update from the california state capitol amy blumberg & stephen baiter april 24, 2014

UPDATE FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL

Amy Blumberg & Stephen BaiterApril 24, 2014

WELCOME Lots of activity in the Workforce

Development area in the State Capitol right now

Critical policy and budget decisions are being made

Up to us to weigh in and have our voice heard

AGENDA Introductions Political Landscape California’s Fiscal Outlook Legislative Landscape CWA’s Legislative Agenda Top 10 Legislation Call to Action – How you can stay informed

and weigh in Questions and Answers

Introductions Name, Organization, Location

What would you like to get out of the presentation OR

Briefly share a current project you are working on that you are excited about

Amy Blumberg Lobbyist for CA Workforce Association

since 2012 Rose & Kindel/Grayling since 2004 Capitol staff for 5 years Specialize in working with associations,

grassroots advocacy BA in History, UC Santa Barbara MPA Univ. of Southern California

Stephen Baiter Executive Director, Workforce

Development Board of Contra Costa County

Chair, Legislative Committee More than 20 years experience in

economic and workforce development BA Political Science, Boston College MPA, California State University East Bay

Political Landscape 2014 is an Election Year Primary Election is on Tuesday, June 3 All Assembly Members are on the Ballot

unless they are termed out Even numbered Senate Seats are on the

ballot Several longtime members of Congress

are retiring

Political Landscape continued State Senate has been distracted by FBI

investigations/arrests/convictions of 3 Senators who have been suspended:

Senator Ron Calderon (D-Montebello)

Senator Rodrick Wright (D-Los Angeles)

Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco)

Democratic Supermajority

State Senate –Dems no longer have supermajority

28 Democrats (3 suspended) 12 Republicans

State Assembly – Dems narrowly have 2/3 55 Democrats 24 Republicans 1 vacancy

Assembly races Will Democrats be able to retain

supermajority? Competitive seats 32nd AD – Bakersfield –Rudy Salas (D)36th AD – Antelope Valley Steve

Fox (D) 44th AD – Ventura Co. – Jeff Gorell (R)

Assembly races continued60th AD – Riverside Co – Eric Linder

(R)65th AD- Orange County –

Quirk-Silva (D)66th AD – LA Beach areas –

Muratsuchi (D)

Senate Races Not many competitive races

SD 6 (Sacramento) – Dem vs. Dem Asm. Richard Pan vs. Roger Dickinson

SB 34 (Orange County) Former Asm. Jose Solorio (D) vs. Janet

Nguyen (R) Orange County Supervisor

Leadership Changes New Assembly Speaker, Toni Atkins (D-

San Diego) will be sworn in on May 12 Asm. Republican Leader Connie Conway

is termed out Senate President Pro Tem Steinberg is

termed out Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles)

will become the new President Pro Tem late this year

California’s Fiscal Outlook Much improved since 2011 Addressed $20 billion budget deficit $151 Billion in General Fund and Special

Funds for 2014-15 Budget $11 Billion more than revised 2013-14

spending level Proposes $2.3 Billion Reserve

Improved Fiscal Condition Stock market recovery in 2013

Temporary Tax Revenues from Prop. 30

Recovering economy

Few new ongoing spending commitments by Legislature outside of Prop. 98 (Education)

Governor’s Proposed State Budget

End 2014–15 with $2.3 billion reserve $9.5 billion Pay Down State Debt: $11.8 Billion for Proposition 98 (K-14

Education) Above 2013–14 Budget Act Levels Small increases in the budgets for CCC, CSU and

UC Infrastructure – $815 million one-time funds for

deferred maintenance projects Project operating surplus of $1.7 billion in 2015–

16, growing to $2.3 billion in 2017–18

Governor’s Proposed Budget Allocates $850 million in Cap and Trade

revenues to various programs, $250 million for High Speed Rail, $200 million for low emission vehicle program

