Corrections

(1) Existing law, until January 1, 2021, establishes the Supervised Population Workforce Training Grant Program, administered by the California Workforce Investment Board and funded, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide grants for vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities for persons on probation, mandatory supervision, and postrelease community supervision. This bill would extend this program until January 1, 2026. (2) Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to administer the state prison system under the direction of the Secretary of the CDCR. Existing law establishes various advisory bodies within CDCR including the Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training, to set training and selection standards for correctional officers, and the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health to advise on approaches to meeting the long-term needs of persons with behavioral health disorders. This bill would establish an emergency preparedness task force within CDCR, as specified. This bill would require the task force to evaluate the preparedness of the correctional system. This bill would also require the task force to report and make recommendations quarterly to the Legislature, Governor's Office, and the Department of Finance. This bill would also allow the task force to issue competitive grants to nonprofit entities and organizations pursuant to adopted regulations. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.