Bill Text: CA AB2060 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2014. [AB2060 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB2060-Amended.html
Bill Title: Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-09-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2014. [AB2060 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB2060-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2060 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 21, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 2, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez
( Coauthor: Assembly Member
Skinner )
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 1234) to of Title 8 of Part 2 of
the Penal Code, relating to recidivism.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2060, as amended, V. Manuel Pérez. Supervised Population
Workforce Training Grant Program.
Existing law defines probation to mean the suspension of the
imposition or execution of a sentence of an individual convicted of a
crime and the order of his or her conditional and revocable release
in the community under the supervision of a probation officer.
Existing law authorizes probation for some, but not all, felony
convictions.
Existing law requires all eligible people released from prison on
and after October 1, 2011, or, whose sentences have been deemed
served, as provided, after serving a prison term for a felony, upon
release from prison, and for a period not exceeding 3 years
immediately following release, to be subject to postrelease community
supervision provided by a county agency designated by each county's
board of supervisors that is consistent with evidence-based
practices, including, but not limited to, supervision policies,
procedures, programs, and practices demonstrated by scientific
research to reduce recidivism among individuals under postrelease
supervision. Existing law authorizes a court, when sentencing a
person to county jail for a felony, to commit the person to county
jail for either the full term in custody, as specified, or to suspend
the execution of a concluding portion of the term selected at the
court's discretion. Under existing law, this period of suspended
execution is supervised by the county probation officer and is known
as mandatory supervision.
Existing law creates the Recidivism Reduction Fund in the State
Treasury, available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for, among
other things, activities designed to reduce recidivism of the state'
s prison population.
This bill would , until January 1, 2021, establish the
Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be
administered, as provided, by the California Workforce Investment
Board and funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, using moneys
from the Recidivism Reduction Fund. The bill , until January 1,
2021 , among other things, would provide grant program
eligibility criteria for counties. The bill , until January 1,
2021, would also provide that eligible uses for grant funds
include, but are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for
trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised
population, which would include individuals on probation, mandatory
supervision, and postrelease community supervision. By January 1,
2017 2018 , the board would be required
to submit a report to the Legislature containing specified
information, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
grant program. The bill would state findings and declarations of
the Legislature.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all
the following:
(a) In order to meet the requirements of the federal court order
in the matter sometimes referred to as Plata/Coleman v. Brown, (Case
No. C01-1351) California is required to reduce the prison inmate
population to 147.5 percent of design capacity by February 2016.
(b) The court decision is the result of decades of litigation
under two separate cases, which were brought together due to the
severity of the impact of overcrowding on the inmate population.
(c) Over this time, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed
a range of legislation. Most significantly, Assembly Bill 109
(Chapter 15, Statutes of 2011), the 2011 Realignment Legislation
addressing public safety, was enacted, which shifted to counties the
responsibility for monitoring, tracking, and incarcerating lower
level offenders previously sent to state prison. By mid-2013, more
than 100,000 offenders had been diverted to county supervision
instead of going to state prison.
(d) Recognizing that the state would need to take additional
actions to meet the court order, the Legislature passed and the
Governor signed legislation, Senate Bill 105 (Chapter 310, Statutes
of 2013), which appropriated to the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation $315 million in General Fund support in the 2013-14
fiscal year. These moneys were appropriated to be used for contracts
to secure additional prison bed space, and, if an unexpended balance
existed, the bill allowed for up to $75 million to be deposited in
the Recidivism Reduction Fund. Program savings of 50 percent are also
required to be transferred to the Recidivism Reduction Fund.
(e) Research shows that formerly incarcerated individuals do
better and remain out of prison longer when they have training and a
job with advancement opportunities. Obtaining quality jobs, however,
is not realistic for many incarcerated individuals without additional
training and education. This means that without successful workforce
development programs, the supervised population is less likely to
become contributors to our society and more likely to recidivate.
(f) The California Workforce Investment Board and local workforce
investment boards can play an important role in identifying
high-demand industry sectors in the state, and within regional
economies. Further, these entities have the expertise to identify
local workforce needs and help individuals receive training that will
make them competitive within the local job market in which they
live.
SECTION 1. SEC. 2. Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 1234) is added to Title 8 of Part 2 of the
Penal Code, to read:
CHAPTER 4. SUPERVISED POPULATION WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANT
PROGRAM
1234. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "California Workforce Investment Board" or "State WIB" means
the California Workforce Investment Board established pursuant to
Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter 3 of Division 7
of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(b) "Grant program" means the Supervised Population Workforce
Training Grant Program.
(c) "Recidivism Reduction Fund" means the Recidivism Reduction
Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.
(d) "Supervised population" means those persons who are on
probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community
supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction of,
the a county.
1234.1. (a) This chapter establishes the Supervised Population
Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered by the California
Workforce Investment Board.
(b) The grant program shall be competitive and open to
all counties developed and implemented in
accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3. In
developing the program, the State WIB shall consult with public and
private stakeholders, including local workforce investment boards,
local governments, and nonprofit community-based
organizations that serve the supervised population.
