Bill Text: CA AB114 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 114 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Proposition 39: implementation: workforce development.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-09-12 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Lara. [AB114 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB114-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 114	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 9, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly  Member   Salas
  Members   Salas   and V. Manuel
P�rez 
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Alejo,   Brown,   Gomez,   Holden,
  Perea,   and Quirk-Silva   ) 

                        JANUARY 14, 2013

   An act to add  Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26240) to
 Division 16.4 (commencing with Section 26225) to
  16.3 of, and to repeal Section 26243 of,  the
Public Resources Code, relating to energy  , and making an
appropriation therefor  .


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 114, as amended, Salas. Proposition 39: 
implementation.   implementation: workforce development
  . 
   The California Clean Energy Jobs Act, an initiative approved by
the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election as
Proposition 39, made changes to corporate income taxes and, except as
specified, provides for the transfer of $550,000,000 annually from
the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for 5 fiscal
years beginning with the 2013-14 fiscal year. Moneys in the Clean
Energy Job Creation Fund are available, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for purposes of funding eligible projects that create
jobs in California, improving energy efficiency and expanding clean
energy generation. Existing law, among other things, provides for
allocation of available funds to job training and workforce
development.
   This bill would require the  Employment Development
Department, using funds made available from the Clean Energy Job
Creation Fund for job training and workforce development purposes, to
administer grants, no-interest loans, or other financial assistance
for allocation to existing workforce development programs for the
purposes of creating green energy jobs in California. The bill would
require the California Conservation Corps, certified community
conservation corps, YouthBuild, and other existing workforce
development programs to give higher priority to disadvantaged youth
and veterans who reside in an economically disadvantaged community or
in a community with a higher unemployment rate than the statewide
unemployment rate. The bill would make legislative findings and
declarations  Labor and Workforce Development Agency, in
consultation with specified entities, to develop and implement the
Clean Energy Jobs and Workforce Development Program to award grants
to eligible entities, as defined, for projects to provide job
training on   energy efficiency and clean energy projects
that are located in economically disadvantaged communities with a
higher unemployment rate than the state unemployment rate. The bill
would require the agency, after the first year of program
implementation, to review and assess the effectiveness of the
program, identify problems and barriers to achieving the workforce
development goals of the act, and develop solutions to improve
program performance. The bill would, for the 5 fiscal years beginning
with the 2013   -14 fiscal year, continuously appropriate
to the agency an unspecified sum of money from the fund for the
purposes of implementing the program, thereby making an appropria
  tion  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation:  no   yes
 . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    (a) The Legislature finds and declares
all of the following:  
   (1) With the passage of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act
(Division 16.3 (commencing with Section 26200) of the Public
Resources Code) at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election,
the people of California declared their intent to transfer five
hundred fifty million dollars ($550,000,000) annually, for fiscal
years 2013-14 to 2017-18, inclusive, for purposes of funding energy
efficiency projects in public schools, universities, and other public
facilities, for job training and workforce development, and for
specified public-private partnerships.  
   (2) The California Clean Energy Jobs Act also establishes the
Citizens Oversight Board to review all expenditures from, to
commission and review audits of, and to otherwise maintain
accountability for the expenditure of, those funds.  
   (3) California has some of the finest solar, wind, and geothermal
resources in the world, giving California the opportunity to lead the
United States in the development of renewable energy technologies
and the creation of green collar jobs.  
   (4) A 2006 analysis performed by the Renewable Energy Policy
Project looked at the employment gains in the United States and
found, of the 50 states, California has the greatest potential to
generate renewable energy manufacturing activity.  
   (5) In addition to renewable energy opportunities, California has
also pioneered energy efficiency through appliances and utilization
standards and continues to find new and innovative ways to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.  
   (6) The California Workforce Investment Board, within the Labor
and Workforce Development Agency, has established the Green Collar
Jobs Council pursuant to Section 15002 of the Unemployment Insurance
Code. The council is tasked with understanding the current and future
workforce needs of the green and clean energy economy, developing a
comprehensive strategy to prepare California's workforce to meet the
needs of businesses supporting the economy, and ensuring that efforts
aimed at improving workers' skills are coordinated and effective.
 
