HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242014 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT a "Support" position on AB 2060 (Perez), as amended: Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant
Program, a bill that establishes the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program and provides that
eligible uses for grant funds include vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for
individuals on probation, mandatory supervision, and post-release community supervision, as recommended by the
Legislation Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, while the bill is silent on funding levels, a statewide grant
program of any significance would require General Fund funding in the millions to tens of millions of dollars,
depending on the breadth of the program objectives. The stated objectives are limited to "vocational training, stipends
for trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised population."
The bill requires the grant program be competitive, open to all counties, and funded, upon appropriation from the
Legislature, using money from the Recidivism Reduction Fund (RRF).
The Recidivism Reduction
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ATTESTED: June 24, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
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To:Board of Supervisors
From:LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Date:June 24, 2014
Contra
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Subject:Support position on AB 2060: Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program (Perez), as amended
FISCAL IMPACT: (CONT'D)
Fund is currently projected to have at least $90 million available for the 2014-15 budget year. The Budget
compromise dedicates $1 million for a one-time competitive grant program for workforce training and job
development to serve the reentry population.
BACKGROUND:
At its June 5, 2014 meeting, the Legislation Committee considered AB 2060 and recommended its support to the
Board of Supervisors. They had requested more information about the amount of grant funding available from the
Recidivism Reduction Fund. The Budget recently passed by the Legislature allocates $1 million for a one-time
competitive grant program for workforce training and job development to serve the reentry population.
CURRENT STATUS: 05/28/2014: In ASSEMBLY. Read third time. Passed ASSEMBLY. *****To SENATE.
SUMMARY : Establishes the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program. Specifically, this bill:
1) Establishes the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered by the California
Workforce Investment Board (CWIB).
2) Requires the grant program to be developed and implemented, as specified; and funded, upon appropriation
from the Legislature, using money from the Recidivism Reduction Fund. Provides that implementation of the
program is contingent upon the CWIB Director notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have
been appropriated for this specific grant program.
3) Requires CWIB to administer the grant program as follows:
a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through a public application process, including the rating
and ranking of applications that meet threshold criteria.
b) Design the grant program application process to ensure all of the following occurs:
i) There is fairness and competitiveness for smaller counties;
ii) There is fair and equitable geographic distribution of grant funds; and,
iii) 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.
4) Requires the grant program to be competitively awarded through at least two rounds of funding, as specified,
and provides that each county is eligible to apply but that a single application may include multiple counties
applying jointly. Requires each application to 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;
5) Requires, at a minimum, each project proposed in the application to include a provision for an education and
training assessment for each individual of the supervised population who participates in the project.
6) Provides that eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for
trainees, and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised population. States that supportive services and job
readiness activities are to serve as bridge activities that lead to enrollment in long-term training programs.
7) Provides that preference is to be awarded to applications for the following:
a) An application that proposes matching funds, including, but not limited to, moneys committed by local
workforce investment boards, local governments, and private foundation funds.
b) An application submitted by a county that currently administers or participates in a workforce training program
for the supervised population.
c) An application that proposes participation by one or more nonprofit community based organizations that serve
the supervised population.
8) Requires an application to meet the following requirements:
a) 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;
b) Define the specific subset of the supervised population, among the eligible supervised population that the grant
money will serve;
c) 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; and,
d) 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.
9) Requires a grant recipient, as a condition of receiving funds, to agree to provide information to CWIB in
sufficient detail to allow CWIB to meet specified reporting requirements.
10) States that eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to, vocational training, stipends for trainees,
and apprenticeship opportunities for the supervised population.
11) Requires grant recipients to report annually to CWIB regarding their use of the funds and workforce training
program outcomes upon completion of the grant period.
12) Requires CWIB to submit a report, as specified, to the Legislature, using the reports from the grant recipients,
by January 1, 2018 containing all the following information:
a) The overall success of the grant program, as specified;
b) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program, as specified;
c) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local workforce investment board and county collaborations
on workforce training programs for the supervised population; and,
d) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county workforce training programs for the supervised
population.
e) In considering the overall success and effectiveness of the grant program, the report shall include a discussion
of all of the following:
i) Whether the programs aligned with the workforce needs of high-demand sectors of the state and regional
economies;
ii) Whether there was an active job market for the skills being developed where the member of the supervised
population was likely to be released;
iii) 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;
iv) Whether the program increased the number of the supervised population that successfully completed a job
readiness basic skill bridge program and enroll in a long term training program;
v) Whether there were formal or informal networks in the field that support finding employment upon release
from custody; and,
vi) Whether the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage.
13) Establishes that the provisions of this bill will sunset on January 1, 2021, unless extended.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "With orders from the U.S. Supreme Court to reduce its prison
population, the state needs smart, effective policies to help local jurisdictions achieve realignment goals and
reduce recidivism. Workforce development for the re-entry population is a practical strategy for improving access
to a stable job. It helps improve offender outcomes, reduce the likelihood of recidivism, and promote community
safety and stability."
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Contra Costa County would not have a position on the bill.
