BILL NUMBER: AB 1378	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 17, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 16, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2010

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

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add  Section 14013.5 to   and
repeal Section 14013.5 of  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 establish the 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 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  by December
31, 2011,  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 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 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
 by December 31, 2011,  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. 
   (f) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (d) shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
 
   (2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on December 31, 2015.