BILL NUMBER: AB 1481	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mullin

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 14000 of the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to workforce development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1481, as introduced, Mullin. Workforce development.
   Existing law declares the need to have a well-educated and highly
skilled workforce in the state. Existing law also declares specified
principle to guide the state's workforce investment system.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this declaration.

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


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14000 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
   14000.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in order for
California to remain prosperous and globally competitive,  it
  the state  needs to have a well-educated and
highly skilled workforce.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares that the following
principles shall guide the state's workforce investment system:
   (1) Workforce investment programs and services shall be responsive
to the needs of employers, workers, and students by accomplishing
 all of  the following:
   (A) Preparing California's students and workers with the skills
necessary to successfully compete in the global economy.
   (B) Producing greater numbers of individuals who obtain
industry-recognized certificates and degrees in competitive and
emerging industry sectors and filling critical labor market skills
gaps.
   (C) Adapting to rapidly changing local and regional labor markets
as specific workforce skill requirements change over time.
   (D) Preparing workers for good-paying jobs that foster economic
security and upward mobility.
   (2) State and local workforce investment boards are encouraged to
collaborate with other public and private institutions, including
businesses, unions, nonprofit organizations, kindergarten and grades
1 to 12, inclusive, career technical education programs, adult career
technical education and basic skills programs, community college
career technical education and basic skills programs,
entrepreneurship training programs, where appropriate, the California
Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program, and
the Employment Training Panel, to better align resources across
workforce education and training service delivery systems and build a
well-articulated workforce investment system by accomplishing the
following:
   (A) Adopting local and regional training and education strategies
that build on the strengths and fill the gaps in the education and
workforce development pipeline in order to address the needs of job
seekers, workers, and employers within regional labor markets by
supporting sector strategies.
   (B) Leveraging resources across education and workforce training
delivery systems to build career pathways and fill critical skills
gaps.
   (3) Workforce investment programs and services shall be data
driven and evidence based when setting priorities, investing
resources, and adopting practices.
   (4) Workforce investment programs and services shall develop
strong partnerships with the private sector, ensuring industry
involvement in needs assessment, planning, and program evaluation.
   (A) Workforce investment programs and services shall encourage
industry involvement by developing strong partnerships with an
industry's employers and the unions that represent the industry's
workers.
   (B) Workforce investment programs and services may consider the
needs of employers and businesses of all sizes, including large,
medium, small, and microenterprises, when setting priorities,
investing resources, and adopting practices.
   (5) Workforce investment programs and services shall be outcome
oriented and accountable, measuring results for program participants,
including, but not limited to, outcomes related to program
completion, employment, and earnings.
   (6) Programs and services shall be accessible to employers, the
self-employed, workers, and students who may benefit from their
operation, including individuals with employment barriers, such as
persons with economic, physical, or other barriers to employment.