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          Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

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|                               |SB 178  (Polanco)           |
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|Hearing Date: 5/27/99          |Amended: 5/18/99            |
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|Consultant: David              |Policy Vote: Not relevant   |
|Maxwell-Jolly                  |                            |
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BILL SUMMARY:  As proposed to be amended per LCR# 14250

SB 178 requires the Department of Transportation 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, the Employment Development  
Department, and the California Workforce Association, 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:  











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.  Amendments are  
also needed to correct the section numbers on page 3, lines  
33 and 39, and page 4, line 35.  They should be 14  4  61 to  
14  4  65.