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AB-952 • 2026

Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.

Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.

Crime
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Elhawary
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source confirms the program includes wildland firefighting training but does not list other specific conservation activities like cleaning parks or building trails.

Making the Youth Offender Program Camp Permanent

This law makes a temporary camp program for young offenders permanent and allows it to expand into California Conservation Camps.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation to make the Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program permanent.
  • Authorizes the secretary to expand the program to include some or all California Conservation Camps.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Youth offenders in the camp program.
  • The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  • California Conservation Camps that may join the expanded program.

Terms To Know

Pilot Program
A temporary test version of a plan or rule to see if it works before making changes.
Youth Offender
A person who committed a crime while young and is placed in facilities with increased access to programs under existing law.
California Conservation Camps
Facilities where inmates may work on projects like wildland firefighting instead of staying in regular prisons.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly which conservation camps will join the program.
  • The text does not list specific dates for when the expansion must happen.
  • The summary does not mention how much money is needed to run or expand the program.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.