AB 2285: State employment: Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-08-02
(1)Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, provides for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California, including the allocation of every position to the appropriate class in the classification plan.
Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities in state civil service. Existing law requires the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine eligibility for appointment under LEAP and to refer the names of eligible applicants who meet the minimum qualifications of a job classification to the appointing powers for examination appointments, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to contract with a specified nonprofit organization meeting specified criteria to manage grant programs designed to help eligible at-risk youth complete their secondary education and acquire the skills necessary to successfully transition into the workforce or enroll in postsecondary education.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the states responsibility for the well-being of foster youth and former foster youth. The bill, until January 1, 2020, would require the Department of Human Resources to establish an emancipated foster youth program to promote the training of qualified foster youth in specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions within Sacramento with any state agency or department as determined by the department. The bill would require a participant in the program to pass a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if generally required for applicants in that classification, after 3 months, but before 9 months, of training.
(2)Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to operate schools and provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law establishes the Consolidated Work Program Fund in the State Treasury for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Existing law provides that moneys in the fund are to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Employment Development Department, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the state plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
This bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program with moneys appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. The bill would appropriate $1,100,000 from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop an application and create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants. The bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to award grants to selected eligible organizations to pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants and to provide a stipend to eligible participants who satisfy specified conditions. The bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to compile information regarding participation in the program. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2020.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Sacramento County Office of Education.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Existing
(1)Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, provides for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California, including the allocation of every position to the appropriate class in the classification plan.
Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities in state civil service. Existing law requires the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine eligibility for appointment under LEAP and to refer the names of eligible applicants who meet the minimum qualifications of a job classification to the appointing powers for examination appointments, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to contract with a specified nonprofit organization meeting specified criteria to manage grant programs designed to help eligible at-risk youth complete their secondary education and acquire the skills necessary to successfully transition into the workforce or enroll in postsecondary education.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the states responsibility for the well-being of foster youth and former foster youth. The bill would, bill, until January 1, 2021, 2020, would require the State Personnel Board Department of Human Resources to establish an emancipated foster youth program to promote the training of qualified foster youth in specified entry level entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions within Sacramento with any state agency or department as determined by the board. department. The bill would require a participant in the program to pass a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if generally required for applicants in that classification, after 3 months, but before 9 months, of training.
(2)Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary schools in this state, and authorizes local educational agencies throughout the state to operate schools and provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. Existing law establishes the Consolidated Work Program Fund in the State Treasury for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Existing law provides that moneys in the fund are to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Employment Development Department, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the state plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
This bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program with moneys appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose. The bill would appropriate $1,100,000 from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop an application and create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants. The bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to award grants to selected eligible organizations to pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants and to provide a stipend to eligible participants who satisfy specified conditions. The bill would require the Sacramento County Office of Education to compile information regarding participation in the program. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2020.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Sacramento County Office of Education.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, provides for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California, including the allocation of every position to the appropriate class in the classification plan.
Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities in state civil service. Existing law requires the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine eligibility for appointment under LEAP and to refer the names of eligible applicants who meet the minimum qualifications of a job classification to the appointing powers for examination appointments, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to contract with a specified nonprofit organization meeting specified criteria to manage grant programs designed to help eligible at-risk youth complete their secondary education and acquire the skills necessary to successfully transition into the workforce or enroll in postsecondary education.
This bill would, until January 1, 2021, require the Department of Human Resources to establish a class in the classification plan that would enable former foster youth who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for any current class to obtain employment with the state. The bill would, until January 1, 2021, also require the department to establish 100 positions within this class and allocate them to an appointing power based upon the appropriate match between the responsibilities of the position and the responsibilities of the appointing power. The bill would require these positions to be located within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento.
This bill would appropriate $______ from the General Fund to the department for allocation to the appointing powers that receive an allocation of these positions in order to fill the positions.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding the states responsibility for the well-being of foster youth and former foster youth. The bill would, until January 1, 2021, require the State Personnel Board to establish an emancipated foster youth program to promote the training of qualified foster youth in specified entry level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions within Sacramento with any state agency or department as determined by the board. The bill would require a participant in the program to pass a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if generally required for applicants in that classification, after 3 months, but before 9 months, of training.
Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, provides for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists. Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Personnel Classification Plan of the State of California, including the allocation of every position to the appropriate class in the classification plan.
Existing law requires the Department of Human Resources to administer the Limited Examination and Appointment Program (LEAP) to provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring of persons with disabilities in state civil service. Existing law requires the department to conduct competitive examinations to determine eligibility for appointment under LEAP and to refer the names of eligible applicants who meet the minimum qualifications of a job classification to the appointing powers for examination appointments, as specified.
Existing law authorizes the Employment Development Department to contract with a specified nonprofit organization meeting specified criteria to manage grant programs designed to help eligible at-risk youth complete their secondary education and acquire the skills necessary to successfully transition into the workforce or enroll in postsecondary education.
This bill would, until January 1, 2021, require the Department of Human Resources to establish a class in the classification plan that would enable former foster youth who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for any current class to obtain employment with the state. The bill would, until January 1, 2021, also require the department to establish 100 positions within this class and allocate them to an appointing power based upon the appropriate match between the responsibilities of the position and the responsibilities of the appointing power. The bill would require these positions to be located within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento.
This bill would appropriate $______ from the General Fund to the department for allocation to the appointing powers that receive an allocation of these positions in order to fill the positions.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)The state has a unique obligation to children and youth in the foster care system. When the state removes children and youth from their parents, it is responsible for providing for the safety and well-being of the children and youth and for preparing them for self-sufficient adulthood.
(b)Foster youth who leave the foster care system because of age face unique challenges in seeking and obtaining employment upon leaving the system. The foster care program provides little assistance to youth in finding employment.
(c)The unemployment rate for youth who have left the foster care system because of age is estimated at 50 percent.
(d)The state is a major employer within the state, yet state law makes no provision for assisting youth who have left the foster care system because of age in becoming civil service employees of the state.
(e)The state owes a unique responsibility to foster youth in assisting them to secure permanent employment. It also has an obligation to demonstrate to private employers, by example, the importance of hiring foster youth and former foster youth.
(f)It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the states role as a parent to children and youth in foster care and to assist them in securing permanent employment in state government by providing them access to needed training positions.
SEC. 2.Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660) is added to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:3.Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program54660.(a)With moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this article, the Sacramento County Office of Education shall develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program.
(b)The purpose of the program is to prepare the aged out foster care population that is 18 to 25, inclusive, years of age for entry-level employment in state service.
54661.(a)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall develop an application and create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
(b)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall award grants to selected eligible organizations that shall be used for the following purposes:
(1)To pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
(2)To provide a stipend to an eligible participant who satisfies both of the following:
(A)Remains actively engaged in and attends the training as set forth in his or her individual service plan.
(B)If he or she has not received a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate, the participant shall enroll, be actively engaged in, and attend a high school equivalency exam preparation class.
(c)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall compile disaggregated data on the number of participants enrolling in the program, the number of participants completing the program, the number of participants receiving a placement after completing the program, and the number of participants receiving state employment after completing a placement. The office, upon request, shall make this data available to the Department of Human Resources and the Legislature.
(d)For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(1)Eligible organization means an organization that satisfies all of the following:
(A)The organization is exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is in compliance with all applicable laws and requirements.
(B)The organization demonstrates expertise in providing job readiness training.
(C)Any additional criteria required by the Sacramento County Office of Education to promote the job readiness training of eligible participants.
(2)Eligible participant means an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the State Department of Social Services as 18 to 25, inclusive, years of age and who is certified by a county as being, or having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments under a state plan approved under Part E of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.), or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California.
(3)Job readiness training means an individual service plan that develops core competencies that create an experience and educational base for an individual to meet the qualifications for entry-level employment in state service.
54662.This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 3.Section 19816.22 is added to the Government Code, to read:19816.22.(a)The department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the Sacramento County Office of Education, shall promote the training of foster youth who participate in the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program (Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660), Chapter 9, Part 29, Division 4, Title 2, Education Code) in specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions with any state agency or department that is located within the County of Sacramento, as determined by the department.
(b)A participant in the pilot program shall not apply for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for that classification.
