text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), any person employed or under contract to provide diagnostic, treatment, or other mental health services in the state or to supervise or provide consultation on these services in the state correctional system shall be a physician and surgeon, a psychologist, or other health or mental health professional, licensed to practice in this state.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 5068, the following persons are exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a), so long as they continue in employment in the same class and in the same department:

(1) Persons employed on January 1, 1985, as psychologists to provide diagnostic or treatment services, including those persons on authorized leave, but not including intermittent personnel.

(2) Persons employed on January 1, 1989, to supervise or provide consultation on the diagnostic or treatment services, including persons on authorized leave, but not including intermittent personnel.

(c) (1) (A) The requirements of subdivision (a) may be waived by the secretary solely for persons in the professions of psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional clinical counseling who are gaining qualifying experience for licensure in those professions in this state. Providers working in a licensed health care facility operated by the department shall also obtain a waiver in accordance with Section 1277 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, “qualifying experience” means experience that satisfies the requirements of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900), Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991), or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.

(2) A waiver granted pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed four years from commencement of the employment in this state in a position that includes qualifying experience, at which time licensure shall have been obtained or the employment shall be terminated, except that an extension of a waiver of licensure may be granted for one additional year, based on extenuating circumstances determined by the department pursuant to subdivision (d). For persons employed as psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, or professional clinical counselors less than full time, an extension of a waiver of licensure may be granted for additional years proportional to the extent of part-time employment, as long as the person is employed without interruption in service, but in no case shall the waiver of licensure exceed five years in the case of psychologists or six years in the case of clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, or professional clinical counselors. However, this durational limitation upon waivers shall not apply to active candidates for a doctoral degree in social work, social welfare, or social science who are enrolled at an accredited university, college, or professional school, but these limitations shall apply following completion of that training.

(3) A waiver pursuant to this subdivision shall be granted only to the extent necessary to qualify for licensure, except that personnel recruited for employment from outside this state and whose experience is sufficient to gain admission to a licensure examination shall nevertheless have one year from the date of their employment in California to become licensed, at which time licensure shall have been obtained or the employment shall be terminated, provided that the employee shall take the licensure examination at the earliest possible date after the date of the employee’s employment, and if the employee does not pass the examination at that time, the employee shall have a second opportunity to pass the next possible examination, subject to the one-year limit.

(d) The department shall grant a request for an extension of a waiver of licensure pursuant to subdivision (c) based on extenuating circumstances if any of the following circumstances exist:

(1) The person requesting the extension has experienced a recent catastrophic event that may impair the person’s ability to qualify for and pass the licensure examination. Those events may include, but are not limited to, significant hardship caused by a natural disaster; serious and prolonged illness of the person; serious and prolonged illness or death of a child, spouse, or parent; or other stressful circumstances.

(2) The person requesting the extension has difficulty speaking or writing the English language, or other cultural and ethnic factors exist that substantially impair the person’s ability to qualify for and pass the license examination.

(3) The person requesting the extension has experienced other personal hardship that the department, in its discretion, determines to warrant the extension.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 8. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.)


kind: section

code: PEN

citation: PEN § 5069

text:
(a) The administrative director of the Division of Industrial Accidents shall formulate procedures for the selection and orderly referral of injured inmates of state penal or correctional institutions who may be benefited by rehabilitation services and retrained for other positions upon release from incarceration. The State Department of Rehabilitation shall cooperate in both designing and monitoring results of rehabilitation programs for the disabled inmates. The primary purpose of this section is to rehabilitate injured inmates in order that they might engage in suitable and gainful employment upon their release.

(b) The director shall notify the injured inmate of the availability of rehabilitation services in those cases where there is continuing disability of 28 days and beyond. A copy of such notification shall be forwarded to the State Department of Rehabilitation.

(c) The initiation of a rehabilitation plan shall be the responsibility of the director.

(d) Upon establishment of a rehabilitation plan, the injured inmate shall cooperate in carrying it out.

(e) The injured inmate shall receive such medical and vocational rehabilitative services as may be reasonably necessary to restore him to suitable employment.

(f) The injured inmate’s rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit and shall not be converted to or replace any workmen’s compensation benefit available to him.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1347.)

path: 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM > 2. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation


citation: PEN § 5070

text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sex of a prison inmate shall not prevent the Director of Corrections from assigning any prison inmate to academic or vocational training programs situated in correctional institutions established for the incarceration of offenders of the opposite sex.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 685.)

title: 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

chapter: 2. The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation


citation: PEN § 5071

text:
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall not assign any prison inmate to employment that provides that inmate with access to personal information of private individuals, including, but not limited to, the following: addresses; telephone numbers; health insurance, taxpayer, school, or employee identification numbers; mothers’ maiden names; demand deposit account, debit card, credit card, savings account, or checking account numbers, PINs, or passwords; social security numbers; places of employment; dates of birth; state- or government-issued driver’s license or identification numbers; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-assigned numbers; government passport numbers; unique biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial scan identifiers, voice prints, retina or iris images, or other similar identifiers; unique electronic identification numbers; address or routing codes; and telecommunication identifying information or access devices.

