California Public Resources Code

§ 14507.5

PRC § 14507.5 Effective Jul 23, 2021Div. 12.1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)“Community Conservation Corps” means a nonprofit public benefit corporation formed or operating pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, or an agency operated by a city, county, or city and county, that is certified by the California Conservation Corps as meeting all of the following criteria:

(1)The corps is organized in the form of supervised work crews and selects young adults for participation on the basis of motivation for hard work, personal development, and public service, without regard to their prior employment or educational background, and consistent with Section 14402. Participation shall be for a period of one year, and may be extended.

(2)The corps’ program is based upon a highly disciplined work experience, includes an educational component, and is designed to develop corpsmembers’ character and civic consciousness through rigorous work on public projects. The educational component of the corps’ program includes enrollment in a vocational education program, public or charter high school, or postsecondary community college.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 102. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.