(c)After a participant in the pilot program has been trained in an unclassified position for three months, but before being trained for nine months, he or she shall take a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if a written examination is generally required for other applicants in that classification. The participant shall be eligible to take the written examination only after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor.
(d)A participant in the pilot program who does not pass the written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, or who does not receive a favorable promotional rating, shall be released from the training program.
(e)This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2020.
SEC. 4.The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the need to enact Section 2 of this act that adds Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660) to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code on a trial basis only, applied to one appropriately large and diverse county, before extending the act to every county in the state.
SEC. 5.To the extent permitted by federal law, the sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is hereby appropriated from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the Sacramento County Office of Education for the purpose of implementing the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660) to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
SEC. 6.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)The state has a unique obligation to children and youth in the foster care system. When the state removes children and youth from their parents, it is responsible for providing for the safety and well-being of the children and youth and for preparing them for self-sufficient adulthood.
(b)Foster youth who leave the foster care system because of age face unique challenges in seeking and obtaining employment upon leaving the system. The foster care program provides little assistance to youth in finding employment.
(c)The unemployment rate for youth who have left the foster care system because of age is estimated at 50 percent.
(d)The state is a major employer within the state, yet state law makes no provision for assisting youth who have left the foster care system because of age in becoming civil service employees of the state.
(e)The state owes a unique responsibility to foster youth in assisting them to secure permanent employment. It also has an obligation to demonstrate to private employers, by example, the importance of hiring foster youth and former foster youth.
(f)It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the states role as a parent to children and youth in foster care and to assist them in securing permanent employment in state government by providing them access to needed training positions.
SEC. 2.Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660) is added to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code, to read:3.Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program54660.(a)With moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this article, the Sacramento County Office of Education shall develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program.
(b)The purpose of the program is to prepare the aged out foster care population for entry-level employment in state service.
54661.(a)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall develop an application and create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
(b)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall award grants to selected eligible organizations that shall be used for the following purposes:
(1)To pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
(2)To provide a stipend to an eligible participant who satisfies both of the following:
(A)Remains actively engaged in and attends the training as set forth in his or her individual service plan.
(B)If he or she has not received a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate, the participant shall enroll, be actively engaged in, and attend a high school equivalency exam preparation class.
(c)The Sacramento County Office of Education shall compile disaggregated data on the number of participants enrolling in the program, the number of participants completing the program, the number of participants receiving a placement after completing the program, and the number of participants receiving state employment after completing a placement. The office, upon request, shall make this data available to the Department of Human Resources and the Legislature.
(d)For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(1)Eligible organization means an organization that satisfies all of the following:
(A)The organization is exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is in compliance with all applicable laws and requirements.
(B)The organization demonstrates expertise in providing job readiness training.
(C)Any additional criteria required by the Sacramento County Office of Education to promote the job readiness training of eligible participants.
(2)Eligible participant means an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the State Department of Social Services as having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments under a state plan approved under Part E of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.), or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California.
(3)Job readiness training means an individual service plan that develops core competencies that create an experience and educational base for an individual to meet the qualifications for entry-level employment in state service.
54662.This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.Article 4.2 (commencing with Section 18985) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:4.2. Emancipated Foster Youth Program18985.SEC. 3.Section 19816.22 is added to the Government Code, to read:19816.22.(a)The State Personnel Board, department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall establish an emancipated foster youth program to provide state employment training opportunities for qualified foster youth or former foster youth. The program Services and the Sacramento County Office of Education, shall promote the training of qualified foster youth who participate in the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program (Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660), Chapter 9, Part 29, Division 4, Title 2, Education Code) in specified entry level entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions with any state agency or department that is located within the County of Sacramento, as determined by the board that are located within the County of Sacramento. department.
(b)A participant in the emancipated foster youth pilot program shall not apply for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for that classification.
(c)After a participant in the emancipated foster youth pilot program has been trained in an unclassified position for three months, but before being trained for nine months, he or she shall take a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if a written examination is generally required for other applicants in that classification. The participant shall be eligible to take the written examination only after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor.
(d)A participant in the emancipated foster youth pilot program who does not pass the written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, or who does not receive a favorable promotional rating, shall be released from the training program.