(c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation
of by the Legislature, using moneys from the
Recidivism Reduction Fund. Implementation of this program is
contingent upon the director of the State WIB notifying the
Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been received.
(d) The outcomes from the grant program shall be reported pursuant
to Section 1234.4.
1234.2. The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
follows:
(a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
a public application process , including, but not
limited to, the rating and ranking of applications that meet the
threshold criteria set forth in this section .
(b) Design the grant program application process to
ensure all of the following occurs:
(1) There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller counties.
(2) There is fair and equitable geographic distribution of grant
funds.
(3) There is greater consideration given to counties that have
demonstrated a collaborative working relationship with local
workforce investment boards and that currently have in place a
workforce training program for the supervised population.
(1) Outreach and technical assistance is made available to
eligible applicants, especially to small population and rural
counties.
(2) Grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
(3) Small and rural counties are competitive in applying for
funds.
(4) Applicants are encouraged to develop evidence-based, best
practices for serving the workforce training and education needs of
the supervised population.
(5) The education and training needs of both of the following are
addressed:
(A) Individuals with some postsecondary education who can enter
into programs and benefit from services that result in
certifications, and placement on a middle skill career ladder.
(B) Individuals who require basic education as well as training in
order to obtain entry level jobs where there are opportunities for
career advancement.
1234.3. (a) Each county is eligible to apply for the grant
program funds.
(b) (1) Preference shall be given to counties with demonstrated
matching funding.
(2) Matching funds may come from governmental or nongovernmental
sources, including, but not limited to, local workforce investment
boards, local governments, or private foundation funds.
(c) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
opportunities for the supervised population.
1234.3. (a) The grant program shall be
competitively awarded through at least two rounds of funding, with
the first phase of funding being awarded on or before May 1, 2015.
(b) Each county is eligible to apply, and a single application may
include multiple counties applying jointly. Each application shall
include a partnership agreement between the county or counties and
one or more local workforce investment boards that outline the
actions each party agrees to undertake as part of the project
proposed in the application.
(c) At a minimum, each project proposed in the application shall
include a provision for an education and training assessment for each
individual of the supervised population who participates in the
project. The assessment may be undertaken by the applicant or by
another entity. A prior assessment of an individual may be used if,
in the determination of the State WIB, its results are accurate.
(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
opportunities for the supervised population. Supportive services and
job readiness activities shall serve as bridge activities that lead
to enrollment in long-term training programs.
(e) Preference shall be awarded to applications for the following:
(1) An application that proposes matching funds, including, but
not limited to, moneys committed by local workforce investment
boards, local governments, and private foundation funds.
(2) An application submitted by a county that currently
administers or participates in a workforce training program for the
supervised population.
(3) An application that proposes participation by one or more
nonprofit community based organizations that serve the supervised
population.
(f) An application shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Set a specific purpose for the use of the grant funds, as well
as provide the baseline criteria and metrics by which the overall
success of the grant project can be evaluated.
(2) Define the specific subset of the supervised population, among
the eligible supervised population that the grant money will serve.
(3) Define the industry sector or sectors in which the targeted
supervised population will be trained, including the current and
projected workforce within the region for those jobs, the range of
wage rates, and the training and education requirements within those
industry sectors.
(4) Define the general methodology and training methods proposed
to be used and explain the manner in which the progress of the
targeted supervised population will be monitored during the grant
period.
(g) As a condition of receiving funds, a grant recipient shall
agree to provide information to the State WIB in sufficient detail to
allow the State WIB to meet the reporting requirements in Section
1234.4.
1234.4. (a) Upon On at least an annual
basis, and upon completion of the grant period, grant
recipients shall report to the State WIB regarding their use of the
funds and workforce training program outcomes.
(b) By January 1, 2017 2018 , the
State WIB shall submit a report to the Legislature using the reports
from the grant recipients. The report shall contain all the following
information:
(1) The overall success of the grant program , based on the
goals and metrics set in the awarded grants .
(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program
based on the goals and metrics set in the awarded grants .
(3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local workforce
investment board and county collaborations on workforce training
programs for the supervised population.
(4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
workforce training programs for the supervised population.
(5) In considering the overall success and effectiveness of the
grant program, the report shall include a discussion of all of the
following:
(A) Whether the programs aligned with the workforce needs of
high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies.
(B) Whether there was an active job market for the skills being
developed where the member of the supervised population was likely to
be released.
(C) Whether the program increased the number of members of the
supervised population that obtained a marketable and industry or
apprenticeship board-recognized certification, credential, or degree.
(D) Whether the program increased the numbers of the supervised
population that successfully complete a job readiness basic skill
bridge program and enroll in a long-term training program.
(D)
(E) Whether there were formal or informal networks in
the field that support finding employment upon release from custody.
(E)
(F) Whether the program led to employment in
occupations with a livable wage.
(c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
Section 12031.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
1234.5. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends
that date.
