Bill > AB1858

This bill, the California Youth Empowerment Act, would create the California Youth Empowerment Commission, a 24-member advisory commission consisting of youth between the ages of 14 and 25 from diverse backgrounds, including those who have experienced homelessness, foster care, or juvenile incarceration. The commission would be tasked with providing meaningful civic engagement opportunities and making recommendations to the Legislature, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Governor on various policy and fiscal issues affecting youth, such as health, education, employment, and the environment. The bill would also authorize the commission to draft resolutions and model legislation, provide testimony, conduct public hearings, and award prizes or grants to organizations. An executive director would be appointed to assist the commission, and the commission would be able to accept gifts and grants to carry out its work.