$618 million for various water related programs

$105 million ongoing increase for the judicial branch

May Budget Revision Increased revenue forecasted for

Governor’s May Budget revision (mid May)

Governor is stressing fiscal restraint Some Legislative Interest in restoring

deep cuts to health and human services Many organizations interested in

funding now that fiscal outlook is better Lots of competing priorities

Busy Legislative Year 2nd Year of a 2 Year Legislative Session 1st House Policy Deadline – May 16 1st House Fiscal Deadline – May 23 House of Origin Deadline – May 30 Primary Election – June 3 Budget Must be passed by June 15

Busy Legislative Year Deadline for Leg Measures to qualify for

November Ballot – June 26 2nd House Policy Deadline – June 27 2nd House Fiscal Deadline – August 15 Sine Die is August 31, 2014 Governor has until September 30 to

take action on legislation sent to his desk

November 4 – General Election

CWA’s Legislative Agenda Top 10 List

Monitoring many more bills that impact the workforce development system, customers and businesses

List is a living document

CWA’s Legislative Committee Meets/conference call monthly Representatives from across the state Provide recommendations to the

Executive Committee Give insight on real world impact of

legislation

CWA’s Legislative Platform Document that forms the basis for

taking positions on legislation

Support efforts that help facilitate services for adults, dislocated workers, youth

Support incentives for businesses to allow them to invest in and hire staff

CWA’s Legislative Platform continued Preserve Local control

Oppose cuts in funding that impede ability to provide services

Support increased preparation in schools for students to enter the workforce

Top 10 Legislation SPONSORED BILLS/BUDGET ITEMS

SUPPORT

SUPPORT IF AMENDED

WATCH

Top 10 Legislation- SPONSORED Work Based Learning for Out of School

Youth and Young Adults Formerly AB 2615 (Muratsuchi) Seeks $25 million in the State Budget for

work based learning for out of school youth and young adults 16-24

Public or private sector placement Competitive grant program administered by

the CA Workforce Investment Board Matching grants are required

Need for funding for Work Based Learning Unemployment rate for youth and

young adults ages 16-24 is 20.2% the 4th highest in the nation

High school dropout rate is over 13%

California has not invested in job training for youth since 1999 and it was $1 million in funding for the whole state

What is Work Based Learning? Academic & career rich work experiences Ex. Youth Ecology Corps offered in Marin

County and Riverside County Youth Build – construction of homes in

conjunction with Habitat for Humanity Biotech internship in San Diego LA City & LA County, Marin, Oakland,

Orange County, Richmond, San Francisco, San Diego, Sonoma County

Benefits of Work Based Learning Connects youth back to school to obtain

high school diploma, GED, certificate, pursuing 4 higher education

Gets youth and young adults interested in careers

Often leads to full time jobs Shown to reduce crime rates

Work Based Learning CWA members placed 15,000 youth

in summer youth employment last year

Proposed funding will allow an additional 12,500 youth to participate

Will complement Career Pathways Trust that will benefit in-school youth

Work Based Learning continued Status: Pending Engaged with several budget

subcommittees Working with members of Assembly and

Senate Budget Committee to try and get funding in the budget

Will have better sense of possibility for funding after May Revise is released

Assembly Budget Committee 27 members 17 Democrats, 10

Republicans Asm. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) Chair Asm. Jeff Gorell (R-Camarillo) Vice-Chair Asm. Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) Chair, Asm.

Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles)

Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety Asm. Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) Chair, Asm.

