BILL ANALYSIS
AB 3
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GOVERNOR'S VETO
AB 3 (V. Manuel Perez)
As Amended September 4, 2009
2/3 vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |52-25|(June 3, 2009) |SENATE: |26-12|(September 9, |
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|ASSEMBLY: |55-23|(September 10, | | | |
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Original Committee Reference: L. & E.
SUMMARY : Requires the establishment of the Renewable Energy
Workforce Readiness Initiative (Initiative), as specified.
The Senate amendments :
1 Change the commencement date of the Initiative from January 1,
2010 to July 1, 2010.
2)Change a specified reporting requirement from January 1, 2013
to January 1, 2012.
3)Specify that the Initiative shall be implemented only if the
Director of the Department of Finance (Director) determines
that there are sufficient federal funds made available to the
state for expenditure pursuant to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 or other federal law.
4)Specify that the Initiative shall terminate at such time that
the Director of Finance determines that there are no longer
sufficient funds available.
5)Revise the membership requirements of local workforce
investment boards as follows:
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a) Specify that wherever applicable, and as board member
vacancies occur, businesses representatives may include
women and minorities or be representatives of businesses in
sectors that provide for conservation, energy efficiency or
water efficiency; pollution mitigation; or, renewable
energy generation, manufacturing, construction,
installation, maintenance and operation;
b) Specify that representatives of local community based
organizations include organizations that represent youth in
foster care, persons with prior criminal convictions or
juvenile adjudication, indigent persons, and
representatives of environmental advocacy or environmental
justice advocacy organizations;
c) Specify that a single entity can represent multiple
one-stop partners; and,
d) Specify that a majority of the members of the local
board shall be representatives of businesses in the local
area, and may include representatives of business-funded
job training programs such as state-approved joint
apprenticeship training councils and other formal
labor-management training partnerships.
6)Specify that entrance into a registered apprenticeship program
shall be considered placement into a job.
7)Avoid a chaptering conflict with SB 410 (Ducheny) and make
other technical changes.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1 Required the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB), by
2011, to establish the Initiative to ensure green collar job
placement and advancement opportunities within California's
renewable energy generation, manufacturing, construction,
installation, maintenance and operation sectors.
2)Required the Initiative to provide guidance to local workforce
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investment boards on how to establish comprehensive green
collar job assessment, training and placement programs that
reflect the local and regional economies and best utilize
funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
3)Specified that any strategies developed by the Initiative
shall address how to effectively provide outreach, assessment,
and placement to prospective worker populations, including
those that have historically faced barriers to employment,
including, but not limited to, all of the following
populations:
a) Low-income and disadvantaged populations;
b) At-risk youth;
c) Formerly incarcerated nonviolent offenders;
d) Displaced and incumbent workers in transition; and,
e) Veterans of past or present military service.
4)Required the Initiative to provide guidance on how to engage
target populations and evaluate potential applicants'
abilities to implement and operate renewable energy worker
training programs.
5)Required the Initiative to address how local workforce
investment boards can effectively collaborate and include the
participation of all of the following entities:
a) Nonprofit organizations;
b) Local governments;
c) State-approved apprenticeship
programs;
d) Community colleges;
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e) Postsecondary educational
institutions;
f) Local workforce training partnerships
and collaboratives; and,
g) Regional occupational programs.
6)Required the Initiative to further address how local workforce
investment boards can prioritize programs that serve
prospective workers who have historically faced barriers to
employment, including, but not limited to, programs that do
all of the following:
h) Serve individuals in families with incomes less than
250% of the federal poverty level;
i) Include collaboration with community-based nonprofit
organizations, labor organizations, state-approved
apprenticeship programs and educational institutions with
expertise in serving low-income adults or youth;
j) Link adult remedial education with occupational skills
training;
aa) Ensure that supportive services are integrated
with education and training, and delivered by organizations
with direct access to and experience with targeted
populations;
bb) Involve employers and labor organizations in
the determination of relevant skills and competencies,
ensuring that the certificates or credentials that result
from the training are recognized by employers and labor
organizations; and,
cc) Leverage additional public and private
resources to fund readiness programs, including cash or
in-kind matches from participating employers, nonprofits,
or labor organizations.
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7)Required the CWIB to collect and analyze labor market data,
track workforce trends, document academic and occupational
competencies, identify future skill needs, promote and support
local workforce training initiatives, and provide technical
assistance and capacity building to energy partnerships and
apprenticeship training programs that are approved by the
Division of Apprenticeship Standards related to renewable
energy and workforce development in California.
8)Required the Initiative to report to the Legislature on the
implementation of these requirements no later than January 1,
2013, as specified.
9)Provided that these requirements shall be implemented using
moneys made available to the CWIB from funds appropriated to
the state pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, to the extent that these funds are available for
that purpose.
10)Made related legislative findings and declarations.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, the Initiative will be implemented only using federal
funds or other non-General Fund sources.
COMMENTS : AB 3018 (Nunez), Chapter 312, Statutes of 2008, from
last session established the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC)
within the CWIB. AB 3018 specified that the GCJC is comprised
of the appropriate representatives from the CWIB's existing
membership, including the K-12 representative, the California
Community Colleges representative, the Business, Transportation
and Housing Agency representative, the Employment Development
Department representative, and other appropriate members.
AB 3018 also required the GCJC to develop a strategic initiative
to identify and develop the framework, funding, strategies,
programs, policies, partnerships, and opportunities necessary to
address the growing need for a highly skilled and well-trained
workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green
economy.
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Since the enactment of AB 3018, the GCJC has met several times
and is working to develop the strategic initiative discussed
above. Following the enactment of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, the GCJC has been focusing some of its
attention on opportunities for green collar jobs made possible
as a result of that act.
AB 1394 (Bass) of 2009 is a follow-up measure to AB 3018. Among
other things, AB 1394 authorizes the GCJC to accept any
revenues, moneys, grants, goods, or services from federal and
state public entities, local philanthropic organizations, and
other sources, to be used for purposes relating to the
administration and implementation of a strategic initiative the
GCJC is required to develop. AB 1394 also requires the GCJC to
confer with the appropriate state and local agencies to
coordinate the award of grant funds and green workforce training
funds received by the state under the federal American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
AB 380 (De La Torre) of 2009 proposes to enact the California
Clean Energy Curriculum and Training Initiative of 2009. That
measure requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, by
July 1, 2010, to establish standardized curriculum for use at
schools and to provide outreach, assistance, and guidance to
schools on creating clean energy training programs. AB 380 is
similar to AB 2224 (De La Torre) of 2008, which was held under
submission in the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE :
I fully support the intent of Assembly Bill 3 to train
low-income workers, people
adversely impacted by the recent historic recession,
and disadvantaged members of our population for good
paying occupations in the California emerging green
economy. My Administration is currently working with
the California Workforce Investment Board and its
Green Collar Jobs Council (Council) toward these ends.
At my direction, the Council's membership includes key
stakeholders from education, labor, state agencies,
private industry, economic development and
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philanthropic entities. I believe it is unnecessary to
legislatively establish additional mandates on
existing efforts to accomplish these objectives.
Analysis Prepared by : Ben Ebbink / L. & E. / (916) 319-2091
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