(e)This section shall be repealed on January 1, 2020.
18985.1.For the purposes of this article, qualified foster youth or former foster youth means an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the State Department of Social Services as having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments under a state plan approved under Part E of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.), or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California.
18985.2.This article shall be repealed on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 4.The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the need to enact Section 2 of this act on a trial basis only, applied to one appropriately large and diverse county, before extending the act to every county in the state.
SEC. 5.To the extent permitted by federal law, the sum of one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) is hereby appropriated from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the Sacramento County Office of Education for the purpose of implementing the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 54660) to Chapter 9 of Part 29 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
SEC. 6.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)The state has a unique obligation to children and youth in the foster care system. When the state removes children and youth from their parents, it is responsible for providing for the safety and well-being of the children and youth and for preparing them for self-sufficient adulthood.
(b)Foster youth who leave the foster care system because of age face unique challenges in seeking and obtaining employment upon leaving the system. The foster care program provides little assistance to youth in finding employment.
(c)The unemployment rate for youth who have left the foster care system because of age is estimated at 50 percent.
(d)The state is a major employer within the state, yet state law makes no provision for assisting youth who have left the foster care system because of age in becoming civil service employees of the state.
(e)The state owes a unique responsibility to foster youth in assisting them to secure permanent employment. It also has an obligation to demonstrate to private employers, by example, the importance of hiring foster youth and former foster youth.
(f)It is the intent of the Legislature to recognize the states role as a parent to children and youth in foster care and to assist them in securing permanent employment in state government by providing them access to needed training positions.
SEC. 2.Article 4.2 (commencing with Section 18985) is added to Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:4.2.Emancipated Foster Youth Program18985.(a)The State Personnel Board, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall establish an emancipated foster youth program to provide state employment training opportunities for qualified foster youth or former foster youth. The program shall promote the training of qualified foster youth in specified entry level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions with any state agency or department as determined by the board that are located within the County of Sacramento.
(b)A participant in the emancipated foster youth program shall not apply for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for that classification.
(c)After a participant in the emancipated foster youth program has been trained in an unclassified position for three months, but before being trained for nine months, he or she shall take a written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, if a written examination is generally required for other applicants in that classification. The participant shall be eligible to take the written examination only after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor.
(d)A participant in the emancipated foster youth program who does not pass the written examination for the classification in which he or she is trained, or who does not receive a favorable promotional rating, shall be released from the training program.
18985.1.For the purposes of this article, qualified foster youth or former foster youth means an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the State Department of Social Services as having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments under a state plan approved under Part E of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.), or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California.
18985.2.This article shall be repealed on January 1, 2021.
SECTION 1.Section 19818.22 is added to the Government Code, to read:19818.22.(a)Notwithstanding any law, the department shall establish a class that would enable former foster youth who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for any current class within the state to obtain employment with the state.
(b)Notwithstanding any law, the department shall establish 100 positions within the class established pursuant to subdivision (a) and allocate those positions to an appointing power based upon the appropriate match between the responsibilities of the position and the responsibilities of the appointing power. Allocations may be made to more than one appointing power.
(c)The positions established pursuant to this section shall be located within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento.
(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.There sum of hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources for allocation to the appointing powers that receive an allocation of positions within the class established pursuant Section 19818.22 of the Government Code in order to fill those positions.
(a)Notwithstanding any law, the department shall establish a class that would enable former foster youth who do not otherwise meet the eligibility criteria for any current class within the state to obtain employment with the state.
(b)Notwithstanding any law, the department shall establish 100 positions within the class established pursuant to subdivision (a) and allocate those positions to an appointing power based upon the appropriate match between the responsibilities of the position and the responsibilities of the appointing power. Allocations may be made to more than one appointing power.
(c)The positions established pursuant to this section shall be located within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento.
(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2.There sum of hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Human Resources for allocation to the appointing powers that receive an allocation of positions within the class established pursuant Section 19818.22 of the Government Code in order to fill those positions.
