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AB 952

Authors

Elhawary

Subject

Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program.

Relating To

relating to youth offenders.

Title

An act to add Section 2786.5 to the Penal Code, relating to youth offenders.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-13

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-13		Approved by the Governor.
2025-10-13		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 718, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-15		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-09-08		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2580.).
2025-09-08		In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
2025-06-24		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-06-23		From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-06-10		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-14		Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-05-01		Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1387.)
2025-05-01		In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-24		Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-04-23		From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 23).
2025-04-02		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-10		Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-02-21		From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20		Read first time. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-13
Enrolled		2025-09-10
Introduced		2025-02-20

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								The Youth Offender Program Camp Pilot Program was launched by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in August 2023 at Growlersburg Conservation Camp #33 in Georgetown as a pilot program to temporarily allow incarcerated youth between 18 and 25 years of age, who have a Level III classification score or a Violent Administrative Determinant, the ability to participate in the conservation camp program on a case-by-case basis.
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