California Senate Bill SB919 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 919AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Senator Lieu FEBRUARY 18, 2011  An act to amend Section 10389.1 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.   An act to amend Section 12803.65 of the Government Code, relating to workforce development.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 919, as amended, Lieu.  Public contracts: Department of General Services: school districts: state surplus personal property.   Labor and Workforce Development Agency: California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.   Existing law provides for the establishment of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, to include a specified membership.   This bill would include the Superintendent of Public Instruction within the membership of the committee.   Existing law requires the Department of General Services to first offer appropriate state surplus personal property to school districts prior to offering that property to the public, except as otherwise provided, and requires the department to develop policies and procedures for this purpose.   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.  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 12803.65 of the   Government Code   is amended to read:  12803.65. (a) The Governor shall rename and establish, in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the existing California Governor's Committee on Employment of Disabled Persons as the "California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities" or "CGCEPD." (b) (1) The California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) Four individuals with disabilities representing disabled persons, two appointed by the Governor and one each appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly, each for a three-year term. (B) The Directors of the Employment Development Department, State Department of Health  Care  Services, State Department of Mental Health, State Department of Developmental Services, State Department of Social Services, and Department of Rehabilitation,  the Superintendent of Public Instruction,  and the Chair of the State Independent Living Council. (C) Representatives from the State Department of Health  Care  Services' California Health Incentive Improvement Project. (D) A representative from the California Workforce Investment Board. (E) Representatives from any other department or program that may have a role in increasing the capacity of state programs to support the employment-related needs of individuals with disabilities. (F) A representative from a local one-stop or local workforce investment board, to be appointed by the Governor. (G) A business representative with experience in employing persons with disabilities, to be appointed by the Governor. (2) The members of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall select a chair from among the members, and shall hold open meetings no less than quarterly. (c) The California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall consult with and advise the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Health and Human Services Agency on all issues related to full inclusion in the workforce of persons with disabilities, including development of the comprehensive strategy required pursuant to Section 12803.6 and implementation of the grant program established pursuant to Section 12803.7. (d) The California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall also: (1) Coordinate and provide leadership, as necessary, with regard to efforts to increase inclusion in the workforce of persons with disabilities. (2) Report annually to the Legislature and the Governor on the employment status of Californians with disabilities. (e) The California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall provide support to the State Workforce Investment Board and the local one-stop centers in their efforts to achieve full compliance with Sections 18002, 18004, 18006, and 18008 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and shall identify the extent to which any  one-stops   one-stop centers  are not in full compliance with those sections and the reasons for the lack of compliance, including the need for additional resources. (f) The California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall meet quarterly with the California Health Incentive Improvement Project, administered by the State Department of Health  Care  Services, and the project's steering committee, to the extent funding for the project continues and the activities of the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities are not inconsistent with the charge of the California Health Incentive Improvement Project. (g) Using existing funding, the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall facilitate, promote, and coordinate collaborative dissemination of information on employment supports and benefits, which shall include the Ticket to Work program and health benefits, to individuals with disabilities, consumers of public services, employers, service providers, and state and local agency staff. (h) Using existing funding, the California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities shall receive primary administrative and staff support from the State Employment Development Department.  SECTION 1.   Section 10389.1 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read: 10389.1. The Department of General Services, if feasible and consistent with existing law, shall first offer appropriate state surplus personal property to school districts before offering that property to the public, except for property more appropriately suited for public safety uses. The department may offer school districts state surplus personal property at less than fair market value, if it is determined by the Director of General Services to be in the best interests of the state. The department shall develop policies and procedures for the implementation of this article.