California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 700 — State Contract Act: High Road Employment Program.

Last action — August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

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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 2021-2022 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

(1) Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency as an executive branch agency within state government, consisting of specified boards and departments, including the California Workforce Development Board and the Employment Development Department. 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. Existing law tasks the board with developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road workforce development and training partnerships. Existing law, the State Contract Act, governs contracting between state agencies and private contractors, and sets forth requirements for the bidding, awarding, and overseeing of contracts for projects. Existing law charges the Department of General Services, in the Government Operations Agency, with various administrative duties under the act. This bill would establish the High Road Employment Program within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to assist state agencies in complying with specified High Road Employment Plan requirements and with appropriate planning, inclusive decisionmaking, and fair disbursement of community and worker support resources. This bill would require each bidder for a contract with the state, as a condition of eligibility for such a contract, to submit a High Road Employment Plan to the Department of General Services that includes certification, under penalty of perjury, that all workers are properly classified, as specified, and that includes certain job information, including the number of jobs created, and wage and benefit amounts by job classification for nonsupervisory workers. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require each plan to demonstrate job quality standards and employment practices that include specified provisions, including, among others, offering a stable employment schedule and compliance with high road standards, as prescribed. The bill would further require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, including the Department of General Services, and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to establish, and be referred to as the Interagency High Road Team, and to be collectively responsible for oversight and decisionmaking related to creating High Road Employment Plan evaluation metrics and advancing other objectives relating to high road procurement. The bill would require the team to compile specified information related to high road employment requirements reported by state agencies and to report this information to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024. (2) Existing law requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partnerships in California. This bill would add high road contracting and high road procurement to those standards, procedures, and criteria. The bill would define related terms, including "economic equity" for purposes of the act. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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Action History

  1. August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  3. August 10 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  6. Re-referred to Coms. on L. & E. and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. (Ayes 48. Noes 19. Page 5398.)

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From inactive file.

  11. Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Kalra.

  12. Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Chau.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 19).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on INS. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on INS.

  17. Assembly Rule 56 suspended.

  18. Re-referred to Coms. on L. & E. and INS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  19. Referred to Coms. on INS. and L. & E.

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

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1110.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  24. Set for hearing May 10.

  25. May 3 hearing postponed by committee.

  26. Set for hearing May 3.

  27. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 844.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  28. Set for hearing April 19.

  29. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  30. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  31. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  32. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  33. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  34. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  35. Read first time.

  36. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

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

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Democratic 4000
Republican 0101
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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SB 700 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Kalra Amend By REYES Set #1

Passed 48 Yea · 19 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 25105
Unaffiliated 23907
Republican 0900
Total 4819012
% of votes cast 61%24%0%15%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Smith — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Ting — Not Voting
Low — Not Voting
Daly — Not Voting
McCarty — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Not Voting
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9300
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12400
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Chau — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay

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

Passed 10 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Unaffiliated 6201
Republican 0100
Total 10301
% of votes cast 71%21%0%7%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0400
Unaffiliated 18500
Democratic 11002
Total 29902
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Wilk — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Min — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Roth — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Bates — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 700 do?
(1) Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency as an executive branch agency within state government, consisting of specified boards and departments, including the California Workforce Development Board and the Employment Development Department. 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. Existing law tasks the board with developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road workforce development and training partnerships. Existing law, the State Contract Act, governs contracting between state agencies and private contractors, and sets forth requirements for the bidding, awarding, and overseeing of contracts for projects. Existing law charges the Department of General Services, in the Government Operations Agency, with various administrative duties under the act. This bill would establish the High Road Employment Program within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to assist state agencies in complying with specified High Road Employment Plan requirements and with appropriate planning, inclusive decisionmaking, and fair disbursement of community and worker support resources. This bill would require each bidder for a contract with the state, as a condition of eligibility for such a contract, to submit a High Road Employment Plan to the Department of General Services that includes certification, under penalty of perjury, that all workers are properly classified, as specified, and that includes certain job information, including the number of jobs created, and wage and benefit amounts by job classification for nonsupervisory workers. By expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also require each plan to demonstrate job quality standards and employment practices that include specified provisions, including, among others, offering a stable employment schedule and compliance with high road standards, as prescribed. The bill would further require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Government Operations Agency, including the Department of General Services, and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to establish, and be referred to as the Interagency High Road Team, and to be collectively responsible for oversight and decisionmaking related to creating High Road Employment Plan evaluation metrics and advancing other objectives relating to high road procurement. The bill would require the team to compile specified information related to high road employment requirements reported by state agencies and to report this information to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024. (2) Existing law requires the California Workforce Development Board to assist the Governor in developing standards, procedures, and criteria for defining high road employers, high road jobs, high road workforce development, and high road training partnerships in California. This bill would add high road contracting and high road procurement to those standards, procedures, and criteria. The bill would define related terms, including "economic equity" for purposes of the act. 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors SB 700?
SB 700 is sponsored by Durazo, Maria Elena (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 700?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 700?
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