(a) The corps may enter into a contract with an individual or collective of community conservation corps certified pursuant to Section 14507.5 for a project or program that is in furtherance of Section 14000 and that consists of one or more of the following:
(1) Natural resources and land management projects.
(2) Energy and climate programs.
(3) Emergency response services.
(4) Educational, programming, and training services.
(5) Corpsmember services.
(6) Ancillary services.
(b) The director may establish guidelines for purposes of this section. If the director establishes guidelines for purposes of this section, a contract entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall adhere to those guidelines.
(c) The corps shall file a report on the success of any program or project undertaken pursuant to this section with the Legislature in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code before January 1, 2023.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 253, Sec. 1. (AB 1928) Effective January 1, 2019. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)