SB 1187, as introduced, Hueso. Public contracts: Target Area Contract Preference Act.
The Target Area Contract Preference Act encourages and facilitates job maintenance and job development in distressed and declining areas of cities and towns in the state. This act defines various terms for the purpose of this act.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4532 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:
As used in this chapter:
4(a) “Block group” means the smallest area for which the United
5States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census provides
6data on personal income.
7(b) “Urbanized area” means a central city or cities and
8surrounding closely settled territory, as defined by the United
9States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census in the
P2 1Federal Register, Vol. 39, Number 85, for Wednesday, May 1,
21974, at pages 15202-15203begin insert,end insert and as periodically updated.
3(c) “Cluster of block groups” means one or more
contiguous
4block groups.
5(d) “Distressed” means an urbanized area, within the State of
6California and as identified by the Office of Planning and Research,
7which contains at least 3,000 people in a cluster of block groups,
8each of which meet at least five of the following criteria according
9to the most recent available census information compared to the
10last statewide census:
11(1) The percentage of the block group’s population overbegin delete age 25end delete
12begin insert 25 years of ageend insert with less than a high school education was within
13the upper quartile of all block groups.
14(2) The unemployment rate of the block group was within the
15upper quartile of all block
groups.
16(3) The per capita income of the block group was within the
17lower quartile of all block groups.
18(4) The percentage of the block group’s households which were
19female-headed households in poverty with children present was
20within the upper quartile of all block groups.
21(5) The percentage of the block group’s population over 65
22begin insert years of ageend insert who were in poverty was within the upper quartile of
23all block groups.
24(6) The percentage of the block group’s households with more
25than 1.01 persons per room was within the upper quartile of all
26block groups.
27(7) The percentage of the block
group’s population younger
28than 18begin insert years of ageend insert who were in poverty was within the upper
29quartile of all block groups.
30(8) The percentage of the block group’s population who were
31nonwhite orbegin delete hispanicend deletebegin insert
Hispanicend insert was within the upper quartile of all
32block groups.
33(e) “Approved special census” means a special census approved
34by the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
35(f) “Person with a high risk of unemployment” means a person
36who:
37(1) As a member of one of the eligible groups defined in Section
38321 of Public Law 95-600, qualifies an employer who hires him
39or her for the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. These groups are:
40economically disadvantaged youth, economically disadvantaged
P3 1Vietnam-era veterans, economically disadvantaged ex-convicts,
2vocational rehabilitation referrals, youth participating in a qualified
3cooperative education program, recipients of supplemental security
4income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, and
5general assistance
recipients.
6(2) Would have qualified an employer hiring him or her for the
7Work Incentive/Welfare Tax Credit authorized by Section 322 of
8Public Law 95-600. These persons include applicants and recipients
9of aid to families with dependent children who would have
10registered for the Work Incentive Program, and aid to families
11with dependent children recipients who have been receiving welfare
12for at least 90 days.
13(g) “Poverty” means the poverty level, as defined by the United
14States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census in the
15Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 87, for Thursday, May 4,
161978, at pages 19260-19269, and as periodically updated.
17(h) begin delete“California based end deletebegin insert“California-based
end insertcompany” means either
18of the following:
19(1) A business or corporation whose principal office is located
20in California, and the owners, or officers if the entity is a
21corporation, are domiciled in California.
22(2) A business or corporation that has a major office or
23manufacturing facility located in California and that has been
24licensed by the state on a continuous basis to conduct business
25within the state and has continuously employed California residents
26for work within the state during the three years prior to submitting
27a bid or proposal for a state contract.
28(i) “Worksite” means either of the following:
29(1) A business located within a distressed area.
30(2) A
business located in directly adjoining census tract blocks
31that when attached to the distressed area forms a contiguous
32boundary. A company that intends to perform the work at a
33worksite described in this paragraph shall submit a map with the
34bid or proposal identifying where the worksite is located.
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