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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2060
Author: V. Manuel Pérez (D), et al.
Amended: 8/20/14 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 6/24/14
AYES: Hancock, Anderson, De León, Knight, Liu, Mitchell,
Steinberg
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 5-0, 8/14/14
AYES: De León, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
NO VOTE RECORDED: Walters, Gaines
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/28/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant
Program
SOURCE : PolicyLink
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
California Workforce Association
DIGEST : This bill establishes the Supervised Population
Workforce Training Grant Program, as specified.
ANALYSIS : Existing law states that the California Workforce
Investment Board (CWIB) is the body responsible for assisting
the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous
improvement of California's workforce investment system and the
alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to
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the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce.
This bill:
1. Establishes the Supervised Population Workforce Training
Grant Program to be administered by CWIB.
2. Requires the grant program to be developed and implemented,
as specified; and funded upon appropriation by the
Legislature. Provides that implementation of the program is
contingent upon the CWIB Director notifying the Department of
Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated for
this specific grant program.
3. Requires CWIB to administer the grant program as follows:
A. Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients
through a public application process, including the rating
and ranking of applications that meet threshold criteria.
B. Design the grant program application process to ensure
all of the following occurs:
There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller
counties;
There is fair and equitable geographic distribution
of grant funds; and,
There is greater consideration given to counties
that have demonstrated a collaborative working
relationship with local workforce investment boards and
that currently have in place a workforce training program
for the supervised population.
1. Requires the grant program to be competitively awarded
through at least two rounds of funding, as specified, and
provides that each county is eligible to apply but that a
single application may include multiple counties applying
jointly. Requires each application to include a partnership
agreement between the county or counties and one or more
local workforce investment boards that outline the actions
each party agrees to undertake as part of the project
proposed in the application;
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2. Requires, at a minimum, each project proposed in the
application to include a provision for an education and
training assessment for each individual of the supervised
population who participates in the project.
3. Provides that eligible uses of grant funds include, but are
not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees,
and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised
population. States that supportive services and job readiness
activities are to serve as bridge activities that lead to
enrollment in long-term training programs.
4. Provides that preference is to be awarded to applications
for the following:
A. An application that proposes matching funds, including,
but not limited to, moneys committed by local workforce
investment boards, local governments, and private
foundation funds.
B. An application submitted by a county that currently
administers or participates in a workforce training program
for the supervised population.
C. An application that proposes participation by one or
more nonprofit community based organizations that serve the
supervised population.
1. Requires an application to meet the following requirements:
A. Set a specific purpose for the use of the grant funds,
as well as provide the baseline criteria and metrics by
which the overall success of the grant project can be
evaluated;
B. Define the specific subset of the supervised population,
among the eligible supervised population that the grant
money will serve;
C. Define the industry sector or sectors in which the
targeted supervised population will be trained, including
the current and projected workforce within the region for
those jobs, the range of wage rates, and the training and
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education requirements within those industry sectors; and,
D. Define the general methodology and training methods
proposed to be used and explain the manner in which the
progress of the targeted supervised population will be
monitored during the grant period.
1. Requires a grant recipient, as a condition of receiving
funds, to agree to provide information to CWIB in sufficient
detail to allow CWIB to meet specified reporting
requirements.
2. States that eligible uses of grant funds include, but are
not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees,
and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised
population.
3. Requires grant recipients to report annually to CWIB
regarding their use of the funds and workforce training
program outcomes upon completion of the grant period.
4. Requires CWIB to submit a report, as specified, to the
Legislature, using the reports from the grant recipients, by
January 1, 2018 containing all the following information:
A. The overall success of the grant program, as specified;
B. An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program,
as specified;
C. A recommendation on the long-term viability of local
workforce investment board and county collaborations on
workforce training programs for the supervised population;
and
D. A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
workforce training programs for the supervised population.
E. In considering the overall success and effectiveness of
the grant program, the report shall include a discussion of
all of the following:
Whether the programs aligned with the workforce
needs of high-demand sectors of the state and regional
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economies;
Whether there was an active job market for the
skills being developed where the member of the supervised
population was likely to be released;
Whether the program increased the number of members
of the supervised population that obtained a marketable
and industry or apprenticeship board-recognized
certification, credential, or degree;
Whether the program increased the number of the
supervised population that successfully completed a job
readiness basic skill bridge program and enroll in a long
term training program;
Whether there were formal or informal networks in
the field that support finding employment upon release
from custody; and
Whether the program led to employment in occupations
with a livable wage.
Establishes that the provisions of this bill will
sunset on January 1, 2021, unless extended.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:
Major future cost pressure, likely in the millions to tens of
millions of dollars (Special Fund/General Fund) to support a
statewide grant program. Implementation of the program is
contingent upon the CWIB notifying the Department of Finance
that sufficient moneys have been appropriated for this
specific grant program.
Annual costs of about $100,000 (General Fund*) to the CWIB to
provide programmatic oversight, administer the grant program
through the development of the criteria for selection of
grantees, design the grant application process, process and
review applications, collection of data from grantees, and
submittal of a report to the Legislature.
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Ongoing administrative costs potentially in the range of five
to 10 percent of moneys annually appropriated, to the
Employment Development Department (EDD) for CWIB to utilize
the EDD as its fiscal and administrative agent for tasks such
as the obligation of funds, performance of grant closeout
activities and grantee compliance audits.
*Recidivism Reduction Fund
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/15/14)
PolicyLink (co-source)
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (co-source)
California Workforce Association (co-source)
Advancement Project
Alliance for Boys and Men of Color
Anaheim Workforce Investment Board
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs'
California EDGE Coalition
California Public Defenders Association
California Workforce Association
Californians for Safety and Justice
Californians for Safety and Justice
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
East Bay Community Law Center
Ella Baker Center
Fathers and Families of San Joaquin County
Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board
Golden Sierra Job Training Agency
Imperial County Workforce Development Office
Inland Coalition
Innercity Struggle
Kern/Inyo/Mono Consortium
La Cooperative - Campesina de California
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Marin County Workforce Investment Board
Merced County Workforce Investment Board
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
National Center for Youth Law
National Compadres Network
National Employment Law Project
North Central Counties Consortium Workforce Investment Board
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NOVA Workforce Board
Pacoima Beautiful
Peace 4 Kids
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
Riverside Sheriffs' Association
Root and Rebound: Reentry Advocates
Root Cause
San Diego Workforce Partnership
SCOPE
South Bay Workforce Investment Board
The Greenlining Institute
The Mentoring Center
Urban Strategies Council
Valley Latino Environmental Advancement Project (Valley LEAP)
Verdugo Workforce Investment Board
Violence Prevention Coalition
Workforce Investment Board of San Joaquin County
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 5/28/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,
Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian,
Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V.
Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas,
Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Donnelly, Fox, Vacancy
JG:nl 8/20/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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