BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1019 (Ammiano)
As Amended August 26, 2013
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |75-0 |(May 9, 2013) |SENATE: |37-0 |(September 3, |
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Original Committee Reference: PUB. S.
SUMMARY : Requires the Superintendent for Correctional Education
to take into account specific factors when setting goals and
priorities for career technical education (CTE), also referred
to as vocational education, within the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
The Senate amendments make technical, non-substantive changes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires the Secretary of CDCR to appoint a Superintendent of
Correctional Education, who shall oversee and administer all
prison education programs.
2)Requires the Superintendent of Correctional Education to set
both short- and long-term goals for inmate literacy and
testing and vocational education programs and to establish
priorities for prison academic and vocational education
programs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1)Made legislative findings that given that, as of June 2012,
60.8 % of state prison inmates have a medium to high need for
academic or career technical programs, and it has been shown
that CTE programs are both effective at reducing recidivism
and cost effective to the state, it is the intent of the
Legislature in requiring CDCR, within its existing resources,
to set both short- and long-term goals for CTE programs.
2)Required the CDCR, based upon and given its goals and
priorities, to take into account all of the following factors
in establishing a CTE program:
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a) Whether the program aligns with the workforce needs of
high demand sectors of the state and regional economies;
b) Whether there is an active job market for the skills
being developed where the inmate will likely be released;
c) Whether the program increases the number of inmates who
obtain a marketable and industry or apprenticeship
board-recognized certification, credential, or degree;
d) Whether there are formal or informal networks in the
field that support finding employment upon release from
prison; and
e) Whether the program will lead to employment in
occupations with a livable wage.
3)Replaced the term "vocational education programs" with "career
technical education programs."
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations Committee
pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "California has a unique
opportunity given the changes that have been brought by
realignment, to rethink programming opportunities for prisoners.
This bill recognizes that rehabilitation includes developing a
set of skills related to successful reentry into the workforce.
It does not mandate what to teach or how the subject is to be
taught but sets a framework for decision making within CDCR.
This bill would require in law that CDCR set goals for
vocational programs as it currently does for academic programs
and base its decisions on evidence based data."
Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion
of this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Shaun Naidu / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744
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