limited
circumstances for which this bill does not apply. To access
these funds, generally an entity must instead submit an
application to either the state or local workforce investment
boards.
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