Bill Text: CA AB2105 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Workforce development: allied health professions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-09-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 410, Statutes of 2016. [AB2105 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB2105-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2105 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 410
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 15, 2016
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 22, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 10, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 14, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 12, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rodriguez
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
An act to amend Section 14017 of the Unemployment Insurance Code,
relating to workforce development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2105, Rodriguez. Workforce development: allied health
professions.
Existing law 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 requires the board, among other things,
to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy committees of the
Legislature a report on the board's findings and recommendations
regarding expanding job training and employment for allied health
professions.
This bill would require the Department of Consumer Affairs, by
January 1, 2020, to engage in a stakeholder process to update
policies and remove barriers to facilitate the development of earn
and learn training programs in the allied health professions,
including barriers identified in the report described above, as
specified.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14017 of the Unemployment Insurance Code is
amended to read:
14017. (a) In efforts to expand job training and employment for
allied health professions, the California Workforce Development
Board, in consultation with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards,
shall do the following:
(1) Identify opportunities for "earn and learn" job training
opportunities that meet the industry's workforce demands and that are
in high-wage, high-demand jobs.
(2) Identify and develop specific requirements and qualifications
for entry into "earn and learn" job training models.
(3) Establish standards for "earn and learn" job training programs
that are outcome oriented and accountable. The standards shall
measure the results from program participation, including a
measurement of how many complete the program with an
industry-recognized credential that certifies that the individual is
ready to enter the specific allied health profession for which he or
she has been trained.
(4) Develop means to identify, assess, and prepare a pool of
qualified candidates seeking to enter "earn and learn" job training
models.
(b) (1) The board, on or before December 1, 2015, shall prepare
and submit to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature a
report on the findings and recommendations of the board.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed pursuant to
this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2019, pursuant to
Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(c) (1) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall engage in a
stakeholder process to update policies and remove barriers to
facilitate the development of earn and learn training programs in the
allied health professions, including barriers identified in the
report prepared by the board pursuant to subdivision (b), entitled
Expanding Earn and Learn Models in the California Health Care
Industry. The stakeholder process shall include all of the following:
(A) The department convening allied health workforce stakeholders,
which shall include, but are not limited to, the department's
relevant licensure boards, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards,
representatives appointed by the board of governors from the
California community college system, the California Workforce
Development Board, and the State Department of Public Health, and
which may include other relevant entities such as the Office of
Statewide Health Planning and Development, employer and worker
representatives, and community-based organizations.
(B) Addressing issues that include, but are not limited to,
prelicensure classifications in allied health occupations that would
allow students, in a supervised setting, to gain experience in their
chosen field before obtaining licensure, and the payment of wages
while in a workplace-based training program.
(C) The department ensuring that existing standards of consumer
protection are maintained.
(D) Sharing any statutory barriers identified through this
process with the relevant committees of the Legislature.
(2) The process described in paragraph (1) shall be completed by,
and this subdivision shall be inoperative on, January 1, 2020.
