Bill Text: CA AB1910 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California YouthBuild Program: contracting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-25 - From printer. May be heard in committee February 24. [AB1910 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1910-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1910

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Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey

January 24, 2024

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An act to amend Section 9801 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to employment services programs.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1910, as introduced, Lackey. California YouthBuild Program: contracting.

Existing law establishes the California YouthBuild Program within the Employment Development Department for specified purposes, including enabling economically disadvantaged youth to obtain the education, job skills training, and related skills for them to achieve permanent economic self-sufficiency. Existing law authorizes the director of the department, as provided, to make grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of carrying out specified programs. Existing law authorizes the director to contract with a qualified nonprofit organization designated by the United States Department of Labor to provide technical assistance to YouthBuild programs.

This bill would instead make that contracting by director required.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 9801 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:

9801.

 (a) The director, from funds appropriated for this purpose to the YouthBuild Program, may make grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out programs as authorized by this article. For the purpose of administering and managing the grant-making process, the director may shall contract with a qualified nonprofit corporation designated by the United States Department of Labor to provide technical assistance to YouthBuild programs. All programs shall have strong youth and community involvement.

(b) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:

(1) “YouthBuild Program” means the overall California YouthBuild Program, as coordinated by the director.

(2) “Program” means an individual program funded by a grant made by the director to an applicant as part of the overall YouthBuild Program.

(c) “Applicant” means an entity that applies for a program grant pursuant to Section 9807.

(d) “Participant” means a person eligible to participate in a program pursuant to Section 9805.