(a) In recruiting and enrolling corpsmembers and special corpsmembers, the director may select an applicant for enrollment in the corps program who is on probation, parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision.
(b) When selecting an applicant for enrollment in the corps program pursuant to subdivision (a), the director shall consider the applicant’s overall fitness to join the corps, which shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of all of the following:
(1) Any potential impacts the applicant may have on public safety as well as the safety of other members of the corps.
(2) Whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code.
(3) Whether the applicant is on lifetime parole.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 571, Sec. 1. (AB 278) Effective January 1, 2020.)