BILL NUMBER: AB 735INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Mitchell FEBRUARY 17, 2011 An act to add Section 14104.1 to the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 735, as introduced, Mitchell. Department of Transportation: internships and student assistants. Existing law creates the Department of Transportation with various powers and duties with respect to transportation programs and projects. Existing law provides that the department may employ such assistance as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. This bill would require the department, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, to give preference to persons who are, or have recently been, in the foster care system and persons who have recently been incarcerated by, or otherwise in contact with, the juvenile justice system and who remain at substantial risk for recidivism. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 14104.1 is added to the Government Code, to read: 14104.1. The department, when hiring for internships and student assistant positions, shall give preference to persons who are, or have recently been, in the foster care system and persons who have recently been incarcerated by, or otherwise in contact with, the juvenile justice system and who remain at substantial risk for recidivism.