BILL NUMBER: SB 189	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2015

   An act to add Section 12897 to the Government Code, relating to
clean energy development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 189, as amended, Hueso. Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic
and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee.
   Existing law requires specified state agencies to prepare and
submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection  ,
 specified information relating to the state agency's
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including a list of measures adopted
and implemented by the agency to meet GHG emission reduction targets,
as defined, and a status report on GHG emissions reduced as a result
of these measures. Existing law further requires the California
Environmental Protection Agency to provide that information on its
Internet Web site in the form of a state agency GHG emission
reduction report card.
   This bill would create the Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic
and Jobs Growth Blue Ribbon Committee, comprised of 7 members
appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the
Senate Committee on Rules, as provided. The bill would  prescribe
the terms and qualifications of committee members and would 
require the committee to advise state agencies on the most effective
ways to expend clean energy and  GHG related  
GHG-related  funds and implement policies in order to maximize
California's economic and employment  benefits. 
 benefits, and to take specified actions in that regard. 
The bill would also require the committee to provide an annual update
to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of
the Legislature on its activities.  The bill would require each
state agency responsible for implementing clean energy and low-carbon
polices and programs to submit an annual progress report to the
Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal commit   tees
of the Legislature describing how it implemented or responded to the
advice, guidance, and recommendations of the committee. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Numerous analyses have shown that California's world
leadership in clean energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions law
 ,  and policy have led to major employment and
economic benefits as well as to significant environmental and public
health benefits.
   (1) In December 2014, the Advanced Energy  Economic
  Economy  Institute issued a report entitled
"California Advanced Energy  Economic  
Employment  Survey," which showed that state advanced energy
policies have created over 430,000 jobs, an increase  in
  of  5 percent over 2013.
   (2) That report further showed that California was number one in
installed solar capacity and solar jobs, number one in total advanced
energy investment, number one in electric vehicle sales, and number
two in energy efficiency.
   (b) In order to ensure that California's clean energy and climate
programs are optimized for maximum economic benefit and job creation,
the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, and the Public Utilities
Commission have all created advisory committees to help them better
understand the implications of their clean energy and climate
policies.
   (c) The purpose of this act is to create a single independent blue
ribbon committee to provide advice to these and other agencies on
the most effective ways to maximize California's economic benefits
and jobs growth via actions and investments in a cleaner, low-carbon
economy.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12897 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   12897.  (a) The Clean Energy and Low-Carbon Economic and Jobs
Growth Blue Ribbon Committee is hereby created.
   (b)  (1)    The committee shall consist of the
following members: 
   (1) 
    (A)    Five members appointed by the Governor
and subject to confirmation by the Senate. 
   (2) 
    (B)    One member each appointed by the Speaker
of the Assembly and the Senate  Rules  Committee on
Rules. 
   (2) Each member shall serve a term of four years.  
   (3) Committee members shall not receive per diem or other similar
compensation for serving as a committee member, but may receive
reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of their duties. 
   (c) The committee shall consist solely of persons with expertise
in economic, financial, and policy aspects of clean energy economic
 growth and   growth,  job 
creation.   creation, workforce standards, and
employment opportunities for disadvantaged workers. At least two
members of the committee shall have experience working on economic
projects in disadvantaged communities. 
   (d) The committee shall advise state agencies on the most
effective ways to expend clean energy and greenhouse  gas
related   gas-related  funds and to implement
policies in order to maximize  Californias  
California's  economic and employment benefits.  The
committee shall also do all of the following:  
   (1) Develop guidance for tracking and reporting jobs outcomes for
state clean energy and low-carbon investments and use this
information to evaluate jobs outcomes.  
   (2) In consultation with the Labor and Workforce Development
Agency, develop guidance to measure the quantity and quality of jobs
created by state investments in clean energy and low-carbon
investments, as well as guidance to measure the geographic and
demographic distribution of jobs.  
   (3) Advise state agencies on the most effective ways to require
responsible contractor standards, as applicable, and minimum training
and skill certifications for workers to ensure high-quality work for
state clean energy and low-carbon investments, and the most
effective ways to connect disadvantaged communities and other target
populations to good quality jobs and career pathways created by those
investments.  
   (4) In consultation with the California Workforce Investment
Board, advise state agencies on the most effective ways to align
state clean energy and low-carbon training funds with existing state
workforce development investments and strategies. 
   (e) The committee shall provide an annual update to the Governor
and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature
on its activities. 
   (f) Nothing in this section shall affect the existing authority or
responsibilities of any state agency.  
   (f) (1) The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Air Resources
Board, and any other state agency responsible for implementing clean
energy and low-carbon policies and programs shall submit an annual
progress report to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature describing how it implemented or
responded to the advice, guidance, and any recommendations provided
by the committee pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (d).
 
   (2) This subdivision shall be inoperative on January 1, 2021,
pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.