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Committee advances bill to translate prison fire-camp experience into apprenticeship credit
Summary
SB 1012 would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and apprenticeship programs to recognize fire camp training so formerly incarcerated participants can access state-approved apprenticeships; labor and training witnesses testified their camps provide substantial hands-on experience but certification gaps block hiring.
Senate Bill 1012, the "Fire Camp to Career Act," advanced out of the Senate Public Safety Committee after testimony from labor unions, formerly incarcerated workers and apprenticeship trainers who said participants in California conservation camps gain real, transferable skills but often return home without recognized certifications.
Author Senator Cinna Small Cuevas said the bill "strengthens pathways to stable skilled careers for incarcerated individuals with fire camp experience" and would…
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