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          Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

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|                               |SB 178  (Polanco)           |
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|Hearing Date: 5/24/99          |Amended: 5/18/99            |
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|Consultant: David              |Policy Vote: Not relevant   |
|Maxwell-Jolly                  |                            |
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BILL SUMMARY: 

SB 178 requires the Department of General Services to  
establish a "Smart Communities Strategic Investment program  
for purposes of enabling the department to approach  
mobility fulfillment offered by 'smart communities' in a  
manner consistent with the state's energy conservation and  
air pollution abatement objectives.  The bill requires the  
Director of General Services in collaboration with the  
Californian Institute for Smart Communities and California  
State University, San Diego to establish a demonstration  
program in which local governments, school districts,  
colleges, community based nonprofit organizations or any  
other public agencies planning telecommunications networks  
can apply for funds to establish links with one-stop career  
centers to provide services remotely.  Applicants would  
have to provide a 50% cash or in-kind match.  Services  
would include preemployment services, assessment, training,  
placement, post employment services, work-based learning,  
support skill enhancement, teleconferencing.  The bill  
creates the 21st Century Smart Communities Fund.

                         Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
  
Major Provisions    1999-2000     2000-01      2001-02      Fund  

Links to one-stops     1,000           1,000          1,000 General

STAFF COMMENTS:  

This bill meets the criteria to be placed on the Suspense  
file.











The author requested in the budget $1 million for this  
activity from PVEA or the General Fund if PVEA Is not  
available. 

Staff notes the creation of a fund is not necessary.   An  
appropriation in the bill or the budget for the purpose of  
the program would fulfill the same purpose.