Bill Text: CA AB1315 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008: Green Collar

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-27 - In Senate. Held at Desk. [AB1315 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1315	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Sections 14012  and   ,
14022,  15002  , and 15003  of the Unemployment
Insurance Code, relating to  job training  
workforce development  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1315, as amended, John A. Pérez. California Green Collar Jobs
Act of 2008: Green Collar Jobs Council.
   Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board
and  determines the qualifications for its membership.
Existing law  requires the board to establish a  special
 committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council, comprised of
 specified members   appropriate
representatives of the board and other appropriate members  .
Existing law  requires the council to perform certain
functions and duties, including the development of a strategic
initiative,   authorizes the council to consult with
other state agencies, other higher education representatives, local
workforce investment boards, industry representatives, and
philanthropic, nongovernmental, and environmental groups, as
appropriate, in the development of a strategic initiative 
relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to
meet the needs of California's emerging green economy.  Existing
law requires the board to participate in the development of various
budget materials in order to ensure c   onsistency with the
strategic initiative. Existing law requires the board to annually
report to the Legislature on, among other things, the council's
development and implementation of the strategic initiative. 
   This bill would add the Speaker of the Assembly and the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate as members of the  California
Workforce Investment Board and the  Green Collar Jobs
Council.  The bill would instead authorize the council membership
to include representatives from other state agencies, higher
education, local workforce investment boards, industry
representatives, and philanthropic, nongovernmental, and
environmental groups, as appropriate. The bill would eliminate the
council's requirement to develop a strategic initiative and would
require the council to develop and annually update a common framework
consisting of specified elements to address workforce needs arising
from changes in the energy, building and construction,
transportation, and other industries impacted by state policies to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require the council
to submit the common framework and annual updates to the board for
review and further action. The bill would authorize specified state
entities to work with the council on the development of the common
framework. The   bill would require the board to participate
in the development of various budget materials in order to ensure
consistency with common framework. The bill would require the board
to annually report to the Legislature on, among other things, the
development of the common framework for workforce development. The
bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14012 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
   14012.  The board shall be appointed by the Governor to assist in
the development of the State Workforce Investment Plan and to carry
out other functions, as described in Section  14103 
 14013  . The board shall be comprised of the Governor and
representatives from the following categories:
   (a) (1) The Speaker of the Assembly and the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate.
   (2) Two members of each house of the Legislature, appointed by the
appropriate presiding officer of each house.
   (b) A majority of board members shall be representatives of
business who:
   (1) Are owners of small and large businesses, chief executives or
operating officers of small and large businesses, and other small and
large business executives or employers with optimum policymaking or
hiring authority, including members of local workforce investment
boards.
   (2) Represent businesses with employment opportunities that
reflect the employment opportunities of the state.
   (3) Are appointed from a group of individuals nominated by state
business organizations and business trade associations.
   (c) Chief elected officials representing both cities and counties,
where appropriate.
   (d) Representatives of labor organizations that are appointed to
the board by the Governor shall have been nominated by state labor
federations. At least 15 percent of board members shall be
representatives of labor organizations.
   (e) Representatives of individuals and organizations that have
experience with regard to youth activities.
   (f) Representatives of individuals and organizations that have
experience and expertise in the delivery of workforce investment
activities, including the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges, representatives of school districts, and representatives of
community-based organizations within the state.
   (g) The lead state agency officials with responsibility for the
programs, services, or activities that are mandatory participants in
the one-stop system, or, where there are no lead state agency
officials responsible for those programs, services, or activities, a
representative with expertise relating to those programs, services,
or activities.
   (h) Any other representatives and state agency officials as the
Governor may designate, such as the state agency officials
responsible for economic development and juvenile justice programs in
the state.
   (i) Members of the board that represent organizations, agencies,
or other entities shall be individuals with optimum policymaking
authority within those organizations, agencies, or entities.
   (j) In making appointments to the board, the Governor shall
consider the ethnic, race, gender, and geographic distribution of the
state's population, and members of the board shall represent diverse
regions of the state, including urban, rural, and suburban areas.
   (k) The Governor may appoint a single member to the board to
represent multiple constituencies on the board.
   (  l  ) The Governor shall select a chairperson for the
board from the business representatives.
   SEC. 2.    Section 14022 of the  
Unemployment Insurance Code   is amended to read: 
   14022.  (a) The California Workforce Investment Board, in
coordination with the department, shall participate in the
development of Request for Proposal (RFP) language and the evaluation
of proposals for determining grant allocations of the funds, as
identified in Item 7100-001-0869, Schedule (4) 61.60 - WIA Removing
Barriers for Special Needs Populations for Green Technology/Green
Collar Jobs, and Schedule (2) 61.40 - WIA Growth Industries for Green
Technology/Green Collar Jobs, of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2009 (Chapter 1 of the Statutes of the 2009 Third Extraordinary
Session), and future budget acts, to ensure consistency with the
 green collar strategic initiative   common
framework  required to be developed by the Green Collar Jobs
Council pursuant to Section 15002.
   (b) The board shall also annually prepare and submit to the
Legislature a report containing all of the following information:
   (1) A list of any funds allocated, or not allocated for the
purposes of subdivision (a), including a statement of the reasons for
any such action.
   (2) The name of each grant recipient, and the amount allocated to
the recipient.
   SEC. 2.   SEC. 3.   Section 15002 of the
Unemployment Insurance Code is amended to read:
   15002.  (a) The California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) shall
establish a special committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council
(GCJC), comprised of the appropriate representatives from the CWIB
existing membership, including the K-12 representative, the
California Community Colleges representative, the Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency representative, the Employment
Development Department representative, the Speaker of the Assembly or
his or her designated representative, the President pro Tempore of
the Senate or his or her designated representative, and other
appropriate members. The GCJC may  consult with 
 also include representatives from  other state agencies,
other higher education representatives, local workforce investment
boards,  and   organized labor,  industry
representatives as well as philanthropic, nongovernmental, and
environmental groups,  and other representatives,  as
 appropriate, in the development of a strategic initiative.
To the extent private funds are available, it is the intent of the
Legislature that the GCJC will develop an annual award for
outstanding achievement for workforce training programs operated by
local or state agencies, businesses, or nongovernment organizations
to be named after Parrish R. Collins.   appropriate.

