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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1310
Author: Furutani (D)
Amended: 8/30/11 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE LABOR & INDUSTRIAL REL. COMMITTEE : 6-0, 6/29/11
AYES: Lieu, Wyland, DeSaulnier, Leno, Padilla, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Runner
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 6-3, 8/25/11
AYES: Kehoe, Alquist, Lieu, Pavley, Price, Steinberg
NOES: Walters, Emmerson, Runner
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 63-13, 6/2/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Career technical education and workforce
development
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires that the Secretary of Labor
and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), in conjunction
with the California Workforce Investment Board, the Office
of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, the
State Department of Education, and the California
Postsecondary Education Commission �in cooperation with
representatives from education, business and labor
organizations] develop this strategic plan on education and
workforce development. This bill authorizes the Secretary
of LWDA to commence the strategic plan only upon a
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determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient
federal funds or private donations are available to the
state to fully support the activities required for
development of the strategic plan.
ANALYSIS : The federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of
1998 provides for activities and programs for job training
and employment investment in which states may participate,
including work incentive and employment training outreach
programs.
Existing law, following passage of the WIA, established the
California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) and charged it
with the responsibility of developing a unified, strategic
planning process to coordinate various education, training,
and employment programs into an integrated workforce
development system that supports economic development.
CWIB also assists in the development of the State Workforce
Investment Plan.
Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to
deliver comprehensive workforce services to jobseekers,
students, and employers at comprehensive One-stop Career
Centers to, among other things, make outreach, intake, job
search and placement assistance, and other related services
available in one location.
Existing law creates the LWDA consisting of the Office of
the Secretary of the Agency, The Agricultural Labor
Relations Board, the CWIB, the Department of Industrial
Relations, and the Employment Development Department.
Existing law establishes the public school system of this
state, which includes among other schools, secondary,
postsecondary (University of California, the California
State University and the California Community Colleges
�CCC]) and technical schools. Existing law establishes the
CCC Economic and Workforce Development Program (EWDP) to
advance California's economic growth and global
competitiveness through education, training, and services
that contribute to continuous work force improvement,
technology, deployment, and business development.
This bill requires specified state agencies to work
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together on the development of a strategic plan for
connecting the delivery of education and workforce
development in the state.
Specifically, this bill:
1. Requires that the Secretary of LWDA, in conjunction with
the CWIB, the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC, the
State Department of Education, and the California
Postsecondary Education Commission �in cooperation with
representatives from education, business and labor
organizations] develop the strategic plan.
2. Provides that the strategic plan should include, among
other things, how the state determines appropriate
measures for evaluating and collecting data on future
workforce needs.
3. States that it is the intent of the Legislature that
Secretary of LWDA solicit input from K-12 and
postsecondary education institutions, local workforce
investment boards, regional occupational centers and
programs, adult school programs, and other appropriate
entities in developing recommendations for the strategic
plan.
4. Provides that the strategic plan shall be funded from
the federal WIA of 1998, the federal Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006,
the federal Wagner-Peyser Act, or other available
federal funds for workforce development, or from
philanthropic sources.
5. Authorizes the Secretary of LWDA to commence the
strategic plan only upon a determination by the Director
of Finance that sufficient federal funds or private
donations are available to the state to fully support
the activities required for development of the strategic
plan.
Comments
Need for this bill . Currently, there are various agencies
in the state tasked with the responsibility of developing a
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unified, strategic planning process to coordinate various
education, training, and employment programs into an
integrated workforce development system. The CWIB, the CCC
EWDP are among them.
According to the CWIB, partner strategic plans include:
Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth With
Disabilities Project Strategic Plan
CCC Chancellor's Office Strategic Plan
California Department of Energy Strategic Plan
California Public Utilities Commission's Strategic Plan
California Energy Commission Plan
With a record high unemployment rate and the livelihood of
people on the line, the author and proponents believe that
strengthening our policy efforts by requiring that our
education and workforce development leaders work together
to create a state plan that connects the dots between our
education system and employment will help decrease our
unemployment rate
and get Californians back to work.
Prior Legislation
AB 35 (Furutani), 2009-10 Session, held in Senate
Appropriations Committee, would have required the CWIB to
assist the Office of the Chancellor of the CCC and the
Board of Governors to develop a strategic plan for
connecting education and workforce development in the
state.
AB 365 (Portantino), 2007-08 Session, vetoed by the
Governor Schwarzenegger, would have required the California
Postsecondary Education Commission in cooperation with the
LWDA to convene a Task Force on State Workforce Needs. In
his veto message, the Governor wrote:
"I am supportive of efforts to align state workforce
needs with program development at postsecondary education
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institutions. However, statutory authority is not
necessary for the California Postsecondary Education
Commission to meet the objective of convening meetings
with the relevant entities, and developing
recommendations. Therefore, this bill is unnecessary."
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Fund
Strategic plan for education $150-$300
through June 2013 Federal
delivery and workforce
development
SUPPORT : (Per Senate Labor and Industrial Relations
Committee analysis of 6/29/11 - unable to verify at time of
writing)
California Association of Leaders for Career Preparation
California Business Education Association
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
California Manufacturers and Technology Association
California State Building and Construction Trades Council
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office,
as California reaches a startling unemployment rate of 11.7
percent the state needs a comprehensive strategy to get
Californians back into jobs to help reenergize our economy.
The author's office argues that now more than ever,
displaced workers, high school graduates, veterans, foster
children, and others who may not have completed their high
school degrees must be prepared for meaningful employment.
According to the author's office, a recent report,
California's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs, identifies the
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need for retraining middle-skill jobs that encompass nearly
50 percent of future jobs with meaningful incomes.
Unfortunately, the author's office argues, more can be done
to strengthen the coordination between community colleges,
adult schools, high school career technical programs,
workforce investment boards or a variety of public,
private, and non-profit training centers.
Additionally, the author's office states that many agencies
involved in workforce development already have a type of
plan or strategy for the delivery of training, yet they
fail to significantly work cohesively or integrate. This
bill requires the lead agencies involved in education and
career training of the state's workforce to conduct
stakeholder meetings. The information gathered would be
used to provide recommendations to the Legislature
regarding the development of a single state strategic plan
on workforce development.
Supporters agree and concur that California schools,
employer and students could all benefit from our state
having a clearer plan to develop our workforce and direct
students to successful, career pathways and that career
technical education is important to the future health and
growth of California's economy, it is important that
California develop such a strategic plan.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 63-13, 6/2/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer,
Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani,
Gatto, Gordon, Hayashi, Roger Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber,
Hueso, Huffman, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma,
Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Nestande, Norby, Olsen, Pan,
Perea, V. Manuel P�rez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner,
Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner,
Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. P�rez
NOES: Conway, Cook, Donnelly, Garrick, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Mansoor, Morrell,
Nielsen
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gorell, Hall, Harkey, Miller
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PQ:kc 8/30/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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