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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2013-2014 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relative to Job Corps students.
AI Summary
This Joint Resolution expresses the California Legislature's support for reversing the United States Department of Labor's decision to suspend new student enrollments in the Job Corps, a federal program that provides disadvantaged youth aged 16-24 with academic and career technical education, job placement assistance, and social skills training. The resolution highlights the significant role Job Corps centers, particularly the seven in California, play in workforce development, serving thousands of young people from low-income households who are unemployed or underemployed. It emphasizes the economic benefits of Job Corps, including increased employment, higher earnings, and reduced social service costs, and notes that the suspension of enrollments and proposed funding reductions would negatively impact eligible youth and communities. The resolution urges Congress to prevent enrollment limits until all other cost-saving measures are explored and to maintain the full scope of Job Corps services, and it directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to send copies of this resolution to federal officials.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (78)
Nora Campos (D)*,
Ben Hueso (D)*,
Darrell Steinberg (D)*,
Katcho Achadjian (R),
Luis Alejo (D),
Michael Allen (D),
Tom Ammiano (D),
Toni Atkins (D),
Frank Bigelow (R),
Richard Bloom (D),
Robert Blumenfield (D),
Susan Bonilla (D),
Steve Bradford (D),
Cheryl Brown (D),
Joan Buchanan (D),
Ian Calderon (D),
Edwin Chau (D),
Rocky Chavez (R),
Wesley Chesbro (D),
Connie Conway (R),
Ken Cooley (D),
Brian Dahle (R),
Tom Daly (D),
Roger Dickinson (D),
Susan Eggman (D),
Paul Fong (D),
Steve Fox (D),
James Frazier (D),
Beth Gaines (R),
Cristina Garcia (D),
Mike Gatto (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Richard Gordon (D),
Jeff Gorell (R),
Adam Gray (D),
Shannon Grove (R),
Curt Hagman (R),
Isadore Hall (D),
Diane Harkey (R),
Roger Hernandez (D),
Brian Jones (R),
Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D),
Mark Leno (D),
Marc Levine (D),
Eric Linder (R),
Daniel Logue (R),
Bonnie Lowenthal (D),
Brian Maienschein (D),
Allan Mansoor (R),
Jose Medina (D),
Melissa Melendez (R),
Holly Mitchell (D),
Mike Morrell (R),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Al Muratsuchi (D),
Adrin Nazarian (D),
Brian Nestande (R),
Kristin Olsen (R),
Richard Pan (D),
Jim Patterson (R),
Henry Perea (D),
John Perez (D),
V. Manuel Pérez (D),
Bill Quirk (D),
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D),
Anthony Rendon (D),
Rudy Salas (D),
Nancy Skinner (D),
Mark Stone (D),
Phil Ting (D),
Donald Wagner (R),
Marie Waldron (R),
Shirley Weber (D),
Bob Wieckowski (D),
Scott Wilk (R),
Das Williams (D),
Roderick Wright (D),
Mariko Yamada (D),
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 49, Statutes of 2013. (on 06/05/2013)
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