BILL NUMBER: SB 189	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 17, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 29, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 1, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2015

   An act to add Section 12893.5 to the Government Code, relating to
clean energy development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 189, as amended, Hueso. Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic
and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee.
   Existing law requires specified state agencies to prepare and
submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection specified
information relating to the state agency's greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, including a list of measures adopted and implemented by
the agency to meet GHG emission reduction targets, as defined, and a
status report on GHG emissions reduced as a result of these measures.
Existing law further requires the California Environmental
Protection Agency to provide that information on its Internet Web
site in the form of a state agency GHG emission reduction report
card.
   This bill would create the Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic
and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee in the California Environmental
Protection Agency, comprising 7 members appointed by the Governor,
the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate Committee on Rules, as
provided. The bill would prescribe the terms and qualifications of
committee members and would require the committee to hold its first
meeting on or before December 1, 2016. The bill would require that
any member who fails to attend 3 committee meetings in one calendar
year be deemed removed from the committee, and would require the
appointing power for that member to appoint a new member to fill the
vacancy. The bill would require the committee to advise state
agencies on the most effective ways to expend clean energy and
GHG-related funds and implement policies in order to maximize
California's economic and employment benefits, and to take specified
actions in that regard.
    This bill would also require the committee to provide an annual
update to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature on its activities, as provided. The
bill would require each state agency that has received advice from
the committee to submit an annual progress report to the Governor and
the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
describing how it implemented or responded to the advice, guidance,
and recommendations of the committee.
   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 of the
following:
   (a) Numerous analyses have shown that California's world
leadership in clean energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions law
and policy has led to major employment and economic benefits as well
as to significant environmental and public health benefits.
   (1) In December 2014, the Advanced Energy Economy Institute issued
a report entitled "California Advanced Energy Employment Survey,"
which showed that state advanced energy policies have created over
430,000 jobs, an increase of 5 percent over 2013.
   (2) That report further showed that California was number one in
installed solar capacity and solar jobs, number one in total advanced
energy investment, number one in electric vehicle sales, and number
two in energy efficiency.
   (b) In order to ensure that California's clean energy and climate
programs are optimized for maximum economic benefit and job creation,
the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, and the Public Utilities
Commission have all created advisory committees to help them better
understand the implications of their clean energy and climate
policies.
   (c) The purpose of this act is to create a single independent blue
ribbon committee to provide advice to these and other agencies on
the most effective ways to maximize California's economic benefits
and jobs growth via actions and investments in a cleaner, low-carbon
economy.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12893.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   12893.5.  (a) The Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic and Jobs
Growth Blue Ribbon Committee is hereby created in the agency.
   (b) (1) The committee shall consist of the following members:
   (A) Five members appointed by the Governor and subject to
confirmation by the Senate.
   (B) One member each appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and
the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (2) Each member shall be appointed to a term of four years. Any
member who fails to attend three committee meetings in one calendar
year shall be deemed removed from the committee, and the appointing
power for that member shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.

   (3) Committee members shall not receive per diem or other similar
compensation for serving as a committee member, but may receive
reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of their duties.
   (c) The committee shall hold its first meeting on or before
December 1, 2016. Meetings shall be held quarterly, or at a frequency
deemed appropriate by the members. Members may attend a meeting
either in person or by teleconference or Web conference.
   (d) The committee shall consist solely of persons with expertise
in economic, financial, or policy aspects of clean energy economic
growth, job creation, workforce standards, or employment
opportunities for disadvantaged workers. At least two members of the
committee appointed by the Governor shall have experience working on
economic projects in disadvantaged communities.
   (e) (1) The committee shall advise state agencies on the most
effective ways to expend clean energy and greenhouse gas-related
funds and to implement policies in order to maximize California's
economic and employment benefits. The committee shall also do all of
the following:
   (A) Develop guidance for tracking and reporting jobs outcomes for
state clean energy and low-carbon investments and use this
information to evaluate jobs outcomes.
   (B) Develop guidance to measure the quantity and quality of jobs
created by state investments in clean energy and low-carbon
investments, as well as guidance to measure the geographic and
demographic distribution of  those  jobs.
   (C) Advise state agencies on the most effective ways to require
responsible contractor standards, as applicable, and minimum training
and skill certifications for workers to ensure high-quality work for
state clean energy and low-carbon investments, and the most
effective ways to connect disadvantaged communities  and
other target populations  to good quality jobs and career
pathways created by those investments.
   (D) Advise state agencies on the most effective ways to align
state clean energy and low-carbon training funds with existing state
workforce development investments and strategies.
   (2) For purposes of this subdivision, "state agency" means any
board, commission, department, or other agency of the state.
   (3) The committee shall consult with the Labor and Workforce
Development Agency and the California Workforce Investment Board,
when appropriate, in implementing this subdivision.
   (f) The committee shall provide an annual update to the Governor
and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
on its activities.
   (g) (1) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources
Board, and any other state agency that has received advice from the
committee shall submit an annual progress report to the Governor and
the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
describing how it implemented or responded to the advice, guidance,
and any recommendations provided by the committee pursuant to the
requirements of subdivision  (d).   (e). 
    (2) The annual progress report required by paragraph (1) may be
included in any other annual report the state agency is required to
provide to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature, if it is feasible for the agency to do
so.
   (3) This subdivision shall be inoperative on January 1, 2021,
pursuant to Section  10231.5 of the Government Code.
  10231.5.