BILL NUMBER: AB 1019	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 21, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ammiano

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 2053.4 of, and to add Section 2053.5 to,
the Penal Code, relating to state prisons.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1019, as amended, Ammiano. State prisons: correctional
education and vocational training.
   Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to appoint a Superintendent of
Correctional Education to oversee and administer all prison education
programs, set long-term and short-term goals for inmate literacy and
testing, and establish priorities for prison education. Existing law
also establishes the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board to
review the mental health, substance abuse, educational, and
employment programs for inmates of state prisons.
   This bill would require goals for career technical education to be
set by the Superintendent of Correctional Education, and would
establish factors that are required to be taken into account when
establishing a career technical education program, including the
demand for the skills being trained and the availability of
employment in those fields.  The bill would require the
department to develop standards and criteria for evaluating the
effectiveness of career technical education programs with review by
the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Given that, as of June 2012, 60.8 percent of state
prison inmates have a medium to high need for academic or career
technical programs, and it has been shown that career technical
education programs are both effective at reducing recidivism and cost
effective to the state, it is the intent of the Legislature in
enacting this act that the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation shall, within its existing resources, set both short-
and long-term goals for career technical education programs.
  SEC. 2.  Section 2053.4 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2053.4.  The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation shall appoint a Superintendent of Correctional
Education, who shall oversee and administer all prison education
programs. The Superintendent of Correctional Education shall set both
short-term and long-term goals for inmate literacy and testing and
career technical education programs, and shall establish priorities
for prison academic and career technical education programs.
  SEC. 3.  Section 2053.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   2053.5.   (a)    Based upon the
goals and priorities of the department, a career technical education
program established, given the department's goals and priorities,
shall take into account all of the following factors: 
   (1) 
    (a)  Whether the program aligns with the workforce needs
of high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies. 

   (2) 
    (b)  Whether there is an active job market for the
skills being developed where the inmate will likely be released.

   (3) 
    (c)  Whether the program increases the number of inmates
who obtain a marketable and industry or apprenticeship board
recognized certification, credential, or degree. 
   (4) 
    (d)  Whether there are formal or informal networks in
the field that support finding employment upon release from prison.

   (5) 
    (e)  Whether the program will lead to employment in
occupations with a livable wage. 
   (b) Using data to support evidence-based policymaking, the
department shall develop standards and criteria for evaluating the
effectiveness of career technical education programs with review by
the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board.