Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1376Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos and ReyesFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 716 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1376, as amended, Ramos. Veterans: security clearances.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which, among other things, is required to aid veterans in accessing benefits. Existing law requires the department to develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, including higher education benefits and program information, vocational training assistance, and small business resources and information. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination.Existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements. This bill would require the department to identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California and the most recent background check and security clearance status of those personnel. The bill would require the department to collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance. The bill would require a state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance to apply the veterans preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 716 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1376Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos and ReyesFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Section 716 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1376, as amended, Ramos. Veterans: security clearances.Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which, among other things, is required to aid veterans in accessing benefits. Existing law requires the department to develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, including higher education benefits and program information, vocational training assistance, and small business resources and information. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination.Existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements. This bill would require the department to identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California and the most recent background check and security clearance status of those personnel. The bill would require the department to collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance. The bill would require a state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance to apply the veterans preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019
Amended IN Assembly April 03, 2019
Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1376
Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos and ReyesFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Members Ramos and Reyes
February 22, 2019
An act to add Section 716 to the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1376, as amended, Ramos. Veterans: security clearances.
Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which, among other things, is required to aid veterans in accessing benefits. Existing law requires the department to develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, including higher education benefits and program information, vocational training assistance, and small business resources and information. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination.Existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements. This bill would require the department to identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California and the most recent background check and security clearance status of those personnel. The bill would require the department to collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance. The bill would require a state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance to apply the veterans preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
Existing law establishes the Department of Veterans Affairs, which, among other things, is required to aid veterans in accessing benefits. Existing law requires the department to develop a transition assistance program for veterans who have been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state, including higher education benefits and program information, vocational training assistance, and small business resources and information. Existing law requires a state agency to rank a veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran in the top rank of an eligibility list for hiring when the person achieves a passing score on the examination.
Existing law authorizes various state entities to require fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective employee whose duties would include access to confidential information and cash, among other things. Existing law generally requires a state entity that is required to conduct criminal background checks to comply with applicable federal requirements.
This bill would require the department to identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California and the most recent background check and security clearance status of those personnel. The bill would require the department to collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance. The bill would require a state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance to apply the veterans preference and to establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 716 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 716 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
SECTION 1. Section 716 is added to the Military and Veterans Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.(b)The department shall do all of the following:(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.(3)Collaborate(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.
716. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize state departments and agencies that require security clearances to recognize the clearances held by veterans transitioning from the military in order to remove barriers to employment and accelerate transition to civilian employment within cybersecurity.
(b)The department shall do all of the following:
(1)Identify the number of active duty military personnel working in cybersecurity who are current or former residents of California.
(2)Identify the most recent background check and the security clearance status of those personnel.
(3)Collaborate
(b) The department shall collaborate with state agencies and departments, including public colleges and universities, to establish a veterans preference to be applied to employment opportunities within the field of cybersecurity that require a security clearance.
(c) A state agency or department that hires for a position in cybersecurity that requires a security clearance shall apply the veterans preference established in subdivision (b) and shall establish a uniform hiring policy for veterans who have recently held a security clearance.