Bill Text: CA AB590 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Veterans: transition assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB590 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB590-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 590	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 6, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fox

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act  to add Section 90 to the Military and Veterans Code,
  relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 590, as amended, Fox. Veterans:  employment credit.
  transition assistance.  
   Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which
is responsible for administering various programs and services for
the benefit of veterans.  
   This bill would require, by January 1, 2015, the Department of
Veterans Affairs to develop a transition assistance program for
veterans who have discharged from the Armed Forces of the United
States or the National Guard of any state within the previous 18
months, as specified.  
   Existing law provides certain protections and benefits for
veterans.  
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislation to enact
legislation that would allow veterans to use their military
employment as credit to receive certification for employment in the
same civilian job. 
   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 90 is added to the
  Military and Veterans Code   , to read: 

   90.  By January 1, 2015, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall
develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have
discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National
Guard of any state within the previous 18 months. The program shall
be designed to assist veterans in successfully transitioning from
military to civilian life in California and to complement the
transition program offered by the Department of Defense. The program
shall include, but shall not be limited to, California-specific
transition assistance information, California higher education
benefits and program information, vocational training assistance,
apprenticeship programs, military sexual trauma (MST) resources and
information, and housing information.  
  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would allow veterans to use their military
employment as credit to receive certification for employment in the
same civilian job.