BILL NUMBER: AB 2328	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 9, 2014

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 California
AmeriCorps.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2328, as amended, John A. Pérez. California AmeriCorps.
   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 California AmeriCorps in the state
government, to be administered by CaliforniaVolunteers and operate
under the existing federal AmeriCorps program guidelines. This bill
would require that California AmeriCorps members be determined
through an application process for eligible college graduates with
student loan debt, as specified. This bill would allow a city,
county, or special district to apply individually, in partnership
with a nonprofit entity, or with a city, county, or special district,
to CaliforniaVolunteers, through a competitive request for proposal
process, to host one or more California AmeriCorps members. This bill
would provide that California AmeriCorps' purpose is to assist local
governments in implementing priorities detailed in the request for
proposal.  The bill would prohibit the use of General Fund moneys
in support of the program. 
   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 AMERICORPS


   8400.  (a) California AmeriCorps is hereby established to be
administered by CaliforniaVolunteers, as established by Executive
Order S-24-06. California AmeriCorps shall operate under the existing
federal AmeriCorps program guidelines.
   (b) California AmeriCorps 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 baccalaureate
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) A city, county, or special district may apply individually, in
partnership with a nonprofit entity, or with a city, county, or
special district to CaliforniaVolunteers, through a competitive
request for proposal process, to host one or more California
AmeriCorps members. The purpose of California AmeriCorps 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 California
AmeriCorps. 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.  Moneys from the General Fund shall not be used to
fund the California AmeriCorps program.