BILL NUMBER: AB 1378	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 16, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member   V. Manuel
Perez   Members   V. Manuel Perez,  
Fletcher,   and Salas 

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 14013.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to workforce investment.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1378, as amended,  V. Manuel Perez   V.
Manuel Perez  . California Workforce Investment Board: 
veterans'   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 establish the  veterans'  
Veterans  Workforce Accountability Act for the purpose of
providing a 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'
  Veterans  Affairs, and representatives of the
Employment Development Department, to implement and administer
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 effectiveness of existing job
skills development, training, and referral programs for military
veterans who are transitioning to civilian work.
   The bill would provide that the provisions of the bill shall only
be implemented to the extent that federal funds are made available to
the state for 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'   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'   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
  job placement  . 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.