Unemp. Ins. Code, § 14042 · Article 4. Prison to Employment Program
Unemp. Ins. Code, § 14042
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Prior to awarding grants pursuant to Section 14041, the board shall develop and adopt guidelines and policies for the program, including, but not limited to, required regional plan content, required and optional regional plan partners, required activities of the regional partnerships, and guidelines for the allocation of grants, including planning guidance, timelines, and selection criteria for the distribution and evaluation of grant awards. The board shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the need for workforce services for the formerly incarcerated and justice-involved individuals in each region, the size of post-release populations, and the recidivism rate in each region.
(b) The board shall ensure that the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a) are consistent with paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 1234.2 of, and subdivision (b) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 1234.3 of, the Penal Code, and Section 14031 of, and paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) and paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 14032 of, this code.
(c) Grants made pursuant to this article shall be evaluated using criteria consistent with those set forth in subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, of Sections 14033. The board may utilize additional criteria to evaluate these grants. If additional grant funds are appropriated to the California Workforce Development Board for the Prison to Employment program on or after July 1, 2025, the California Workforce Development Board shall produce a report evaluating grant program outcomes on the timeline prescribed in subdivision (t) of Section 14013.
(d) (1) The criteria guidelines, and policies shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(2) The board shall make the criteria, guidelines, and policies available to the public.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 83, Sec. 25. (SB 171) Effective July 13, 2026. See conditional termination clause in Section 14007.
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