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| May 31, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Aug 1, 2016 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). |
| Jun 9, 2016 | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| Jun 2, 2016 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.) |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5104.) |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Read first time. To print. |
| May 27, 2016 | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| May 27, 2016 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27). |
| Apr 27, 2016 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr 20, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. |
| Mar 28, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Referred to Com. on P.E., R., & S.S. |
| Feb 19, 2016 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
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| Aug 8, 2016 | Placed on suspense file | Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Jun 29, 2016 | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Senate Standing Committee on Education |
Passed |
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| Jun 1, 2016 | AB 2285 MCCARTY Assembly Third Reading | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| May 27, 2016 | Do pass as amended. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Apr 20, 2016 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Public Employees, Retirement, and Social Security |
Passed |
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2285 (McCarty) - State employment: former foster youth
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This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
Bill Summary:
This bill requires, contingent upon an appropriation, the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program until January 1, 2020. This bill provides a $1.1 million appropriation to the SCOE to implement the pilot by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations that have related expertise to provide job readiness training to prepare former foster youth for entry-level employment in state service.
Fiscal Impact:
- This bill appropriates $1.1 million from the Consolidated Work Program Fund, to the extent permitted by federal law, to the SCOE to implement this program. Since this funding source cannot be used in the way that this bill prescribes, it creates a General Fund cost pressure in a like amount to support the program. The SCOE cites annual administrative costs of $353,000. To the extent this exceeds the allowable percentage that can be used for administrative costs this could create a General Fund cost pressure to fund the balance. See staff comments.
- CalHR estimates ongoing costs of $226,000 General Fund for two positions related to the requirement of promoting the training of program participants in specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions in state service.
Background:
San Mateo County and Santa Clara County have implemented similar programs as proposed by this bill that assist foster youth with entry-level work opportunities using local funds.
Existing law establishes the Consolidated Work Program Fund for the receipt of moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Moneys in the Consolidated Work Program Fund are required to be expended consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the State Plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. This fund is administered by the Employment Development Department (EDD) and consists of a blend of federal and state funds. The EDD awards funds from Consolidated Work Program Fund to eligible training providers offering a variety of training opportunities.
Proposed Law:
This bill requires, contingent upon an appropriation, the SCOE to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program until January 1, 2020. The purpose of this pilot program is to prepare former foster youth for entry-level employment in state service and to provide job readiness training to eligible participants. This bill provides a $1.1 million appropriation, to the extent permitted by federal law, from the Workforce Investment Act to the SCOE to implement the pilot.
The SCOE is required to develop an application and award grants to selected eligible organizations to be used to: (1) pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants; and (2) provide a stipend to a participant, as specified. The SCOE is also required to collect specified data, including program participation and the number of participants receiving state employment after completing a placement.
This bill provides that eligible organizations are nonprofits with expertise in providing job readiness training. An eligible participant is one who is 18 to 25 years old and who has been certified by a county as being, or having been in foster care, as specified.
This bill also requires the CalHR, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and the SCOE to promote the training of foster youth participating in this program in specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions in state service located in Sacramento County, as determined by CalHR.
This bill provides that after a participant in the pilot program has been trained in an unclassified position for three months, but before being trained for nine months, he or she is required to take a written examination, if required. If the participant does not pass the examination or does not receive a favorable promotional rating, he or she must be released from the training program.
Staff Comments:
According to the EDD, the use of Consolidated Work Program Fund in this bill is not an appropriate funding source since it would award federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity funds to an external entity through a noncompetitive process. According to federal Uniform Guidance, states are not permitted to award these federal monies to another entity through a noncompetitive process, except under limited circumstances for which this bill does not apply. To access these funds, generally an entity must instead submit an application to either the state or local workforce investment boards.
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Senator Carol Liu, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: AB 2285
Author: | |||
Version: | May 27, 2016 Hearing Date: June 29, 2016 | ||
Urgency: | No | Fiscal: | Yes |
Consultant: | Lynn Lorber | ||
Subject: State employment: former foster youth
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program to prepare former foster youth who are 25 years of age or younger for entry-level employment in state service.
BACKGROUND
Existing law:
- Establishes the State Civil Service Act for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists. (Government Code § 18570, et seq.)