ATTACHMENTS
AB 2060 Bill Text
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 23, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 21, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 2, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014
california legislature—2013–14 regular session
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2060
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)
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
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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,
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:
line 1 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all the
line 2 following:
line 3 (a) In order to meet the requirements of the federal court order
line 4 in the matter sometimes referred to as Plata/Coleman v. Brown,
line 5 (Case No. C01-1351) California is required to reduce the prison
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line 1 inmate population to 147.5 percent of design capacity by February
line 2 2016.
line 3 (b) The court decision is the result of decades of litigation under
line 4 two separate cases, which were brought together due to the severity
line 5 of the impact of overcrowding on the inmate population.
line 6 (c) Over this time, the Legislature passed and the Governor
line 7 signed a range of legislation. Most significantly, Assembly Bill
line 8 109 (Chapter 15, Statutes of 2011), the 2011 Realignment
line 9 Legislation addressing public safety, was enacted, which shifted
line 10 to counties the responsibility for monitoring, tracking, and
line 11 incarcerating lower level offenders previously sent to state prison.
line 12 By mid-2013, more than 100,000 offenders had been diverted to
line 13 county supervision instead of going to state prison.
line 14 (d) Recognizing that the state would need to take additional
line 15 actions to meet the court order, the Legislature passed and the
line 16 Governor signed legislation, Senate Bill 105 (Chapter 310, Statutes
line 17 of 2013), which appropriated to the Department of Corrections
line 18 and Rehabilitation $315 million in General Fund support in the
line 19 2013–14 fiscal year. These moneys were appropriated to be used
line 20 for contracts to secure additional prison bed space, and, if an
line 21 unexpended balance existed, the bill allowed for up to $75 million
line 22 to be deposited in the Recidivism Reduction Fund. Program savings
line 23 of 50 percent are also required to be transferred to the Recidivism
line 24 Reduction Fund.
line 25 (e) Research shows that formerly incarcerated individuals do
line 26 better and remain out of prison longer when they have training
line 27 and a job with advancement opportunities. Obtaining quality jobs,
line 28 however, is not realistic for many incarcerated individuals without
line 29 additional training and education. This means that without
line 30 successful workforce development programs, the supervised
line 31 population is less likely to become contributors to our society and
line 32 more likely to recidivate.
line 33 (f) The California Workforce Investment Board and local
line 34 workforce investment boards can play an important role in
line 35 identifying high-demand industry sectors in the state, and within
line 36 regional economies. Further, these entities have the expertise to
line 37 identify local workforce needs and help individuals receive training
line 38 that will make them competitive within the local job market in
line 39 which they live.
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line 1 SEC. 2.
line 2 SECTION 1. Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1234) is
line 3 added to Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, to read:
line 4
line 5 Chapter 4. Supervised Population Workforce Training
line 6 Grant Program
line 7
line 8 1234. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
line 9 the following meanings:
line 10 (a) “California Workforce Investment Board” or “State WIB”
line 11 means the California Workforce Investment Board established
line 12 pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010) of Chapter
line 13 3 of Division 7 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
line 14 (b) “Grant program” means the Supervised Population
line 15 Workforce Training Grant Program.
line 16 (c) “Recidivism Reduction Fund” means the Recidivism
line 17 Reduction Fund created pursuant to Section 1233.9.
line 18 (d) “Supervised population” means those persons who are on
line 19 probation, mandatory supervision, or postrelease community
line 20 supervision and are supervised by, or are under the jurisdiction of,
line 21 a county.
line 22 1234.1. (a) This chapter establishes the Supervised Population
line 23 Workforce Training Grant Program to be administered by the
line 24 California Workforce Investment Board.
line 25 (b) The grant program shall be developed and implemented in
line 26 accordance with the criteria set forth in Section 1234.3. In
line 27 developing the program, the State WIB shall consult with public
line 28 and private stakeholders, including local workforce investment
line 29 boards, local governments, and nonprofit community-based
line 30 organizations that serve the supervised population.
line 31 (c) The grant program shall be funded, upon appropriation by
line 32 the Legislature, using moneys from the Recidivism Reduction
line 33 Fund. Implementation of this program is contingent upon the
line 34 director of the State WIB notifying the Department of Finance that
line 35 sufficient moneys have been received appropriated for this specific
line 36 grant program.
line 37 (d) The outcomes from the grant program shall be reported
line 38 pursuant to Section 1234.4.
line 39 1234.2. The State WIB shall administer the grant program as
line 40 follows:
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line 1 (a) Develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients through
line 2 a public application process, including, but not limited to, the rating
line 3 and ranking of applications that meet the threshold criteria set forth
line 4 in this section.
line 5 (b) Design the grant program application process to ensure all
line 6 of the following occurs:
line 7 (1) Outreach and technical assistance is made available to
line 8 eligible applicants, especially to small population and rural
line 9 counties.
line 10 (2) Grants are awarded on a competitive basis.
line 11 (3) Small and rural counties are competitive in applying for
line 12 funds.
