California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 968 — Unemployment insurance: training and retraining benefits.

Last action — From Assembly without further action.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law provides for 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. This bill would establish the California Training Benefits Program, which, among other things, would, instead, specify that an unemployed individual shall be automatically eligible for those training and retraining benefits, regardless of whether the individual applies to the department for a determination of potential eligibility if specified criteria apply, or if the Director of Employment Development makes a determination of eligibility. Existing law 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 delete those provisions, and instead specify that an unemployed individual who is able to work is eligible to receive training and retraining benefits if he or she certifies on the unemployment insurance claim form for benefits that he or she is enrolled in a training program that meets criteria specified by this bill, and a responsible person connected with the training or retraining program certifies that the individual is enrolled and is satisfactorily pursuing the training or retraining program. Existing law specifies that any unemployed individual receiving certain unemployment compensation benefits, who applies for a determination of potential eligibility for those benefits no later than the 16th week of his or her receiving those benefits, and is determined to be eligible for those benefits, is entitled to a training extension on his or her unemployment claim, if necessary, to complete approved training. This bill would eliminate that requirement that an individual apply for a determination of potential eligibility no later than the 16th week of his or her receiving those benefits, and would instead require that any unemployed individual receiving unemployment compensation benefits be entitled to a training extension on his or her unemployment compensation claim, if necessary, to complete approved training. Existing law requires the department to inform all individuals who claim unemployment insurance compensation benefits in this state of the benefits potentially available, as provided. This bill would require the department to also publicize and promote the benefits available under those provisions on its Internet Web site. Existing law specifies that, for purposes of provisions governing eligibility for work with respect to any week an individual is eligible for unemployment benefits, an unemployed individual who is able to work is eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week during a period of training or retraining, if the director finds that specified conditions apply. This bill would remove that requirement that the director make a specified finding for an unemployed individual who is able to work to be eligible to receive those benefits, if those specified conditions apply. 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, the bill would make an appropriation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Assembly without further action.

  2. From committee without further action.

  3. Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission.

  4. Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  5. (Heard in committee on June 23.)

  6. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. To Com. on INS.

  8. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 11. Page 3699.) To Assembly.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 3669.)

  12. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  13. Set for hearing May 27.

  14. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Set for hearing April 26.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 3016.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Set for hearing March 24.

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  21. To Com. on L. & I.R.

  22. Read first time.

  23. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  24. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Negrete McLeod · Primary
  • Correa · Cosponsor
  • DeSaulnier · Cosponsor
  • Oropeza · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Negrete McLeod

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Correa
  • DeSaulnier
  • Oropeza

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed 9 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 9400
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Charles — Yea
Salas — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Torres — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay

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Senate 3rd Reading SB968 Negrete McLeod

Passed 23 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211005
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231105
% of votes cast 59%28%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Leno — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Nay
Harman — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Walters — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Walters — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Price — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 968 do?
Existing law provides for 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. This bill would establish the California Training Benefits Program, which, among other things, would, instead, specify that an unemployed individual shall be automatically eligible for those training and retraining benefits, regardless of whether the individual applies to the department for a determination of potential eligibility if specified criteria apply, or if the Director of Employment Development makes a determination of eligibility. Existing law 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 delete those provisions, and instead specify that an unemployed individual who is able to work is eligible to receive training and retraining benefits if he or she certifies on the unemployment insurance claim form for benefits that he or she is enrolled in a training program that meets criteria specified by this bill, and a responsible person connected with the training or retraining program certifies that the individual is enrolled and is satisfactorily pursuing the training or retraining program. Existing law specifies that any unemployed individual receiving certain unemployment compensation benefits, who applies for a determination of potential eligibility for those benefits no later than the 16th week of his or her receiving those benefits, and is determined to be eligible for those benefits, is entitled to a training extension on his or her unemployment claim, if necessary, to complete approved training. This bill would eliminate that requirement that an individual apply for a determination of potential eligibility no later than the 16th week of his or her receiving those benefits, and would instead require that any unemployed individual receiving unemployment compensation benefits be entitled to a training extension on his or her unemployment compensation claim, if necessary, to complete approved training. Existing law requires the department to inform all individuals who claim unemployment insurance compensation benefits in this state of the benefits potentially available, as provided. This bill would require the department to also publicize and promote the benefits available under those provisions on its Internet Web site. Existing law specifies that, for purposes of provisions governing eligibility for work with respect to any week an individual is eligible for unemployment benefits, an unemployed individual who is able to work is eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week during a period of training or retraining, if the director finds that specified conditions apply. This bill would remove that requirement that the director make a specified finding for an unemployed individual who is able to work to be eligible to receive those benefits, if those specified conditions apply. 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, the bill would make an appropriation.
Who sponsors SB 968?
SB 968 is sponsored by Negrete McLeod, Correa, DeSaulnier, and Oropeza.
What is the current status of SB 968?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 968?
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