California Conservation Corps: training programs: formerly incarcerated individuals: reporting.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to jointly evaluate the Ventura Training Center. The evaluation will focus on streamlining the enrollment of formerly incarcerated individuals into the program and increasing the number of graduates entering the firefighter workforce. The departments must submit a report detailing their findings to legislative committees by January 1, 2026, and the provisions of the bill will expire on January 1, 2030.
Key provisions
- Joint evaluation of the Ventura Training Center by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- Assessment of how to streamline enrollment for formerly incarcerated individuals.
- Evaluation of methods to increase the rate of graduates entering the firefighter workforce.
- Consideration of establishing additional training centers in other regions of the state.
- Submission of a report to legislative committees by January 1, 2026.
Who is affected
- California Conservation Corps
- Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Formerly incarcerated individuals
- Firefighter workforce
Notable changes
- Requires a formal evaluation of the Ventura Training Center's effectiveness.
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