BILL NUMBER: AB 1378 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JANUARY 4, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
An act to add and repeal Section 14013.5 of
Section 14013.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to workforce investment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1378, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. California Workforce
Investment Board: veterans' workforce program.
The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provides for
workforce investment activities, including activities in which states
may participate. Under existing law, the California Workforce
Investment Board is responsible for assisting the Governor in the
development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's
workforce investment system. Existing law requires the board, among
other things, to assist the Governor with promoting the development
of a well-educated and highly skilled workforce and developing the
State Workforce Investment Plan.
This bill would , until January 1, 2012,
establish the veterans' Workforce Program
Accountability Act for the purpose of providing a
targeted workforce training assessment and referral program for
veterans to identify needs for skill enhancement training for
military veterans that is intended to assist those veterans with the
transition to the civilian workforce method for the
comprehensive and transparent evaluation of expenditures for veteran
workforce development programs in the state , as specified. The
bill would require the board to conduct an annual assessment of
those programs, and , in consultation with the Employment
Training Panel , the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and
representatives of the Departmentof Veterans Affairs,
representatives of the Employment Development
Department, to implement and administer the program
provisions of the act , as provided. The bill
would require the board, to annually report to the Governor and the
appropriate legislative policy and budget committees on the
program's the effectiveness with
respect to the provision of enhanced job skills and employment
opportunities to of existing job skills development,
training, and referral programs for military veterans who are
transitioning to civilian work.
The bill would provide that the program
provisions of the bill shall only be implemented with
funds that are available to the state under the federal Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, to the extent that the sum of at least
$250,000 of those funds is to the extent that federal
funds are made available to the state for
this purpose the purposes of the bill .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14013.5 is added to the
Unemployment Insurance Code , to read:
14013.5. (a) The Veterans' Workforce Accountability Act is hereby
established for the purpose of providing a method for the
comprehensive and transparent evaluation of expenditures for veteran
workforce development programs in the state. The board shall conduct
an annual assessment evaluating the effectiveness of those programs
that assist veterans with the transition to civilian work, which are
funded with federal moneys provided to the state, including the
approximately eighteen million dollar ($18,000,000) annual grant that
the state receives from the United States Department of Labor.
(b) The board, in consultation with the Employment Training Panel,
the Department of Veterans' Affairs, and representatives of the
department shall outline, implement, and administer this section. The
board shall also develop clear, comprehensive, and transparent
objectives, and appropriate criteria that may be used to evaluate the
effectiveness of existing workforce training and job referral
programs for veterans.
(c) The assessment required to be prepared pursuant to this
section shall evaluate all of the following:
(1) The extent to which moneys are being expended for outreach,
assessment of job skills and interests, and the referral of veterans
to specific training opportunities and prospective jobs. The outreach
measures required to be assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall
also include an evaluation of the provision of information to
veterans regarding ways to finance training opportunities that
require fees or the payment of tuition.
(2) The extent to which moneys are being expended for the
assessment of job skills acquired during military service that may be
used, or adapted for use, for civilian purposes by the veteran
client.
(3) The extent to which moneys are being expended to provide
workforce training and job referral programs for eligible veterans at
one-stop career centers.
(d) The board shall annually report to the Governor and the
appropriate legislative policy and budget committees on the
effectiveness of existing job skills and employment opportunities
provided to military veterans who are transitioning to civilian work.
(e) This section shall only be implemented to the extent that
federal funds are made available to the state for purposes of this
section.
SECTION 1. Section 14013.5 is added to the
Unemployment Insurance Code, to read:
14013.5. (a) The Veterans' Workforce Program is hereby
established for the purpose of providing a targeted workforce
training assessment and job referral program for veterans to identify
needs for skill enhancement training for military veterans, and to
assist those veterans with the transition to civilian work.
(b) The board, in consultation with the Employment Training Panel
and representatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall
implement and administer the program. The board shall also develop
clear program objectives, timelines for action, and appropriate
criteria to evaluate program effectiveness.
(c) The program shall include both of the following elements:
(1) Outreach, assessment of job skills and interests, and
referrals to specific training opportunities and prospective jobs.
The outreach measures required by this subdivision shall also include
the provision of information to veterans regarding ways to finance
training opportunities that require fees or the payment of tuition.
(2) Individual assessments of job skills acquired during military
service that may be used, or adapted for use for civilian purposes.
(d) The board shall annually report to the Governor and the
appropriate legislative policy and budget committees on the program's
effectiveness with respect to the provision of enhanced job skills
and employment opportunities to military veterans who are
transitioning to civilian work.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date.
SEC. 2. This program established pursuant to
Section 14013.5 of the Unemployment Insurance Code shall only be
implemented with funds that are available to the state under the
federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to the extent that the sum
of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of those
funds is available for this purpose.