Section 14410.

14410. No later than July 1, 2019, the director shall establish a forestry corps program. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 635, Sec. 2. (AB 2126) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Section 14411.

14411. (a) The forestry corps program shall accomplish all of the following objectives: (1) Develop and implement forest health projects, pursuant to Section 14412. (2) Establish forestry corps crews, pursuant to Section 14413. (3) Provide assistance to corps members in obtaining forestry and forest technician degrees and certificates. (4) Train corps members to operate equipment in forestry and related fields. […]

Section 14412.

14412. Forest health projects may include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Fuels reduction and hazardous fuels removal. (b) Seedling and tree planting. (c) Cone and seed collection. (d) Tree mortality and tree felling. (e) Tree nursery and arborist training. (f) Forestry and conservation awareness and educational outreach. (g) Participation in forestry pilot programs. (h) Wildlands forest firefighting training. […]

Section 14413.

14413. (a) No later than January 1, 2020, the director shall establish two forestry corps crews, one to be based in the Central Valley and the other in the Inland Empire, as follows: (1) To the extent feasible, the Central Valley forestry corps crew shall be administered and operated as a Greater Valley Conservation Corps program and […]