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This bill establishes a Reentry Pilot Project in Alameda, Los Angeles, and San Diego Counties to provide workforce training and support for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking careers in skilled trades. The California Workforce Development Board will oversee the project, which will run until January 1, 2030, and include several key components: designating qualified nonprofit organizations in each county to manage funds, providing participants with stipends for transportation, equipment, and living costs, and subsidizing union-affiliated apprenticeship training by covering 25% of participant costs. The program aims to help reduce recidivism and support economic self-sufficiency for formerly incarcerated individuals by creating structured workforce training opportunities. The board will be required to evaluate the program's success based on employment rates, recidivism reduction, and fiscal impact, and submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature within six months of the project's conclusion, assessing its effectiveness and potential for statewide expansion. The project will only become operational upon specific legislative funding and is intended to create a replicable model for supporting successful reentry into the workforce.

Budget and Finance, Justice, Labor and Employment

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