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		<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Wilson</ns0:AuthorText>
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		<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 19816.22 to the Government Code, relating to employment. </ns0:Title>
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			<ns0:Subject>People with disabilities: pilot civil service apprenticeship program: environmental service technicians: correctional facilities.</ns0:Subject>
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			<html:p>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.</html:p>
			<html:p>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.</html:p>
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		<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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				<html:p>The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:</html:p>
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					The State of California is home to over 7 million residents with disabilities who represent a substantial talent pool. Nevertheless, systemic barriers impede their potential participation in the workforce, hindering economic progress and integration.
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					(b)
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					As of 2023, the unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities in the United States was 7.2%, in contrast to 3.5% for those without disabilities. This disparity underscores persistent obstacles that require dismantling to ensure equal employment opportunities.
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					Americans with disabilities of working age encounter accessibility challenges and employer prejudices. Eliminating these barriers is crucial to leverage their potential and increase economic contributions through enhanced workforce involvement.
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					Implementing a successful pilot program to transition workers with disabilities into state
				civil service roles will broaden opportunities and support the state in meeting its hiring objectives for persons with disabilities.
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			<ns0:Num>SEC. 2.</ns0:Num>
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				Section 19816.22 is added to the 
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							<html:p>By July 1, 2026, the California Department of Human Resources, along with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Rehabilitation, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Prison Industry Authority, and the Department of General Services, in consultation with the exclusive representative shall establish a pilot civil service apprenticeship program for people with disabilities to become civil service environmental service technicians at correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.</html:p>
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