California Green Collar Jobs Act of 2008: Green Collar Jobs Council.

Existing law establishes the California Workforce Investment Board and requires the board to establish a special committee known as the Green Collar Jobs Council, comprised of appropriate representatives of the board and other appropriate members. Existing law authorizes the council to consult with other state agencies, other higher education representatives, local workforce investment boards, industry representatives, and philanthropic, nongovernmental, and environmental groups, as appropriate, in the development of a strategic initiative relating to the training and development of a skilled workforce to meet the needs of California's emerging green economy. Existing law requires the board to participate in the development of various budget materials in order to ensure consistency with the strategic initiative. Existing law requires the board to annually report to the Legislature on, among other things, the council's development and implementation of the strategic initiative. This bill would add the Speaker of the Assembly and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as members of the California Workforce Investment Board and the Green Collar Jobs Council. The bill would instead authorize the council membership to include representatives from other state agencies, higher education, local workforce investment boards, industry representatives, and philanthropic, nongovernmental, and environmental groups, as appropriate. The bill would eliminate the council's requirement to develop a strategic initiative and would require the council to develop and annually update a common framework consisting of specified elements to address workforce needs arising from changes in the energy, building and construction, transportation, and other industries impacted by state policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require the council to submit the common framework and annual updates to the board for review and further action. The bill would authorize specified state entities to work with the council on the development of the common framework. The bill would require the board to participate in the development of various budget materials in order to ensure consistency with common framework. The bill would require the board to annually report to the Legislature on, among other things, the development of the common framework for workforce development. The bill would also correct an erroneous cross-reference.