BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1567
Author: Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE : 6-0, 6/23/09
AYES: Denham, Correa, Wiggins, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo,
Maldonado
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
SEN. LABOR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMM. : 6-0, 7/8/09
AYES: DeSaulnier, Wyland, Ducheny, Hollingsworth, Leno,
Yee
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/21/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Employment training panel: three-year plan:
veterans
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Employment Training
Panels three-year plan to include employment training
goals, objectives, and strategies that may be implemented
supporting targeted populations in need of training,
including military veterans.
ANALYSIS :
CONTINUED
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Existing Law
1.Provides for the establishment of employment training
programs and specifies which individuals qualify as
"eligible participants" of the training programs.
2.Establishes the Employment Training Panel (ETP) in the
Employment Development Department and requires the
Governor to appoint the executive director and two
assistant directors of ETP specifying that at least one
assistant director have experience serving the needs of
small business.
3.Provides that ETP is governed by eight panel members.
Seven are appointed by the Governor and the leadership of
the Legislature and have backgrounds in business
management and employee relations, as specified. The
Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing
Agency, or his/her designee, shall serve as an ex
officio, voting member.
4.Specifies the duties of ETP to include the duty to make
contracts for training in job-related vocational skills,
as specified and permits the ETP, subject to certain
requirements, to delegate its authority to approve
contracts for new hire training to any entity, as
specified, for purposes of serving the needs of small
businesses.
5.Requires the ETP, among other things, to establish a
three-year plan, as specified, that must be updated
annually to establish minimum standards for the
consideration of proposals, including the identification
of employers and to develop a process by which local
workforce investment boards may apply for marketing
resources for the purpose of identifying local employers
that have training needs reflecting the priorities of the
panel. Authorizes the ETP to delegate its authority to
approve contracts for training local workforce investment
boards, as provided.
6.Requires the ETP to allocate its annual funds for the
training programs designed for individuals who are
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currently working and receiving specified benefits, as
provided.
7.Authorizes the ETP to utilize funds in the Employment
Training Fund (ETF) for, among other expenditures, the
purpose of funding up to five licensed nurse training
programs to train individuals who are currently working
as nurse assistants or caregivers in a health facility,
as defined.
Comments
According to the author's office, a skilled workforce is
key to a company's ability to remain competitive.
Employers must be able to effectively train workers and to
maintain a skilled workforce capable of responding to
changing business and industry needs. While the need for
workforce training is critical, businesses generally
reserve training dollars for training in highly technical
and professional occupations - limiting investment in
training for frontline workers who actually provide goods
and deliver services. ETP helps to fill this gap by
funding training that targets frontline workers.
In recent years, ETP has faced significant reductions in
its funding. In fiscal year (FY) 2007-08, ETP's
appropriation is almost 30 percent below ETP's historical
funding level. ETP has also experienced a 27 percent
reduction in staff in the past few years. Thus, ETP's
biggest challenge is to determine how to best utilize its
finite funds and limited staff resources to carry out its
mission.
The Strategic Plan outlines ETP's strategies for
accomplishing its mission in the next fiscal year based on
an assessment of the state of the economy, priority
industries, ETP's economic development role, employer
demand for training, key workforce trends and training
needs, and ETP's budget and available resources. The Plan
establishes funding priorities and corresponding goals and
objectives to address ETP's challenges and opportunities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 8/18/09)
California Association of Veterans Services Agencies
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson,
Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Fuentes, Nava, Saldana
TSM:cm 8/18/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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