BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 11, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1840 (Gipson) - As Amended April 11, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires state agencies, when hiring for internships
and student assistant positions, to give preference to homeless
youth and formerly incarcerated youth, consistent with existing
preferences provided to foster youth. Specifically, this bill:
1)Prohibit the application from requiring the applicant to
identify the specific category that entitles him or her for
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eligibility.
2)Defines "Homeless youth" as an applicant up to 26 years of
age, who has been verified as a homeless child or youth.
3)Defines "Formerly incarcerated youth" as an individual who has
been sentenced to incarceration in, or the custody of, the
Division of Adult Operations in the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice in the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or county jail
and released from that incarceration or custody before the
individual attained 21 years of age.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor costs to state agencies to update their applications for
hiring interns and student assistant positions.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. A recent study on formerly incarcerated youth found
that youth who were able to get a job placement within 6
months were significantly less likely to reoffend within 12
months, a critical time period for gauging long-term
recidivism. This bill is sponsored by the National Association
for the Education of Homeless Youth and Children, who state,
the experience provided by internships and student assistant
positions can plant these youth securely on a pathway out of
homelessness. Including youth experiencing homelessness and
formerly incarcerated youth within the existing hiring
preference for foster youth, is a balanced policy that will
help some of California's most vulnerable young people.
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Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081