Bill Text: CA AB455 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California Conservation Corps: participation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB455 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB455-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 455	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 13, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huffman

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2009

    An act relating to public safety.   An act
to amend Section 14302 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the
conservation corps. 



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 455, as amended, Huffman.  Public safety: youth
violence.   California Conservation Corps:
participation.  
   Existing law requires the California Conservation Corps to select
young men and women for participation in the corps program on the
basis of motivation for hard work, personal development, and public
service, and without regard to their prior employment or educational
background.  
   This bill would require that a minimum of 5% of selected
participants represent young adults at risk of gang involvement,
current gang members, or former gang members.  
   Existing law establishes provisions governing public safety.
 
   This bill would declare the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation to improve the public safety and the state's economy by
addressing youth violence prevention issues, as specified. 

   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 14302 of the   Public
Resources Code   is amended to read: 
   14302.   (a)    Young women and men shall be
selected for participation in the corps program on the basis of
motivation for hard work, personal development, and public service,
and without regard to their prior employment or educational
background. Participation shall be for a period of one year, which
may be extended. 
   (b) A minimum of 5 percent of selected participants shall
represent young adults at risk of gang involvement, current gang
members, or former gang members.  
   The 
    (c)     The  corps, in conjunction
with the Employment Development Department, shall place an emphasis
on developing and executing plans to assist corpsmembers in obtaining
employment following their participation in the corps program.

  SECTION 1.    It is the intent of the Legislature
to enact legislation that would improve the public safety and the
economy of the state by doing all of the following:
   (a) Encouraging cities and counties to maximize the benefit of
existing funding for youth violence reduction.
   (b) Giving priority in state funding to cities and counties with
comprehensive plans crafted through the involvement of multiple
partners that balance prevention, intervention, and enforcement
approaches.
   (c) Maximizing employment and training opportunities and related
supports for formerly incarcerated individuals and youth on
probation.
   (d) Reinforcing and codifying the role of the Office of Gang and
Youth Violence Policy in identifying and pursuing opportunities to
route or align state and federal funding to meet key gang and youth
violence reduction priorities, including through maximizing funds and
ensuring that priority goes to municipalities with comprehensive
plans.