SB 726: Public resources: state parks: Outdoor Equity Grants Program: applicants.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2025-02-21
Current Status:
Failed
(2026-02-02: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.)
Introduced
In Committee
Awaiting First Chamber Vote
Passed First Chamber
In Committee
Awaiting Second Chamber Vote
Passed Second Chamber
Enacted
What does this bill do?
This bill makes a minor, nonsubstantive change to the annual reporting wording for the Outdoor Equity Grants Program, affecting the Department of Parks and Recreation’s report to the Legislature. It simply reorders two entries in the required report—listing “educational objectives achieved” before “partnerships formed”—without changing what must be reported.
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Existing law requires the Director of Parks and Recreation to establish the Outdoor Equity Grants Program to increase the ability of underserved and at-risk populations to participate in outdoor environmental education experiences at state parks and other public lands where outdoor environmental outdoor education programs take place. Existing law requires the program to award grants to public organizations, including local governments and local educational agencies, joint power authorities, open-space authorities, regional open-space districts, other relevant public agencies or nonprofit organizations, as specified.
Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to gather information on applications following each award year to evaluate the effectiveness of outdoor environmental education programs in achieving the objectives of the grant program.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
(a)The department shall gather information from applicants following each award year for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of outdoor environmental education programs in achieving the objectives of the grant program. Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the department shall annually summarize and report this information for the previous award year to the appropriate budget and fiscal committees of the Legislature. The information in the annual report shall include the total number of children served, the total number and types of entities that received grant awards, appropriate recommendations to improve the grant program, partnerships formed, educational objectives achieved, educational objectives achieved, partnerships formed, the total number of applications received, and the total number of children who would have been served had all applicants for the award year received grant awards.
(b)A report required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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| Feb 2, 2026 | Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Referred to Com. on RLS. |
| Feb 24, 2025 | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Read first time. |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
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