- Establishes the Consolidated Work Program Fund for the receipt of moneys deposited pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and requires the Employment Development Department to administer this fund. (Unemployment Code § 14004.5)
- Requires moneys in the Consolidated Work Program Fund to be expended consistent with the purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the State Plan required by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. (UC § 14004.5)
ANALYSIS
This bill requires the Sacramento County Office of Education to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program to prepare former foster youth who are 25 years of age or younger for entry-level employment in state service, and appropriates $1,100,000 for this purpose. Specifically, this bill:
Training program
- Appropriates $1,100,000 from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) for the purposes of implementing the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program.
- Requires Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to develop and administer the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program for the purpose of preparing the aged out foster care population for entry-level employment in state service.
- Requires SCOE to develop an application and create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
- Requires SCOE to award grants to selected eligible organizations that are to be used for the following purposes:
- To pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
- To provide a stipend to an eligible participant who satisfies both of the following:
- Remains actively engaged in and attends the training pursuant to the individual service plan (see #12(c)).
- Is enrolled, actively engaged in, and attending a high school equivalency exam preparation class if he or she has not received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- Remains actively engaged in and attends the training pursuant to the individual service plan (see #12(c)).
- To pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
Entry-level unclassified positions
- Requires a participant in the training program, after being trained in an unclassified position for three months, but before being trained for nine months, to take a written exam for the classification in which he or she is trained, if a written exam is required for that classification.
- Provides that a participant in the training program is eligible to take the written exam only after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor.
- Requires that a participant in the training program who does not pass the written exam or who does not receive a favorable promotional rating by the supervisor of the training to be released from the training program.
- Prohibits a participant in the training program from applying for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for that classification.
- Requires the Department of Human Resources, in consultation with the Department of Social Services and SCOE, to promote the training of foster youth who participate in the training readiness program in specified entry-level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions with any state agency or department that is located within the County of Sacramento, as determined by the Department of Human Resources.
Training program data
- Requires Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) to compile disaggregated data on the number of participants:
- Enrolling in the program.
- Completing the program.
- Receiving a placement after completing the program.
- Receiving state employment after completing a placement.
- Enrolling in the program.
- Requires SCOE, upon request, to make this data available to the Department of Human Resources and the Legislature.
Miscellaneous
- Provides the following definitions:
- “Eligible organization” as an organization that satisfies all of the following:
- The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is in compliance with all applicable laws and requirements.
- The organization demonstrates expertise in providing job readiness training.
- Any additional criteria required by SCOE to promote the job readiness training of eligible participants.
- The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is in compliance with all applicable laws and requirements.
- “Eligible participant” means an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the Department of Social Services as having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California.
- “Job readiness training” as an individual service plan that develops core competencies that create an experience and educational base for an individual to meet the qualifications for entry-level employment in state services.
- “Eligible organization” as an organization that satisfies all of the following:
- Sunsets the provisions of this bill on January 1, 2020.
- States Legislative intent that the state assist foster youth in securing permanent employment in state government by providing them access to needed training positions.
- States Legislative findings and declarations relative to the unique needs of foster youth.
STAFF COMMENTS
- Need for the bill. According to the author, “Foster youth often have more barriers to finding, getting and keeping a job than youth that are permanently connected to a family, and the emotional and economic support they provide. In California, 45% of emancipated foster youth are unemployed, 30% are on welfare and 1/3 of former foster youth have incomes at or below $6,000 per year – substantially below the federal poverty level. As a result, these youth face a bleak future fraught with disproportionately high levels of unemployment, young parenthood, homelessness and incarceration. By creating a pathway towards employment, AB 2285 will provide foster youth with valuable employment skills and ‘on the job’ training necessary to maintain employment and become productive members of society.”
- Sacramento County Office of Education. This bill appropriates $1.1 million to the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) for the administration of state job training program. This bill contains a statement that a special law is necessary because of the need to enact this program on a trial basis and is therefore applied to one large and diverse county.
- Consolidated Work Program Fund. This fund is administered by the Employment Development Department (EDD) and consists of a blend of federal and state funds. The EDD awards funds from Consolidated Work Program Fund to eligible training providers offering a variety of training opportunities. It is unclear if the fund is currently used to providing training that is specific to state employment. This bill directs $1,100,000 from the Consolidated Work Program Fund specifically for training foster youth for entry-level state employment.