Budget Subcommittee on State Administration

Senate Budget Committee 16 members, 11 Democrats, 5

Republicans Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) Chair Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) Vice Chair Senator Marty Block (D-San Diego) Chair

Budget Subcommittee on Education Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside) Chair,

Budget Subcommittee on State Administration Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) Chair,

Subcommittee on Corrections & Public Safety

Top 10 List - SUPPORT BILLS AB 2060 (V.M. Perez)

AB 2148 (Mullin)

AB 1920 (Campos)

AB 2308 (Stone)

AB 2235 (Buchanan)

AB 2060 (V.M. Perez) Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program

Grant program for job training for recently reduced prisoners administered by CWIB

Requires matching funds Counties are eligible to apply Requesting amendments to allow LWIBs

to be able to apply for grants or require counties to partner with LWIBs to deliver job training services

AB 2060 (V.M. Perez) continued Status: Hearing in Asm. Jobs Committee

on 4/29 Sponsor: Policy Link Position: Support

AB 2148 (Mullin) Annual Workforce Metrics Dashboard Requires CWIB to assist the Governor in

developing an annual report card that measures the state’s human capital investments in workforce development, credential and degree attainment and wage gain outcomes of workforce education and training programs

Status: Hearing in Asm. Labor Committee on 4/23

Position: Support Sponsor: CA Edge Coalition

AB 2148 (Mullin) continued Uses existing reporting information

Allows Adult Education to collect Social Security numbers so that also participate in sharing data/outcomes

AB 1920 (Campos) Board of State and Community Corrections

Requires that the services provided by the Board of State and Community Corrections include job training and employment opportunities and the target population include at-risk youth.

Position: Support

Sponsor: Youth Build

AB 2308 (Stone) Prisoners: ID cards Requires the Department of Corrections

to ensure that all inmates released from state prisons have valid identification cards.

Basic item necessary for employment Status: In the Asm. Appropriations

Committee Position: Support

AB 2235 (Buchanan) K-16 Public School Facilities Bond Act Places 2014 School Bond on the

November 3 ballot to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, charter schools, the California Community Colleges, UC, Hastings Law School, and the CSU to construct and modernize education facilities

AB 2235 (Buchanan) K-16 Public School Facilities Bond Act continued

Status: Hearing in Asm. Higher Ed Committee on 4/22

Position: Support, will generate jobs

Top 10 List- SUPPORT IF AMENDED SB 923 (Pavley)

SB 1028 (Jackson)

SB 923 (Pavley) Educational Apprenticeship Innovation Act Enacts the Educational Apprenticeship

Innovation Act. Awards a competitive grant, the Educational

Apprenticeship Innovation Prize to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and community college campuses to promote apprenticeships, pre- apprenticeships, and career pathways among local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and businesses of importance to local economies.

SB 923 (Pavley) Education Apprenticeship Innovation Act continued

Status: Hearing in Senate Appropriations Committee on 4/28.

Position: Support if Amended Suggested amendments to have LWIBs

and business involved selection committee, tap into WIB resources and not create duplicative committees/structures

SB 1028 (Jackson) Cal Grant C: long term unemployed Sets aside 2,500 Cal Grant C

awards for the long-term unemployed, increases amount of grant, creates flexibility in how funds are spent

SB 1028 (Jackson) Cal Grant C: long term unemployedRequires the CA Student Aid Commission to: prioritize occupational training programs

and industry clusters develop a plan to publicize the grant

award program to long-term unemployed make students receiving awards aware

of job search and placement services available through WIBs.

SB 1028 (Jackson) continued Status: Hearing in Sen. Education

Committee on 4/30. Position: Support if Amended Requesting amendment to get

clarification that Cal Grant C count as leveraged funds under SB 734 require

TOP 10 LIST - WATCH BILLS AB 1543 (Holden)

AB 1569 (Rodriguez)

AB 1797 (Rodriguez)

AB 1910 (Gray)

Top 10 List - WATCH AB 1950 (Campos)

AB 2261 (Gorell)

AB 2670 (Medina)

SB 923 (Leno)

AB 1543 (Holden) Requires that an employer ordering a

mass layoff, relocation or termination provide a written notice to GO-BIZ.

