California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1059: Employment Training Panel.
Status: Vetoed, September 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Sections 10203.5 and 10206.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to employment. employment Employment Training Panel. Existing law establishes the Employment Training Panel within the Employment Development Department and sets forth its powers and duties with respect to certain employment training programs…
From the enrolled text, August 25, 2026:
An act to add Sections 10203.5 and 10206.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to employment. employment Employment Training Panel. Existing law establishes the Employment Training Panel within the Employment Development Department and sets forth its powers and duties with respect to certain employment training programs. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature that the purpose of provisions relating to the panel is to establish an employment training program to promote a healthy labor market in a growing, competitive economy and to fund only projects that meet specified criteria, including, among other things, fostering retention of high-wage, high-skilled jobs in manufacturing, and other industries, as provided. Existing law also establishes the Employment Training Fund in the State Treasury, and requires that moneys in the fund be expended only for the purposes of the Employment Training Panel, except as provided. Existing law authorizes the panel to allocate moneys in the fund for reimbursement of reasonable training costs, administrative costs incurred by contractors, costs of program administration, and related services. This bill would require the panel to authorize and encourage the use of electronic systems for recordkeeping. The bill would authorize contractors and subcontractors under an agreement with the panel to satisfy recordkeeping and documentation requirements through electronic records, provided that those records are complete, accurate, and meet other specified criteria. …
Sponsors
- Bob Archuleta (D, SD30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- : Vetoed by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5688.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- : In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6308.) Ordered to the Senate.
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Votes
- Unfinished Business SB1059 Archuleta Concurrence (August 24, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SB 1059 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By Pacheco (August 20, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (June 10, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Special Consent SB1059 Archuleta (May 22, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1059?
- SB1059 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Employment Training Panel.
- What does SB1059 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Sections 10203.5 and 10206.5 to the Unemployment Insurance Code, relating to employment. employment Employment Training Panel. Existing law establishes the Employment Training Panel within the Employment Development Department and sets forth its powers and duties with respect to certain employment training programs…
- What is the status of SB1059?
- Vetoed as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. (September 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1059?
- Bob Archuleta (D, SD30).
- Where is the official record for SB1059?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1059
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