- What about AB 12 youth? Pursuant to AB 12 (Beall, Ch. 559, 2010), the California Fostering Connections to Success Act, youth may remain in foster care until they reach 21 years of age. This bill applies only to former foster youth. The author’s intent is for the bill to apply to current or former foster youth aged 18-25. Staff recommends amendments to include current foster youth who are at least 18 years of age.
- Verification of foster youth status. This bill defines an “eligible participant” as an individual who is 25 years of age or younger and who is certified by the Department of Social Services as having been, for at least one year at any time on or after the date that the individual turns 15 years of age, either a recipient of foster care maintenance payments or in a foster care program under the responsibility of the State of California. Staff recommends an amendment to strike reference to the Department of Social Services and instead provide that the county in which the youth was in foster care is to certify the youth’s status as a current or former foster youth.
- Similar programs. San Mateo County began the Supportive Training and Employment Program (STEP) in 2009. The STEP is a 12 week internship that supports emancipated foster youth and non-minor dependents between the ages of 18 to 24. The program pays youth to learn the basics required for successful employment. Youth are also paired with a coach who receives training on the specific issues and needs of foster youth. This program is funded through the San Mateo County General Fund.
Santa Clara County’s Emancipated Foster Youth (EFY) Program provides entry-level work opportunities for foster youth between the ages of 18 and 24, who are aging out of the child welfare system. The program is authorized by the Charter of the County of Santa Clara that allows for the hiring, either in the classified or unclassified service, of employees under a specially designed program to assist persons who are unemployed, disabled, or untrained. This program is authorized and funded by county charter. This bill contains provisions that are very similar to Santa Clara County’s program.
Los Angeles County provides employment opportunities for youth, and area employers launched the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative in 2015 with the goal of hiring at least 100,000 youth by 2018. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted in February 2016, to utilize existing youth job resources (local workforce investment board funds) to subsidize the first 100 hours for youth internships. This initiative is not specifically targeted to foster youth. - Fiscal impact. This bill appropriates $1.1 million from the Consolidated Work Program Fund. According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, this bill imposes annual costs in the range of $350,000 (Consolidated Work Program Fund).
- Prior legislation. Early versions of AB 671 (Beall, 2007) established the Emancipated Foster Youth Program to provide state employment opportunities for qualified foster youth and former foster youth. AB 671 was amended to address an unrelated topic.
SUPPORT
Aspiranet
National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
OPPOSITION
None received.
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ATR Bill Id:AB 2285
Author:()
As Ver:
Committee | Votes | Ayes | Noes |
Public Employees | 7-0 | Bonta, Waldron, Cooley, Cooper, Cristina Garcia, O'Donnell, Wagner | |
Appropriations | 20-0 | Gonzalez, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Calderon, Chang, Daly, Eggman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Obernolte, Quirk, Santiago, Wagner, Weber, Wood |
SUMMARY: Establishes the Former Foster Youth Job Readiness Training Pilot Program (Program) to provide state employment training opportunities for qualified foster youth and former foster youth. Specifically, this bill:
- Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding the state's responsibility for the well-being of foster youth and former foster youth.
- Requires the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), with moneys appropriated by the Legislature, to develop and administer the Program whose goal is to prepare "aged out" foster care participants for entry-level employment with the state.
- Requires SCOE to develop and application ad create criteria for selecting eligible organizations to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
- Requires SCOE to award grants to selected eligible organizations to be used for the following purposes:
- To pay for trainers to provide job readiness training to eligible participants.
- To provide a stipend to an eligible participant who meet both of the following criteria:
- Remains actively engaged in and attends the training, as specified.
- Enrolls and actively engages in a high school equivalency preparation class if the participant does not have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
- Requires SCOE to compile data on the Program, as specified, and to make that data available to California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) and the Legislature upon request.
- Defines "eligible organization" for purposes of these provisions as an organization that satisfies all of the following:
- The organization is exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and in compliance with all applicable laws and requirements.
- The organization demonstrates expertise in providing job readiness training.
- Any additional criteria required by SCOE.
- Defines "eligible participant" for purposes of these provisions as an individual, 25 years of age or younger, who is certified by DSS as having been in foster care, as specified.
