CA AB 2300
Status unknownWorkforce development: applicable law.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 2300 pass?
The current status of CA AB 2300 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 2300 about?
Existing federal law, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) , provides for workforce development activities, including activities in which states may participate. Existing state law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (CalWIOA) , establishes the California Workforce Development Board to assist 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. CalWIOA creates the Consolidated Work Program Fund in the State Treasury, for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to WIOA and requires moneys in the fund to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Employment Development Department for expenditure consistent with the purposes of WIOA, and requires the establishment of a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area of the state to, among other things, plan and oversee the workforce investment system. This bill would provide that federal- and state-source grants or subgrants awarded by the Employment Development Department to local workforce development boards or the fiscal agents of local workforce development areas, as defined, for the purpose of implementing workforce development programs administered by the department are exempt from specified provisions applicable to state contracts and the State Administrative Manual, and are exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services. This bill would require that all funds disbursed by the department to local workforce development boards or the fiscal agents of local workforce development areas be subject to the same financial reporting, recordkeeping, and auditing requirements applicable to federal funds under WIOA, and that all records related to the disbursement and expenditure of these funds be retained in accordance with specified federal regulations. The bill would require subrecipients to maintain separate accounting for each state grant code and utilize the department's automated reporting systems. By imposing new requirements on local workforce development boards, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would provide that workforce directives, bulletins, or other written guidance issued by the department to implement, interpret, or make specific the administration of workforce development programs under CalWIOA or federal law are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, and would specified requirements for that guidance issued by the department. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA AB 2300?
Arambula is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2300.
Description
Existing federal law, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) , provides for workforce development activities, including activities in which states may participate. Existing state law, the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (CalWIOA) , establishes the California Workforce Development Board to assist 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. CalWIOA creates the Consolidated Work Program Fund in the State Treasury, for the receipt of all moneys deposited pursuant to WIOA and requires moneys in the fund to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Employment Development Department for expenditure consistent with the purposes of WIOA, and requires the establishment of a local workforce development board in each local workforce development area of the state to, among other things, plan and oversee the workforce investment system. This bill would provide that federal- and state-source grants or subgrants awarded by the Employment Development Department to local workforce development boards or the fiscal agents of local workforce development areas, as defined, for the purpose of implementing workforce development programs administered by the department are exempt from specified provisions applicable to state contracts and the State Administrative Manual, and are exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services. This bill would require that all funds disbursed by the department to local workforce development boards or the fiscal agents of local workforce development areas be subject to the same financial reporting, recordkeeping, and auditing requirements applicable to federal funds under WIOA, and that all records related to the disbursement and expenditure of these funds be retained in accordance with specified federal regulations. The bill would require subrecipients to maintain separate accounting for each state grant code and utilize the department's automated reporting systems. By imposing new requirements on local workforce development boards, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would provide that workforce directives, bulletins, or other written guidance issued by the department to implement, interpret, or make specific the administration of workforce development programs under CalWIOA or federal law are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, and would specified requirements for that guidance issued by the department. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Arambulaauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-10
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
referral-committee
2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 18.)
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 5380.)
2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14).
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
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2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
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2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-22 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Kalra: yes
- Lee: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Alanis: other
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: no
- Hoover: no
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
AB 2300 Arambula Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 58-18
Member-level votes (80)
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Soria: yes
- Papan: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Bonta: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Fong: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Flora: no
- Hadwick: no
- Lackey: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- Ellis: no
- Castillo: no
- Chen: no
- DeMaio: no
- Gallagher: no
- Davies: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Johnson: no
- Tangipa: no
- Wallis: no
- Alanis: no
- Patterson: no
- Sanchez: no
- Muratsuchi: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Dixon: other
- Ta: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Laird: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Durazo: yes
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