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AB-912 • 2026

People with disabilities: pilot civil service apprenticeship program: environmental service technicians: correctional facilities.

People with disabilities: pilot civil service apprenticeship program: environmental service technicians: correctional facilities.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wilson
Last action
2025-06-18
Official status
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about specific changes made to safety committee rules or any other nonsubstantive changes mentioned in the candidate explanation.

Pilot Apprenticeship Program for People with Disabilities

The bill requires state agencies to create a pilot apprenticeship program by July 1, 2026, allowing people with disabilities to become environmental service technicians at correctional facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) and other state agencies to work together to start an apprenticeship program for people with disabilities.
  • The program will help these individuals become environmental service technicians who clean and maintain correctional facilities.
  • This pilot program must be ready by July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with disabilities interested in working as environmental service technicians.
  • State agencies like CalHR and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  • Correctional facilities under state control.

Terms To Know

Environmental Service Technician
A person who cleans and maintains buildings, especially in correctional facilities.
Pilot Program
A small-scale test of a new idea or method before it is fully implemented.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many people will be part of the pilot program.
  • It's unclear what happens after July 1, 2026, if the program isns't ready on time.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-18 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  2. 2025-06-04 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  3. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2024.)

  4. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  6. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  7. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. 2025-04-01 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

  9. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  10. 2025-03-28 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on P. E. & R.

  11. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  12. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 912, as amended, Wilson.
Correctional industry safety committee.
People with disabilities: pilot civil service apprenticeship program: environmental service technicians: correctional facilities.
Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, regulates employment with the state and vests in the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) all powers, duties, and authority necessary to operate the state civil service system. Existing law also establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation within state government, with jurisdiction over the state correctional system, including persons committed to state prison.
This bill would require the CalHR, along with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and other state agencies in consultation with the exclusive representative, as specified, to establish a pilot civil service apprenticeship
program by July 1, 2026, for people with disabilities to become civil service environmental service technicians at correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Existing law requires that a correctional industry safety committee be established in accordance with Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation administrative procedures at each facility maintaining a correctional industry, as defined, and requires the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to promulgate, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement, regulations concerning the duties and functions that govern the operation of each committee.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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