   (b)  As part of the strategic initiative, the 
 The    GCJC shall focus on developing the 
common  framework, funding, strategies, programs, policies,
partnerships, and opportunities necessary to address the growing need
for a highly skilled and well-trained workforce to meet the needs of
California's emerging green economy. The GCJC shall do all of the
following:
   (1) Assist in identifying and linking green collar job
opportunities with workforce development training opportunities in
local workforce investment areas (LWIAs), encouraging regional
collaboration among LWIAs to meet regional economic demands.
   (2) Align workforce development activities with regional economic
recovery and growth strategies.
   (3) Develop public, private, philanthropic, and nongovernmental
partnerships to build and expand the state's workforce development
programs, network, and infrastructure.
   (4) Provide policy guidance for job training programs for the
clean and green technology sectors to help them prepare specific
populations, such as at-risk youth, displaced workers, veterans,
formerly incarcerated individuals, and others facing barriers to
employment.
   (5) Develop, collect, analyze, and distribute statewide and
regional labor market data on California's new and emerging green
industries workforce needs, trends, and job growth.
   (6) Collaborate with community colleges and other educational
institutions,  registered   state-approved 
apprenticeship programs, business and labor organizations, and
community-based and philanthropic organizations to align workforce
development services with strategies for regional economic growth.
   (7) Identify funding resources and make recommendations on how to
expand and leverage these funds.
   (8) Foster regional collaboratives in the green economic sector.

   (c) To the extent private funds are available, it is the intent of
the Legislature that the GCJC will develop an annual award for
outstanding achievement for workforce training programs operated by
local or state agencies, businesses, or nongovernment organizations
to be named after Parrish R. Collins.  
   (c) 
    (d)  The CWIB may accept any revenues, moneys, grants,
goods, or services from federal and state entities, philanthropic
organizations, and other sources, to be used for purposes relating to
the administration and implementation of  the strategic
initiative, as   activities  described in 
subdivision   subdivisions  (b)  and (c) 
. The CWIB shall also ensure the highest level of transparency and
accountability and make information available on the CWIB Internet
Web site. 
   (d) 
    (e)  Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the
department may expend the moneys and revenues received pursuant to
subdivision  (c)   (d)  for purposes
related to the administration and implementation of  the
strategic initiative,   activities described in
subdivisions (b) and (c)  and for the award of workforce
training  grants implementing the strategic initiative.
  grants.  
   (f) (1) Under the purview of the CWIB, the GCJC shall develop and
annually update a common framework to address workforce needs arising
from changes in the energy, building and construction,
transportation, and other industries impacted by state policies to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  
   (2) The GCJC shall submit the common framework and annual updates
to the CWIB for review and further action consistent with Section
14013.  
   (3) The state entities described in paragraph (4) may work with
the GCJC to develop the common framework for workforce development.
 
   (4) Participating state entities may include the State Air
Resources Board, the California Environmental Protection Agency, the
Public Utilities Commission, the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, the Business, Transportation and Housing
Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the
Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Department of Food and
Agriculture, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community
Colleges, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. 

   (5) Representatives from the participating state entities
described in paragraph (4) shall be executive level representatives
with policymaking authority.  
   (6) At minimum, the common framework shall include elements that
are critical to good jobs and quality workforce development outcomes,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:  
   (A) Responsible contractor requirements that ensure good jobs and
skilled workers.  
   (B) Guidance for connecting disadvantaged communities and other
target populations, including veterans, to jobs created by
investments to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.  
   (C) Workforce standards to ensure high-quality work.  
   (D) Mechanisms that ensure training results in industry-valued
certificates or credentials, college credit, placements in
state-approved apprenticeship programs, and other similar outcomes.
 
   (E) Guidance for allocating and prioritizing training investments.
 
   (F) Guidance for tracking and reporting training outcomes. 

   (G) Guidance for tracking and reporting job creation, including
job quality and geographic and demographic distribution of jobs.

   SEC. 4.    Section 15003 of the  
Unemployment Insurance Code   is amended to read: 
   15003.  (a)  On   (1)    
Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, o  
n  or before April 1, 2011, and annually each April 1
thereafter, the CWIB shall report to the Legislature on the status of
GCJC activities, grants awarded, and its development  and
implementation  of a  green workforce strategic
initiative   common framework for workforce development
as described in Section 15002  . 
   (2) A report to the Legislature pursuant to this section shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

   (b) The GCJC shall also consult with the appropriate state and
local agencies to identify opportunities to coordinate the award of
grant and green workforce training funds received by the state under
the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5) or any other funding sources.