SB 1227, as amended, Lara. California Conservation Corps.
Existing law establishes the California Conservation Corps in the Natural Resources Agency and requires the corps to implement and administer the conservation corps program. Existing law requires the corps, in conjunction with the Employment Development Department, to place an emphasis on developing and executing plans to assist corpsmembers in obtaining employment following their participation in the corps program.
This bill would additionally require the corps to collaborate with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Employment Developmentbegin delete Department,end deletebegin insert Departmentend insert to assist any corpsmember who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces in
obtainingbegin delete permanentend delete employment after participating in the corps program.begin insert
The bill would specify that the collaboration efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Employment Development Department shall include, but not be limited to, veterans supportive services and workforce services, respectively.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 14302.5 is added to the Public Resources
2Code, to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertThe corps shall collaborate with the Department
4of Veterans Affairs and the Employment Development Department
5to assist any corpsmember who is a veteran of the United States
6Armed Forces in obtainingbegin delete permanentend delete employment after
7participating in the corps program.
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(b) Collaboration efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs
9shall include, but not be limited to, veterans supportive services.
10Collaboration efforts by the Employment
Development Department
11shall include, but not be limited to, workforce services.
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