California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

AB 1111 — Removing Barriers to Employment Act: Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 824, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for 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. That act requires the establishment of a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area of the state to, among other things, carry out analyses of the economic conditions in the local region. This bill would enact the Removing Barriers to Employment Act, which would establish the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative administered by the California Workforce Development Board. The bill would specify that the purpose of the initiative is to create a grant program to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. The bill would specify that people completing these programs should have the skills and competencies to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency and economic security. The bill would require the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, as specified. The bill also would specify the criteria by which grants are required to be evaluated, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would make the funding of the initiative subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose and would make implementation of the initiative contingent on the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated. The bill would create the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury for the purpose of carrying out its provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 824, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3502.).

  5. From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 14).

  6. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3371.)

  7. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  8. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 2855.).

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  14. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  15. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  17. 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.

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. 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.

  20. Referred to Com. on L. & I.R.

  21. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  22. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1835.)

  23. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  24. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 26).

  25. Coauthors revised.

  26. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  27. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Read second time and amended.

  29. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 25).

  30. Re-referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  31. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on J., E.D., & E. Read second time and amended.

  32. Referred to Com. on J., E.D., & E.

  33. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  34. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (110)

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Votes

AB 1111 GARCIA, E. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55003
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 76003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Burke — Yea
Fong — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB1111 Eduardo Garcia By Bradford

Passed 38 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33101
Democratic 5000
Total 38101
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1111 GARCIA, E. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 77 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55002
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 77003
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Cunningham — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gray — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chau — Not Voting
Chiu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1111 do?
Existing law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for 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. That act requires the establishment of a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area of the state to, among other things, carry out analyses of the economic conditions in the local region. This bill would enact the Removing Barriers to Employment Act, which would establish the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative administered by the California Workforce Development Board. The bill would specify that the purpose of the initiative is to create a grant program to provide individuals with barriers to employment the services they need to enter, participate in, and complete broader workforce preparation, training, and education programs aligned with regional labor market needs. The bill would specify that people completing these programs should have the skills and competencies to successfully enter the labor market, retain employment, and earn wages that lead to self-sufficiency and economic security. The bill would require the board to develop criteria for the selection of grant recipients, as specified. The bill also would specify the criteria by which grants are required to be evaluated, the populations that are eligible to be served by grants, and the activities eligible for grant funding. The bill would make the funding of the initiative subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for that purpose and would make implementation of the initiative contingent on the board notifying the Department of Finance that sufficient moneys have been appropriated. The bill would create the Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative Fund, as specified, in the State Treasury for the purpose of carrying out its provisions.
Who sponsors AB 1111?
AB 1111 is sponsored by Arambula, Joaquin (Democratic), Baker, Eggman, Maienschein, Quirk-Silva, Sharon (Democratic), Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic), Santiago, Steinorth, Waldron, Weber, and Garcia, Robert (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1111?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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