line 13 (4) Applicants are encouraged to develop evidence-based, best
line 14 practices for serving the workforce training and education needs
line 15 of the supervised population.
line 16 (5) The education and training needs of both of the following
line 17 are addressed:
line 18 (A) Individuals with some postsecondary education who can
line 19 enter into programs and benefit from services that result in
line 20 certifications, and placement on a middle skill career ladder.
line 21 (B) Individuals who require basic education as well as training
line 22 in order to obtain entry level jobs where there are opportunities
line 23 for career advancement.
line 24 1234.3. (a) The grant program shall be competitively awarded
line 25 through at least two rounds of funding, with the first phase of
line 26 funding being awarded on or before May 1, 2015.
line 27 (b) Each county is eligible to apply, and a single application
line 28 may include multiple counties applying jointly. Each application
line 29 shall include a partnership agreement between the county or
line 30 counties and one or more local workforce investment boards that
line 31 outline the actions each party agrees to undertake as part of the
line 32 project proposed in the application.
line 33 (c) At a minimum, each project proposed in the application shall
line 34 include a provision for an education and training assessment for
line 35 each individual of the supervised population who participates in
line 36 the project. The assessment may be undertaken by the applicant
line 37 or by another entity. A prior assessment of an individual may be
line 38 used if, in the determination of the State WIB, its results are
line 39 accurate.
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line 1 (d) Eligible uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to,
line 2 vocational training, stipends for trainees, and apprenticeship
line 3 opportunities for the supervised population. Supportive services
line 4 and job readiness activities shall serve as bridge activities that lead
line 5 to enrollment in long-term training programs.
line 6 (e) Preference shall be awarded to applications for the following:
line 7 (1) An application that proposes matching funds, including, but
line 8 not limited to, moneys committed by local workforce investment
line 9 boards, local governments, and private foundation funds.
line 10 (2) An application submitted by a county that currently
line 11 administers or participates in a workforce training program for the
line 12 supervised population.
line 13 (3) An application that proposes participation by one or more
line 14 nonprofit community-based organizations that serve the supervised
line 15 population.
line 16 (f) An application shall meet the following requirements:
line 17 (1) Set a specific purpose for the use of the grant funds, as well
line 18 as provide the baseline criteria and metrics by which the overall
line 19 success of the grant project can be evaluated.
line 20 (2) Define the specific subset of the supervised population,
line 21 among the eligible supervised population that the grant money
line 22 will serve.
line 23 (3) Define the industry sector or sectors in which the targeted
line 24 supervised population will be trained, including the current and
line 25 projected workforce within the region for those jobs, the range of
line 26 wage rates, and the training and education requirements within
line 27 those industry sectors.
line 28 (4) Define the general methodology and training methods
line 29 proposed to be used and explain the manner in which the progress
line 30 of the targeted supervised population will be monitored during the
line 31 grant period.
line 32 (g) As a condition of receiving funds, a grant recipient shall
line 33 agree to provide information to the State WIB in sufficient detail
line 34 to allow the State WIB to meet the reporting requirements in
line 35 Section 1234.4.
line 36 1234.4. (a) On at least an annual basis, and upon completion
line 37 of the grant period, grant recipients shall report to the State WIB
line 38 regarding their use of the funds and workforce training program
line 39 outcomes.
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line 1 (b) By January 1, 2018, the State WIB shall submit a report to
line 2 the Legislature using the reports from the grant recipients. The
line 3 report shall contain all the following information:
line 4 (1) The overall success of the grant program, based on the goals
line 5 and metrics set in the awarded grants.
line 6 (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program
line 7 based on the goals and metrics set in the awarded grants.
line 8 (3) A recommendation on the long-term viability of local
line 9 workforce investment board and county collaborations on
line 10 workforce training programs for the supervised population.
line 11 (4) A recommendation on the long-term viability of county
line 12 workforce training programs for the supervised population.
line 13 (5) In considering the overall success and effectiveness of the
line 14 grant program, the report shall include a discussion of all of the
line 15 following:
line 16 (A) Whether the programs aligned with the workforce needs of
line 17 high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies.
line 18 (B) Whether there was an active job market for the skills being
line 19 developed where the member of the supervised population was
line 20 likely to be released.
line 21 (C) Whether the program increased the number of members of
line 22 the supervised population that obtained a marketable and industry
line 23 or apprenticeship board-recognized certification, credential, or
line 24 degree.
line 25 (D) Whether the program increased the numbers of the
line 26 supervised population that successfully complete a job readiness
line 27 basic skill bridge program and enroll in a long-term training
line 28 program.
line 29 (E) Whether there were formal or informal networks in the field
line 30 that support finding employment upon release from custody.
line 31 (F) Whether the program led to employment in occupations
line 32 with a livable wage.
line 33 (c) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
line 34 subdivision (b) is inoperative on January 1, 2021, pursuant to
line 35 Section 12031.5 of the Government Code.
line 36 (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall
line 37 be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
line 38 Code.
line 39 1234.5. This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
line 40 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
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line 1 statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2021, deletes or extends
line 2 that date.
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