Bill Text: CA AB1586 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Public contracts: hiring: priority consideration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2014-09-17 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB1586 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1586-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1586 ENROLLED BILL TEXT PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 20, 2014 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2014 AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 18, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 7, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Holden (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Brown) FEBRUARY 3, 2014 An act to amend Section 10353 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1586, Holden. Public contracts: hiring: priority consideration. Existing law requires that specified contracts, in an amount that exceeds $200,000, entered into by any state agency for services contain a provision requiring the contractor to give priority consideration in filling vacancies in positions funded by the contract to qualified recipients of CalWORKs aid. This bill would also require the contract provision to include priority consideration, as defined, for qualified job applicants who are receiving or have exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefit, and residents of a targeted employment area, as defined. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10353 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read: 10353. (a) (1) A contract in an amount in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) that is governed by the provisions of this part shall contain a provision requiring the contractor to give priority consideration in filling vacancies in positions funded by the contract to qualified job applicants who are one or more of the following: (A) Recipients of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, in accordance with Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (B) Receiving or have exhausted entitlement to unemployment insurance benefits. (C) Residents of a targeted employment area, as defined in former Section 7072 of the Government Code as in effect on December 31, 2013. (2) "Priority consideration" means that a contractor shall consider all qualified job applicants, as determined by the employer, who meet one or more of the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) and who apply within five working days of the listing of the job opening with the Employment Development Department. (b) This section and Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be applicable to any contracts for a project as defined in Section 10105. (c) This section and Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall not be construed so as to do any of the following: (1) Interfere with or create a violation of the terms of valid collective bargaining agreements. (2) Require the contractor to hire an unqualified recipient of aid. (3) Interfere with, or create a violation of, any federal affirmative action obligation of a contractor for hiring disabled veterans or veterans of the Vietnam era. (4) Interfere with, or create a violation of, the requirements of Section 12990 of the Government Code. (d) If waivers are deemed necessary to implement this section and Article 3.9 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and if the State Department of Social Services has not obtained these waivers from the federal government by March 1, 1985, the department shall report on the barriers to the waivers and the expected date of waiver approval. (e) This section is not applicable to consulting services contracts.