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to
establish the Clean Energy and Jobs Workforce Development Program
that would be administered by the Labor and Workforce Development
Agency to oversee the implementation of the goal of the California
Clean Energy Jobs Act related to job training and workforce
development. 
   SEC. 2.    Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 26240)
is added to Division 16.3 of the   Public Resources Code
  , to read:  
      CHAPTER 6.  JOB TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT


   26240.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean
the following:
   (a) "Agency" means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
   (b) "Eligible entity" means the California Conservation Corps,
certified community conservation corps, YouthBuild, and other
organizations with existing workforce development programs to train
and employ disadvantaged youth, veterans, and others on energy
efficiency and clean energy projects.
   (c) "Program" means the Clean Energy Jobs and Workforce
Development Program.
   26241.  (a) The agency shall develop and implement the Clean
Energy Jobs and Workforce Development Program.
   (b) In developing and implementing the program, the agency shall
do all of the following:
   (1) Establish and implement a procedure to set explicit goals,
identify performance metrics, institute a data tracking system, and
evaluate outcomes, including, quantity, quality, access, and the
demographic and geographic distribution of workers trained by an
eligible entity, particularly those in entry level jobs.
   (2) (A) Administer grants to eligible entities for the purposes of
workforce development and job training on energy efficiency and
clean energy projects.
   (B) The agency shall, in consultation with the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges, the State Department of Education, the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and
the Public Utilities Commission, develop a competitive process to
award grants to eligible entities, and evaluate and select
applications for grants.
   (3) Require an eligible entity receiving a grant pursuant to this
chapter to submit to the agency an annual report on the quantity and
quality of jobs created, including the wages and benefits, and the
demographic and geographic profile of workers, the number of workers
trained, the number of training completions, the cost of training per
worker, the number and type of credentials and certificates awarded,
number of trainees enrolled in state-certified apprenticeship
programs, and the number of job placements for trainees.
   (c) (1) A project eligible for a grant pursuant to this chapter
shall be located in an economically disadvantaged community with a
higher unemployment rate than the state unemployment rate. The agency
shall give priority to projects as following:
   (A) First priority to projects providing job training on energy
efficiency and clean energy projects to disadvantaged youth,
veterans, or persons current in military service.
   (B) Second priority to projects providing upgraded training on
energy efficiency and clean energy projects to incumbent workers
enrolled in, or graduated from, state-certified apprenticeship
programs.
   (2) In awarding the grants, the agency shall give priority to
projects that include one or more of the following elements:
   (A) Training to perform specific skills related to energy
efficiency and clean energy that is embedded in, or linked to, a
broader occupational training program.
   (B) Training that leads to industry-recognized credentials and
certificates that, to the extent possible, provide college credits or
are linked to credit-bearing programs.
   (C) Training that expands the utilization of state-approved
apprenticeship programs and other learn-and-earn models that promote
industry-recognized skills and credentials.
   (D) Training that demonstrates a high probability of placement of
trainees into career track jobs.
   26242.  The agency shall, after the first year of implementation
of the program, review and assess whether the program is achieving
the job training and workforce development goals specified in this
division, identify problems and barriers to achieve those goals, and
provide solutions to improve program performance.
   26243.  (a) By July 1, 2015 and by each July 1 annually thereafter
until July 1, 2018, the agency shall post on its Internet Web site,
and, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, submit to the
Legislature, a report that compiles the annual reports submitted by
eligible entities receiving grants pursuant to this chapter.
   (b) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this
section is repealed on January 1, 2023.
   26244.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the
sum of ____ dollars ($____) is, for the fiscal years 2013-14 to
2017-18, inclusive, hereby appropriated from the Job Creation Fund to
the agency for the purposes of implementing this chapter.
   26245.  Subject to subdivision (f) of Section 26206, this chapter
does not affect the eligibility of an eligible entity to receive
other incentives available from federal, state, or local government,
or other public and private sources.  
       
  SECTION 1.    The Legislature finds and declares
all of the following:
   (a) With the passage of Proposition 39 at the November 6, 2012,
statewide general election, the people of California declared their
intent to provide up to five hundred fifty million dollars
($550,000,000) annually, between the 2013-14 and 2017-18 fiscal
years, for purposes of funding energy efficiency projects in public
schools, universities, and other public facilities, and for job
training and workforce development.
   (b) Proposition 39 establishes funding for the California
Conservation Corps, certified community conservation corps,
YouthBuild, and other existing workforce development programs to
train and employ disadvantaged youth, veterans, and others relative
to energy efficiency and clean energy projects.
   (c) California's unemployment rate is 10 percent, and the
California economy has not recovered since the economic recession
began in 2007.
   (d) Workforce development programs should receive funds to train
unemployed Californians for green energy jobs.
   (e) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish guidelines
for job training and workforce development to ensure that revenue in
the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund is appropriately distributed for
the purposes intended by voters.  
  SEC. 2.    Division 16.4 (commencing with Section
26225) is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:

      DIVISION 16.4.  PROPOSITION 39 IMPLEMENTATION


   26225.  From funds made available from the Clean Energy Job
Creation Fund for job training and workforce development purposes,
the Employment Development Department shall administer grants,
no-interest loans, or other financial assistance for allocation to
existing workforce development programs for the purposes of creating
green energy jobs in California.
   26230.  In utilizing funds made available for job training and
workforce development from the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund, the
California Conservation Corps, certified community conservation
corps, YouthBuild, and other existing workforce development programs
shall give higher priority to disadvantaged youth and veterans who
reside in an economically disadvantaged community or in a community
with a higher unemployment rate than the statewide unemployment rate.