BILL NUMBER: AB 752	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Salas

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2015

   An act to amend Section  14000   94904 
of the  Unemployment Insurance   Education 
Code, relating to  workforce development.  
private postsecondary education. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 752, as amended, Salas.  Workforce development.
  Private postsecondary education: California Private
Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.  
   Existing law, the California Private Postsecondary Education Act
of 2009, provides for the regulation of private postsecondary
educational institutions by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary
Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act requires an
institution that is subject to the act's provisions to enroll each
student solely by means of executing an enrollment agreement, and
requires a student without a high school diploma or its equivalent,
before enrolling, to take an independently administered examination
from a list of examinations prescribed by the United States
Department of Education and achieve a passing score, as specified by
the United States Department of Education. The act further authorizes
the bureau to publish its own list of acceptable examinations and
required passing scores if the United States Department of Education
does not have a list of relevant examinations that pertain to the
intended occupational training.  
   If the bureau publishes its own list of acceptable examinations in
this context, the bill would require the bureau to include the
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System examination on the
list.  
   Existing law declares the need for California to have a
well-educated and highly skilled workforce in the state. 

   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
declaration. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION   1.    Section 94904 of the 
 Education Code   is amended to read: 
   94904.  (a) Before an ability-to-benefit student may execute an
enrollment agreement, the institution shall have the student take an
independently administered examination from the list of examinations
prescribed as of July 1, 2012, by the United States Department of
Education pursuant to Section 484(d) of the federal Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a et seq.). The student shall not
enroll unless the student achieves a score, as specified by the
United States Department of Education, demonstrating that the student
may benefit from the education and training being offered.
   (b) If the United States Department of Education does not have a
list of relevant examinations that pertain to the intended
occupational training, the bureau may publish its own list of
acceptable examinations and required passing scores.  If the
bureau publishes its own list, the list shall include the
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System examination. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 14000 of the Unemployment
Insurance Code is amended to read:
   14000.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that, in order to
remain prosperous and globally competitive, California needs to have
a well-educated and highly skilled workforce.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares that the following
principles shall guide the state's workforce investment system:
   (1) Workforce investment programs and services shall be responsive
to the needs of employers, workers, and students by accomplishing
the following:
   (A) Preparing California's students and workers with the skills
necessary to successfully compete in the global economy.
   (B) Producing greater numbers of individuals who obtain
industry-recognized certificates and degrees in competitive and
emerging industry sectors and filling critical labor market skills
gaps.
   (C) Adapting to rapidly changing local and regional labor markets
as specific workforce skill requirements change over time.
   (D) Preparing workers for good-paying jobs that foster economic
security and upward mobility.
   (2) State and local workforce investment boards are encouraged to
collaborate with other public and private institutions, including
businesses, unions, nonprofit organizations, kindergarten and grades
1 to 12, inclusive, career technical education programs, adult career
technical education and basic skills programs, community college
career technical education and basic skills programs,
entrepreneurship training programs, where appropriate, the California
Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program, and
the Employment Training Panel, to better align resources across
workforce education and training service delivery systems and build a
well-articulated workforce investment system by accomplishing the
following:
   (A) Adopting local and regional training and education strategies
that build on the strengths and fill the gaps in the education and
workforce development pipeline in order to address the needs of job
seekers, workers, and employers within regional labor markets by
supporting sector strategies.
   (B) Leveraging resources across education and workforce training
delivery systems to build career pathways and fill critical skills
gaps.
   (3) Workforce investment programs and services shall be data
driven and evidence based when setting priorities, investing
resources, and adopting practices.
   (4) Workforce investment programs and services shall develop
strong partnerships with the private sector, ensuring industry
involvement in needs assessment, planning, and program evaluation.
   (A) Workforce investment programs and services shall encourage
industry involvement by developing strong partnerships with an
industry's employers and the unions that represent the industry's
workers.
   (B) Workforce investment programs and services may consider the
needs of employers and businesses of all sizes, including large,
medium, small, and microenterprises, when setting priorities,
investing resources, and adopting practices.
   (5) Workforce investment programs and services shall be outcome
oriented and accountable, measuring results for program participants,
including, but not limited to, outcomes related to program
completion, employment, and earnings.
   (6) Programs and services shall be accessible to employers, the
self-employed, workers, and students who may benefit from their
operation, including individuals with employment barriers, such as
persons with economic, physical, or other barriers to employment.