- Defines "job readiness training" for purposes of these provisions as an individual service plan that develops core competencies that create an experience and educational base for an individual to meet the qualifications for entry-level employment in state service.
- Requires CalHR, in consultation with the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the SCOE, to promote the training of foster youth participating in the Program in entry level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions in state departments located within Sacramento County, as specified.
- Prohibits a participant in the Program from applying for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for the classification.
- Requires the participant, once he or she has been trained in the unclassified position for at least three months but not more than nine months and after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor, to take a written examination for the classification in which he or she has trained, if a written examination is generally required for other applicants in that classification.
- Provides that a participant in the Program that does not pass the written examination, as specified, will be released from the training program.
- Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2020.
- Appropriates, to the extent allowed by federal law, $1,100,000 from the Consolidated Work Program Fund to the SCOE for the purpose of implementing the Program.
EXISTING LAW provides, under the state Civil Service Act, for filling certain state positions through the process of examinations and the establishment of eligible lists and promotional lists.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, annual costs in the range of $350,000 (Consolidated Work Program Fund)."
COMMENTS: According to information provided to the Committee by the author, foster youth often have more barriers to finding, getting and keeping a job than youth that are permanently connected to a family, and the emotional and economic support they provide.
Studies have estimated that the average non-foster care youth receives assistance from their parents of approximately $38,000 between the ages of 18 and 34. Those former foster youth who age out of the system often don’t have access to these resources.
In California, 45% of California's emancipated foster youth are unemployed, 30% are on welfare and 1/3 of former foster youth have incomes at, or below, $6000 per year- substantially below the federal poverty level of $11,770 for a single individual.
The author states, "By investing in pathways to employment after emancipation for former foster youth, AB 2285 will provide youth the skills and training necessary to become productive members of society while decreasing the demand for emergency and other public services by this population."
This bill is similar to AB 671 (Beall) of 2007, which would have established the Emancipated Foster Youth Program to provide state employment opportunities for qualified foster youth and former foster youth. The provisions dealing with foster youth were deleted from the bill in the Senate.
Analysis Prepared by: FN: 0003115
Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2285
Author:(McCarty) – As Amended Ver:March 28, 2016
Policy Committee: | Public Employees, Retirement/Soc Sec | Vote: | 7 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill establishes the Emancipated Foster Youth Program (Program) as a pilot program to provide state employment training opportunities for qualified foster youth and former foster youth. Specifically, this bill:
- Defines “qualified foster youth or former foster youth” as an individual 25 years of age or younger, who is certified by the Department of Social Services (DSS) as having been in foster care, as specified.
- Requires the State Personnel Board (SPB), in consultation with DSS, to establish the Program to provide state employment training opportunities in entry level unclassified positions for their eventual hiring in classified positions in state departments located within Sacramento County, as specified.
- Prohibits a participant in the Program from applying for a classification unless he or she meets the minimum qualifications for the classifications.
- Requires the participant, once he or she has been trained in the unclassified position for at least three months, but not more than nine months, and after receiving a positive recommendation from the appropriate supervisor, to take and pass a written examination for the classification in which he or she has trained, if a written examination is generally required for other applicants in the classification.
FISCAL EFFECT:
- Unknown and potentially significant costs to the SPB to implement and operate a new program. The actual costs would depend on the scope and nature of the program developed by SPB.
- Minor ongoing costs to the DSS to respond to inquiries from SPB.
COMMENTS:
- Purpose. According to the author, AB 2285 will provide foster youth necessary skills and training. The author notes that foster youth have more barriers to finding, getting, and keeping a job than youth that are permanently connected to a family.
- Similar legislation. AB 671 (Beall) of 2007 would have established the Emancipated Foster Youth Program to provide state employment opportunities for qualified foster youth and former youth. The provisions dealing with foster youth were deleted from the bill in the Senate.
- Administrating agency. The current bill specifies that SPB should implement and administer the Program. However, following agency reorganization and consolidation in 2012, California Human Resources (CalHR) took over many responsibilities related to hiring and employee classification. The author may want to consider making CalHR the administrating agency instead of the SPB.
Analysis Prepared by: Luke Reidenbach / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
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