BILL NUMBER: AB 1378 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2010
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 and repeal Section 14013.5 of the
Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce investment.
An act to amend Section 999.80 of the Military and
Veterans Code, relating to veterans, and declaring the urgency
thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1378, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. California
Workforce Investment Board: veterans workforce program.
Veterans services: federal Workforce Investment Act: funding
criteria.
Existing law requires an entity or its subcontractors that
receives specified funding from the federal Workforce Investment Act
of 1998, as provided in the Budget Act of 2009, and future budget
acts, to meet the following 2 criteria: (1) demonstrate the
knowledge, experience, and capacity to provide desired services to
veterans, and (2) demonstrate that the majority of the entity's WIA
resources are dedicated to serving the needs of veterans and their
families.
This bill would delete the 2nd criteria and would instead require
these entities to demonstrate the ability to create, utilize, and
participate in local partnerships, including those with local
workforce investment boards, educational agencies, training
organizations, and other key stakeholders to leverage resources and
provide a full array of workforce services for serving the needs of
veterans and their families.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
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 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 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 2/3 . Appropriation:
no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 999.80 of the
Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:
999.80. Any entity, or other entity with which it subcontracts,
that receives funding from the federal Workforce Investment Act of
1998 (WIA) (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2801 et seq.), as identified in Item
7100-001-0869, schedule (4) 61.60 - WIA Removing Barriers for Special
Needs Populations, identified for use for veterans, of Section 2.00
of the Budget Act of 2009 (Chapter 1 of the Statutes of the 2009
Third Extraordinary Session), and future budget acts, shall meet the
following criteria:
(a) Demonstrate the knowledge, experience, and capacity to provide
desired services to veterans.
(b) Demonstrate that the majority of the entity's WIA
resources are dedicated to the ability to create,
utilize, and participate in local partnerships, including those with
local workforce investment boards, educational agencies, training
organizations, and other key stakeholders to leverage resources and
provide a full array of workforce services for serving the
needs of veterans and their families.
SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety
within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
Due to existing provisions which are ambiguous and, depending upon
interpretation, would exclude otherwise responsible bidders from
participating in a competitive procurement process, and, unless
amended, those existing provisions could unintentionally limit
veterans from receiving the fullest array of services and eliminate
the opportunity for leveraging additional Workforce Investment Act
resources to provide supportive services to veterans, and in order to
address this matter in a timely manner, it is necessary that this
act take effect immediately.
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 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 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.