Pen. Code, § 2053.5 · Article 1. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Department and Director of Corrections
Pen. Code, § 2053.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Consistent with the goals and priorities of the department, a career technical education program shall consider all of the following factors:
(a) Whether the program aligns with the workforce needs of high-demand sectors of the state and regional economies.
(b) Whether there is an active job market for the skills being developed where the inmate will likely be released.
(c) Whether the program increases the number of inmates who obtain a marketable and industry or apprenticeship board-recognized certification, credential, or degree.
(d) Whether there are formal or informal networks in the field that support finding employment upon release from prison.
(e) Whether the program will lead to employment in occupations with a livable wage.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 789, Sec. 3. (AB 1019) Effective January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=2053.5.
- Text hash
- sha256 fb84c05948a0189670d0b18c24c2f23419349b8d71d0b916d98d02452ca94dd4
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.