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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Altamirano
DATE TYPED 2/10/2005 HB
SHORT TITLE Youth Conservation Corps Tuition Vouchers
SB 352
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
NFI
$3.0 Recurring YCC Operating
Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 352 provides for corps members who have twelve full months of employment as a
corps member during a period not to exceed forty-eight months, and who have received satisfac-
tory evaluations throughout their employment to receive as additional compensation a one thou-
sand five hundred dollar ($1,500) educational tuition voucher. This is increased from the current
amount of $1 thousand dollars.
Significant Issues
At present, many corps members select the $500 cash bonus rather than the tuition assistance.
The agency would like to expand the number of members taking advantage of tuition waivers to
further educational opportunities. Raising the waiver amount to $1,500 is expected to influence
more corps members to select the voucher over the cash, resulting in a higher percentage of
youth attending institutions of higher education.