Section 3472 - Joint Venture Employer Selection Criteria(a) A Joint Venture Employer (JVE) shall be selected on the basis of their ability to further the purpose of the PILI. The secretary shall consider the employer's ability to: (1) Provide incarcerated persons with the means to reimburse the state from earned wages for a portion of the cost of the incarcerated person's room and board.(2) Provide incarcerated persons with the means of paying restitution and compensation to the victims of crime from wages earned.(3) Employ incarcerated persons in productive work and provide them with the opportunity to earn money while encouraging and maintaining safe prison operations.(4) Provide incarcerated persons with the means to support their families to the extent possible.(5) Teach incarcerated persons skills and work habits that may be used upon their release from prison by patterning the operation after those operations outside of prison.(6) Assist incarcerated persons in their rehabilitation.(7) Assist with retaining or reclaiming jobs for California, supporting new or developing California industries, or creating jobs for a deficient labor market as determined in cooperation with the Employment Development Department.(b) The secretary shall consider whether the operation will have an adverse impact upon California's labor force.(c) The secretary shall consider the operation's effect on public safety, security of the institution, and applicable worker safety standards.(d) The secretary shall consider the financial status and stability of the prospective Joint Venture Employer company prior to the execution of a contract with the Joint Venture Employer.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3472
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2717.3 and 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2717.2, 2717.5 and 5054, Penal Code; and Section 5, Article XIV of the State Constitution.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2717.3 and 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2717.2, 2717.5 and 5054, Penal Code; and Section 5, Article XIV of the State Constitution.
1. Renumbering of section 3481 to new section 3472 filed 3-25-2020 as an emergency; operative 6/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 13). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2020 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Emergency filed 3-25-2020 and operative 6-1-2020 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-9-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Renumbering of section 3481 to new section 3472 refiled 2-25-2021 as an emergency; operative 3/10/2021 (Register 2021, No. 9). Emergency expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-8-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Renumbering of section 3481 to new section 3472 refiled 10-4-2021 as an emergency; operative 10/8/2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(d) (Register 2021, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(h) or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-4-2021 order transmitted to OAL 12-7-2021 and filed 1/5/2022 (Register 2022, No. 1).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(6) filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).