Bill Text: CA SB75 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Employment: Postrelease apprenticeships.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB75 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB75-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 75

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Introduced by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas

January 15, 2025

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An act relating to employment.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 75, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas. Employment: Postrelease apprenticeships.

Existing law establishes the Pre-Release Construction Trades Certificate Program within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to increase employment opportunities in the construction trades for incarcerated persons upon release. Existing law requires the department to establish a joint advisory committee, composed of representatives from specified organizations and state agencies, for the purpose of implementation of the program and specifies the duties of the committee with respect to the program.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to postrelease apprenticeship programs.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to postrelease apprenticeship programs.