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SB 1281: Public resources: certified community conservation corps.
What SB 1281 does, verified March 5, 2026
<p>This bill aims to amend a provision related to certified community conservation corps. It makes nonsubstantive changes to the existing law, which defines these corps as organizations that perform litter abatement, recycling, and related activities. To be eligible, a corps must have been in existence on September 30, 1999, or be formed after that date, and must be designated by a city or city and county with a population of over 250,000.</p>
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| Mar. 04, 2026 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Feb. 23, 2026 | Read first time. |
| Feb. 23, 2026 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23. |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2026 · 311 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1281
| Introduced by Senator Valladares |
February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 17000 of the Public Resources Code, relating to public resources.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1281, as introduced, Valladares. Public resources: certified community conservation corps.
Existing law provides for certified community conservation corps, defined as 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.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17000 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:17000.
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 on, or that is formed subsequent to, 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.
(c) “Department” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
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