Marty Block
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides unemployment compensation benefits to eligible persons who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Existing law, until January 1, 2015, provides for retraining benefits to eligible individuals pursuant to the federal Trade Act of 1974, as amended by the federal Trade Act of 2002. Existing law authorizes an unemployed individual who files a claim for unemployment compensation benefits or extended duration benefits, or an application for federal-state extended benefits or any federally funded unemployment compensation benefits, to apply to the Employment Development Department for benefits during a period of training or retraining. Existing law also requires that a determination of potential eligibility for specified training and retraining benefits be issued to an unemployed individual if the Director of Employment Development finds that specified conditions apply. This bill would establish the California Training Benefits Program, which, among other things, would revise those eligibility requirements to, instead, specify that an unemployed individual who qualifies for unemployment compensation benefits, extended duration benefits, or federal-state extended benefits or any federally funded unemployment compensation benefits, and applies for the program shall be deemed to automatically be eligible for the program during a period of training or retraining. Existing law requires that a determination of potential eligibility for training or retraining benefits be issued to an unemployed individual if the director makes a specified finding. This bill would, instead, require that a determination of automatic eligibility for training or retraining be issued to an unemployed individual if any of specified conditions apply. The bill would also require that, if training or retraining is not authorized under those provisions governing automatic eligibility for those benefits, a determination of potential eligibility for benefits be issued to the unemployed individual if the director finds that specified criteria apply. Existing law requires the department to inform all individuals who claim unemployment compensation benefits in this state of the benefits potentially available, and permits the department to convey this information verbally or in written form, as provided. This bill would, instead, require the department to convey that information verbally, in written form, or online, and would require that the information be made available on the department's Internet Web site in close proximity to information on unemployment compensation claim forms. This bill would provide that these changes are effective on January 1, 2011, unless the department determines that implementation by that date is not feasible, in which case it would require the department to implement the changes no later than July 1, 2011. Because the bill would make various changes to existing eligibility requirements for training and retraining benefits, which would result in additional amounts being payable from the Unemployment Fund for those benefits, the bill would make an appropriation. The bill would require the department, not later than September 1, 2016, to prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report evaluating the effectiveness of the program, containing data and information as prescribed.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 591, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:20 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 61. Noes 16. Page 6730.)
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6645.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 8. Page 4712.)
Read second time. To third reading.
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 12).
Received August 13 pursuant to Joint Rule 61(b)(14)
In committee: Placed on APPR suspense file.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 23).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 5558.)
Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 5549.)
Read third time, amended, and returned to third reading. (Page 5447.).
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (March 24).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2058 | HTML |
| 02/18/10 - Introduced | |
| 04/06/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/29/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/28/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/02/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/21/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/18/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/03/10 - Enrolled | |
| 09/30/10 - Chaptered |
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