AB 3 - VETOED, renewable energy workforce readiness

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BILL NUMBER: AB 3 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez

DECEMBER 1, 2008

An act to add Section 399.25 to the Public Utilities Code,
relating to energy.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3, as introduced, V. Manuel Perez. Energy: renewable energy
workforce readiness program.

Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission is vested with
regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical
corporations. The Public Utilities Act imposes various duties and
responsibilities on the commission with respect to the purchase of
electricity by electrical corporations and requires the commission to
review and adopt a procurement plan and a renewable energy
procurement plan for each electrical corporation pursuant to the
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program. The program
requires that a retail seller of electricity, including electrical
corporations, purchase a specified minimum percentage of electricity
generated by eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, in any
given year as a specified percentage of total kilowatthours sold to
retail end-use customers each calendar year (renewables portfolio
standard).

This bill would require the commission, by January 1, 2011, to
establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Program to ensure
green collar career placement and advancement opportunities within
California's renewable energy manufacturing, construction,
installation, maintenance, and operation sectors that is targeted
towards specified populations. The program would award training
grants, on a competitive basis, to implement and operate renewable
energy worker training and education programs in the state. The
commission would be required to submit to the Legislature, by January
1, 2012, a report on the implementation of the program. The bill
would require the commission to implement the program, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, using moneys from an unspecified
fund.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 02/05/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM UTILITIES AND COMMERCE
HEARING DATE : 04/13/2009

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 02/05/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Referred to Coms. on U. & C. and NAT. RES.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM UTILITIES AND COMMERCE

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BILL NUMBER: AB 3 AMENDED
BILL TEXT

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
Fuentes and Galgiani )

DECEMBER 1, 2008

An act to add Section
14013.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to workforce
development.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. Workforce
development: Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative.

Existing law, the California Workforce Investment Act,
establishes the California Workforce Investment Board,
which is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the
development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's
workforce investment system, and prescribes the functions and duties
of the board with regard to the implementation and administration of
workforce training and development programs.

This bill would require the board , by January 1, 2011, to establish a Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative
to ensure green collar career placement and advancement opportunities
within California's renewable energy manufacturing, construction,
installation, maintenance, and operation sectors that is targeted
towards specified populations. The initiative would award training grants, on a competitive basis,
to implement and operate renewable energy worker training and
education programs in the state. The board would be required to submit to the Legislature, by
January 1, 2012, a report on the implementation of the
initiative . The bill would require the board to implement the
initiative , upon appropriation
by the Legislature, using moneys from an unspecified fund.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 04/16/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Re-referred to Com. on RULES by unanimous consent.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM UTILITIES AND COMMERCE

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 05/20/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR.
suspense file.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM APPROPRIATIONS
HEARING DATE : 05/28/2009

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BILL NUMBER: AB 3 AMENDED
BILL TEXT

AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 1, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Fuentes,
Galgiani, Monning, and Portantino )

DECEMBER 1, 2008

An act to add Section 14013.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to workforce development.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3, as amended, V. Manuel Perez. Workforce development:
Renewable Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative.

Existing law, the California Workforce Investment Act, establishes
the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB) , which
is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the
development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's
workforce investment system, and prescribes the functions and duties
of the board with regard to the implementation and administration of
workforce training and development programs. Existing law
establishes the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) as a special
committee in the CWIB, comprised of specified members, to assist in
providing workforce development and job training relating to green
collar jobs.

This bill would require the CWIB
, by January 1, 2011, in consultation with the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC), to establish a Renewable Energy
Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career
placement and advancement opportunities within California's renewable
energy generation, manufacturing, construction,
installation, maintenance, and operation sectors that is targeted
towards specified populations. The require that the
initiative provide guidance to local workforce investment boards on
how to establish comprehensive green collar job assessment, training,
and placement programs that reflect the local and
regional economies, as prescribed. The bill would require the CWIB,
in developing the initiative, to assist the local workforce
investment boards in collecting and analyzing specified labor market
data, in order to assess accurate local or regional industry cluster
workforce development and training needs. The
CWIB would be required to submit
to the Legislature, by January 1, 2012 2013
, a report on the implementation of the initiative. The bill
would require the board to implement the provisions of the bill using moneys made
available to the CWIB from funds appropriated to the state pursuant
to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to the extent
that those funds are available for that purpose .

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 06/04/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for
assignment.
COMM. LOCATION : ASM APPROPRIATIONS
COMM. ACTION DATE : 05/28/2009
COMM. ACTION : Do pass as amended.
COMM. VOTE SUMMARY : Ayes: 12 Noes: 00 PASS

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 06/18/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
COMM. LOCATION : SEN LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 07/09/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR.
Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 8).
COMM. LOCATION : SEN APPROPRIATIONS
HEARING DATE : 08/17/2009

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BILL NUMBER: AB 3 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT

PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 17, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 1, 2009
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Carter, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani,
Monning, Portantino, and Salas)

DECEMBER 1, 2008

An act to amend Sections 14202, 14203, 14204, 14205, 14221, and
14230 of, and to add Section 14013.5 to, the Unemployment Insurance
Code, relating to workforce development.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3, V. Manuel Perez. Workforce development: Renewable Energy
Workforce Readiness Initiative: local workforce investment boards.

(1) Existing law, the California Workforce Investment Act,
establishes the California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB), which
is the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the
development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's
workforce investment system, and prescribes the functions and duties
of the board with regard to the implementation and administration of
workforce training and development programs. Existing law establishes
the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC) as a special committee in the
CWIB, comprised of specified members, to assist in providing
workforce development and job training relating to green collar jobs.

This bill would require the CWIB, by July 1, 2010, in consultation
with the Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC), to establish a Renewable
Energy Workforce Readiness Initiative to ensure green collar career
placement and advancement opportunities within California's renewable
energy generation, manufacturing, construction, installation,
maintenance, and operation sectors that is targeted towards specified
populations. The bill would require that the initiative provide
guidance to local workforce investment boards on how to establish
comprehensive green collar job assessment, training, and placement
programs that reflect the local and regional economies, as
prescribed. The bill would require the CWIB, in developing the
initiative, to assist the local workforce investment boards in
collecting and analyzing specified labor market data, in order to
assess accurate local or regional industry cluster workforce
development and training needs. The CWIB would be required to submit
to the Legislature, by January 1, 2012, a report on the
implementation of the initiative. The bill would require that the
board only implement the initiative established pursuant to
provisions of the bill if the Director of Finance determines that
there are sufficient funds made available to the state for
expenditure for the initiative pursuant to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, the federal Workforce Investment Act of
1998, or other federal law, or from other non-General Fund sources,
and would require that the initiative terminate at such time that the
director determines that there are no longer sufficient funds
available for the initiative.

(2) Existing law requires the local chief elected officials in a
local workforce development to form, pursuant to specified guidelines
established by the Governor and the board, a local workforce
investment board, and prescribes the duties of the board with regard
to the development and implementation of local workforce investment
plans, as specified.

This bill would revise the membership of the local workforce
investment board and revise local workforce investment plan
requirements.

Because the bill imposes new duties on local government workforce
investment boards, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

(3) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section
14230 of the Unemployment Insurance Code made by SB 410 that would
become operative if both bills are enacted and this bill becomes
effective after SB 410.

(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.

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LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 10/11/2009
LAST HIST. ACTION : Vetoed by Governor.
VETOED
COMM. LOCATION : SEN APPROPRIATIONS
COMM. ACTION DATE : 08/27/2009
COMM. ACTION : Do pass as amended.
COMM. VOTE SUMMARY : Ayes: 08 Noes: 05 PASS