Community Conservation Corps

Section § 17000

This section provides definitions for terms related to environmental conservation efforts in California. A "certified community conservation corps" is a group designated by a large city or county (with over 250,000 people) to perform tasks like litter clean-up and recycling. To be certified, these groups must have existed as of September 30, 1999, or been formed after that date. A "community conservation corps" also carries out similar activities but must be recognized by a county and certified by the California Conservation Corps. These groups need to have operated for at least two years and meet specific criteria. Lastly, the "Department" refers to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.

For purposes of this division, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Certified community conservation corps” means a community conservation corps that was in existence on September 30, 1999, or that is formed subsequent to that date, and that is designated by a city or a city and county to perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities, if the city or the city and county has a population, as determined by the most recent census, of more than 250,000 persons.

(b) “Community conservation corps” means a community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5, that is designated by a county to perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities, and that is certified by the California Conservation Corps as having operated for a minimum of two years and as meeting all other criteria of Section 14507.5.

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Section § 17001

This statute outlines how funds are allocated for grants to community conservation corps for environmental programs. Specifically, it states how money should be spent for different purposes, including recycling and waste management, during and after the 2014–15 fiscal year.

For the 2014–15 fiscal year, the funds were designated for programs involving beverage container recycling, electronic waste recovery, tire recycling, and used oil collection. These grants were aimed at encouraging recycling and waste reduction activities, as well as education and outreach efforts.

Starting July 1, 2015, the funding amounts increased for each category, and they continue to support the same types of programs annually, with emphasis on reducing litter and managing different kinds of waste through recycling and collection efforts.

(a) For purposes of the 2014–15 fiscal year only, subject to Section 17002, the department shall expend funds from the following sources, for issuing grants to certified community conservation corps and community conservation corps, in accordance with, and for the purposes specified in, this subdivision:

(1) The department shall expend the amount made available for expenditure during the 2014–15 fiscal year pursuant to Section 14581.1 in the form of grants for implementing beverage container litter reduction programs and beverage container recycling programs, including education and outreach, pursuant to Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14501).

(2) The department shall expend four million dollars ($4,000,000) from the funds in the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to implement programs relating to the collection and recovery of covered electronic waste, including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 42460) of Part 3 of Division 30.

(3) The department shall expend two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) from the funds in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants relating to implementing programs to clean up and abate waste tires and to reuse and recycle waste tires, including, but not limited to, the tire recycling program authorized by Section 42872, and including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 42860) of Part 3 of Division 30.

(4) The department shall expend one million dollars ($1,000,000) from the funds in the California Used Oil Recycling Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to implement programs relating to the collection of used oil, including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 48600) of Part 7 of Division 30.

(b) On and after July 1, 2015, subject to Section 17002, the department shall expend funds from the following sources, for issuing grants to certified community conservation corps and community conservation corps, in accordance with, and for the purposes specified in, this subdivision:

(1) The department shall expend in each fiscal year the amount made available pursuant to Section 14581.1 for grants to implement beverage container litter reduction programs and beverage container recycling programs, including education and outreach, pursuant to Division 12.1 (commencing with Section 14501).

(2) The department shall expend eight million dollars ($8,000,000) each fiscal year from the funds in the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling Account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to implement programs relating to the collection and recovery of covered electronic waste, including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 42460) of Part 3 of Division 30.

(3) The department shall expend five million dollars ($5,000,000) each fiscal year from the funds in the California Tire Recycling Management Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to implement programs relating to clean up and abate waste tires and to reuse and recycle waste tires, including, but not limited to, the tire recycling program authorized by Section 42872, and including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 42860) of Part 3 of Division 30.

(4) The department shall expend two million dollars ($2,000,000) each fiscal year from the funds in the California Used Oil Recycling Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants to implement programs relating to the collection of used oil, including education and outreach, in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 48600) of Part 7 of Division 30.

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Section § 17002

This law states that the maximum amount of money the department can spend in a fiscal year, as per the rules in Section 17001, is capped at the amount calculated under Section 14581.1, subdivision (c) for that same year.

The amount the department may expend for a fiscal year pursuant to Section 17001 shall not exceed the amount determined for that fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14581.1.

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Section § 17003

Even though schools generally can't hire or keep employees with certain drug-related offenses, there's an exception for community conservation corps programs. A school district or county education office running one of these programs can enroll applicants who are currently on probation, parole, or similar types of supervision.

Notwithstanding the prohibition on hiring or retaining an employee with a controlled substance offense, as defined in Section 44011 of the Education Code, contained in Part 25 (commencing with Section 44000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, a school district or county office of education that operates a community conservation corps certified pursuant to Section 14507.5 may select an applicant for enrollment in the community conservation corps program who is on probation, parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision.

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