BILL NUMBER: AB 2328	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 8400) to
Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the
California Service Corps.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2328, as introduced, John A. Pérez. California Service Corps.
   Under existing law, by executive order, CaliforniaVolunteers is
established in the Governor's Office and is charged with overseeing
programs and initiatives for service and volunteerism.
   This bill would establish the California Service Corps (CSC) in
the state government, to be administered by CaliforniaVolunteers and
operate under the existing federal AmeriCorps program guidelines.
This bill would require that CSC members be determined through an
application process for eligible California college graduates with
student loan debt, as specified. This bill would allow California
cities, counties, and other municipalities to apply to
CaliforniaVolunteers, through a competitive request for proposal
process, to host one or more CSC members. This bill would provide
that the CSC's purpose is to assist local governments in implementing
priorities detailed in the request for proposal.
   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.  Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 8400) is added to
Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.6.  CALIFORNIA SERVICE CORPS


   8400.  (a)  The California Service Corps (CSC) is hereby
established to be administered by CaliforniaVolunteers, as
established by Executive Order S-24-06. The CSC shall operate under
the existing federal AmeriCorps program guidelines.
   (b) CSC members shall be determined through an application
process. Eligibility will be based on the existing qualifications
required for AmeriCorps members and all of the following:
   (1) The applicant shall have an associate or a bachelors degree.
   (2) The applicant shall provide proof of incurred student loan
debt.
   (3) The applicant shall be 21 years of age or older.
   (4) The applicant shall provide proof of two or more years of
continuous California residency.
   (c) Cities, counties, and other municipalities of the state may
apply to CaliforniaVolunteers, through a competitive request for
proposal process, to host one or more CSC members. The purpose of the
CSC is to assist local governments in implementing priorities
detailed in the request for proposal.
   (d) CaliforniaVolunteers is authorized to solicit and accept
private funding to help supplement the costs of the CSC. These
private funding sources may include, but are not limited to,
foundations, corporate funding, crowd funding, donation drives, or
any other sources of private investment that may be available.