20250SB__128199INT INTRODUCED 2026-02-20 2025 SB INT Introduced by Senator Valladares LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Valladares

An act to amend

Section of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources. public resources Public resources: certified community conservation corps. Existing law provides for certified community conservation corps, defined as a community conservation corps that was in existence on September 30, 1999, or that is formed subsequent to that date, and that is designated by a city or a city and county to perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities, if the city or the city and county has a population, as determined by the most recent census, of more than 250,000 persons.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 17000. For purposes of this division, the following

definitions shall apply: (a) “Certified community conservation corps” means a community conservation corps that was in existence on, or that is formed subsequent to, September 30, 1999, and that is designated by a city or a city and county to perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities, if the city or the city and county has a population, as determined by the most recent census, of more than 250,000 persons. (b) “Community conservation corps” means a community conservation corps, as defined in

Section 14507.5, that is designated by a county to perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities, and that is certified by the California Conservation Corps as having operated for a minimum of two years and as meeting all other criteria of

Section 14507.5. (c) “Department” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.