Requires EDD to post the notice on its website

Status: In Asm. Appropriations Committee

Position: Watch

AB 1569 (Rodriguez) Allows a $2000 tax credit beginning on

or after January 1, 2016, - January 1, 2020 against taxes imposed under tax law for each registered apprentice trained by the taxpayer in the taxable year.

Status: In Asm. Revenue & Taxation Committee

Position: Watch

AB 1797 (Rodriguez) Requires CWIB, in consultation with the

Division of Apprenticeship Standards , to identify “earn and learn” job training opportunities in allied health professions

Develop ways to identify, assess, and prepare a pool of qualified candidates seeking to enter “earn and learn” job training models.

AB 1797 (Rodriguez) The bill would require CWIB on or before

December 1, 2015, to submit a report with findings and recommendations.

Status: Hearing in Asm. Labor Committee on 4/23.

Position: Watch

AB 1910 (Gray) Require the CWIB to establish the San

Joaquin Valley Regional Economic Planning and Preparedness Council

Identify and develop the framework, funding, strategies, programs, partnerships, to address the growing need for a highly skilled and well-trained workforce to meet the needs of the San Joaquin Valley’s emerging technology and energy sector.

AB 1910 (Gray) Report to the Legislature, by April 1

each year, on the status of its activities and its development of an oil and natural gas workforce strategic initiative.  

Status: Asm. Jobs Committee on 4/22

Position: Watch

AB 1950 (Campos) Creates the Career Education Incentive

Program within the Department of Education. Authorizes school districts, county offices of

education, charter schools, and community college districts to establish career education consortia.

Appropriates $250 million in the 2015-16 Budget Act for the Career Education Incentive Program to provide one-to-one matching grant funding to eligible career education consortia.

AB 1950 (Campos) continued Status: Hearing in Asm. Education

Committee on 4/30.

Position: Watch

AB 2261 (Gorell) Creates a Veterans Services and

Workforce Development Division within the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a Transitional Assistance Program, oversee the Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVER) and Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP).

AB 2261 (Gorell) continued Staff to be transferred to the Veterans

Services and Workforce Division. Heads of a state agency or department

must report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when a new program is established that may assist veterans.

AB 2261 (Gorell) continued Status: In Asm. Veterans Affairs

Committee

Position: Watch

AB 2670 (Medina)Small Business Technical Assistance Act of 2014 GO-Biz to serve as the lead state entity for

overseeing the state’s participation with the federal Small Business Development Center Program.

Allows GO-Biz or any other state entity to contract with an Administrative Lead Center established under the federal program.

AB 2670 (Medina) Status: Approved in the Asm. Jobs

Committee on 4/22.

Position: Watch

SB 935 (Leno) Minimum wage

Increases the minimum wage, on January 1, 2015, to $11 per hour, on January 1, 2016, to not less than $12 per hour, and on and after January 1, 2017, to not less than $13 per hour.

The bill would further require the automatic

adjustment of the minimum wage annually thereafter, to maintain employee purchasing power. The automatically adjusted minimum wage adjustment would be calculated using the California Consumer Price Index

SB 935 (Leno) Minimum wage Status: On Sen. Appropriations

Suspense File

Position: Watch

Call to ActionHow to stay informed: Check out www.calworkforce.org

website for legislative updates Get involved in the Legislative

Committee Schedule a legislative visit with your

legislator, discuss the need for funding for work based learning for out of school youth and young adults

Call to Action continued Respond to requests for information about

how legislation would impact your area, # of youth you work with each year, etc.

Quickly Write letters of support or opposition for work based learning funding or other proposals

Participate in Day at the Capitol

Legislative ideas for 2015? It’s never to early to start thinking about

proposals for 2015 Legislative solution to problem you

come across? Inefficiencies that can be addressed? Current law that impedes ability to

provide services?

Questions?

Thank You

Amy Blumberg

Amy.Blumberg@grayling.com

916-439-0981

Stephen Baiter sbaiter@ehsd.ccco

unty.us

(925) 602-6820