Josh Becker
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 13
Author
Existing law establishes the California Workforce Development Board for purposes of assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires, as part of the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the board to, among other things, identify opportunities for "earn and learn" job training opportunities that meet the industry's workforce demands and that are in high road, high-demand jobs. Under existing law, "earn and learn" programs include, but are not limited to, transitional and subsidized employment particularly for individuals with barriers to employment. Existing law also establishes the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative for purposes of providing supplemental funding and services to ensure the success of individuals either preparing to enter or already enrolled in workforce and education programs operating under the policy vision and state plan of the act. Existing law provides funding for the initiative upon appropriation by the Legislature and states that eligible activities for initiative and grant funds include, but are not limited to, earn and learn training. Existing law also establishes a prison to employment program to award grants for specified purposes, including to provide earn and learn opportunities for formerly incarcerated and other justice-involved individuals participating in the program. This bill would amend the list of "earn and learn" programs by specifying that an "earn and learn" program includes transitional jobs, as described in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and subsidized employment with an employer of record, which may include, but not be limited to, an employment social enterprise, as defined, or a worker cooperative, as defined, particularly for individuals with barriers to employment.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 223, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2281.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2565.) Ordered to the Senate.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Reyes.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1007.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing April 19.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 671.) (April 5).
Set for hearing April 5.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB779 | HTML |
| 02/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 04/07/21 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/17/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/03/21 - Enrolled | |
| 09/22/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/02/21- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement | |
| 04/21/21- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/04/21- Assembly Labor and Employment | |
| 07/05/21- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 07/14/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/20/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/31/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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