(b) Any person who is a prison inmate, and who has access to any personal information, shall disclose that they are a prison inmate before taking any personal information from anyone.

(c) This section shall not apply to inmates in employment programs or public service facilities where incidental contact with personal information may occur.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 51. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)


citation: PEN § 5072

text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the State Department of Health Care Services may develop a process to maximize federal financial participation for the provision of acute inpatient hospital services rendered to individuals who, but for their institutional status as inmates, are otherwise eligible for Medi-Cal pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or a Low Income Health Program (LIHP) pursuant to Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 15909) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) Federal reimbursement for acute inpatient hospital services for inmates enrolled in Medi-Cal shall occur through the State Department of Health Care Services and federal reimbursement for acute inpatient hospital services for inmates not enrolled in Medi-Cal but who are eligible for a LIHP shall occur through a county LIHP.

(c) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the State Department of Health Care Services, shall develop a process to claim federal financial participation and to reimburse the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the federal share of the allowable Medicaid cost provision of acute inpatient hospital services rendered to inmates according to this section and for any administrative costs incurred in support of those services.

(2) Public or community hospitals shall invoice the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to obtain reimbursement for acute inpatient hospital services in accordance with contracted rates of reimbursement, or if no contract is in place, the rates pursuant to Section 5023.5. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall reimburse a public or community hospital for the delivery of acute inpatient hospital services rendered to an inmate pursuant to this section. For individuals eligible for Medi-Cal pursuant to this section, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit a quarterly invoice to the State Department of Health Care Services for claiming federal participation at the Medi-Cal rate for acute inpatient hospital services. For enrollees in the LIHP, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit a quarterly invoice to the county of last legal residence pursuant to Section 14053.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The county shall submit the invoice to the State Department of Health Care Services for claiming federal financial participation for acute inpatient hospital services for individuals made eligible pursuant to this section, pursuant to Section 14053.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and pursuant to the process developed in subdivision (b). The State Department of Health Care Services shall claim federal participation for eligible services for LIHP enrolled inmates at the rate paid by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The State Department of Health Care Services and counties shall remit funds received for federal participation to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for allowable costs incurred as a result of delivering acute inpatient hospital services allowable under this section.

(3) The county LIHPs shall not experience any additional net expenditures of county funds due to the provision of services under this section.

(4) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall reimburse the State Department of Health Care Services and counties for administrative costs that are not reimbursed by the federal government.

(5) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall reimburse the State Department of Health Care Services for any disallowance that is required to be returned to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for any litigation costs incurred due to the implementation of this section.

(d) (1) The state shall indemnify and hold harmless participating entities that operate a LIHP, including all counties, and all counties that operate in a consortium that participates as a LIHP, against any and all losses, including, but not limited to, claims, demands, liabilities, court costs, judgments, or obligations, due to the implementation of this section as directed by the secretary and the State Department of Health Care Services.

(2) The State Department of Health Care Services may at its discretion require a county, as a condition of participation as a LIHP, to enroll an eligible inmate into its LIHP if the county is the inmate’s county of last legal residence.

(3) The county LIHPs shall be held harmless by the state for any disallowance or deferral if federal action is taken due to the implementation of this section in accord with the state’s policies, directions, and requirements.

(e) (1) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in conjunction with the State Department of Health Care Services, shall develop a process to facilitate eligibility determinations for individuals who may be eligible for Medi-Cal or a LIHP pursuant to this section and Section 14053.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall assist inmates in completing either the Medi-Cal or LIHP application as appropriate and shall forward that application to the State Department of Health Care Services for processing.

(3) Notwithstanding any other state law, and only to the extent that federal law allows and federal financial participation is available, for the limited purpose of implementing this section, the department or its designee is authorized to act on behalf of an inmate for purposes of applying for or determinations of Medi-Cal or LIHP eligibility.

(f) (1) This section does not restrict or limit the eligibility or alter county responsibility for payment of any service delivered to a parolee who has been released from detention or incarceration and now resides in a county that participates in the LIHP. If otherwise eligible for the county’s LIHP, the LIHP shall enroll the parolee.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), at the option of the state, for enrolled parolees who have been released from detention or incarceration and now reside in a county that participates in a LIHP, the LIHP shall reimburse providers for the delivery of services which are otherwise the responsibility of the state to provide. Payment for these medical services, including both the state and federal shares of reimbursement, shall be included as part of the reimbursement process described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).

(3) Enrollment of individuals in a LIHP under this subdivision shall be subject to any enrollment limitations described in subdivision (h) of Section 15910 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(g) The department shall be responsible to the LIHP for the nonfederal share of any reimbursement made for the provision of acute inpatient hospital services rendered to inmates pursuant to this section.

(h) Reimbursement pursuant to this section shall be limited to those acute inpatient hospital services for which federal financial participation pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act is allowed.

(i) This section shall have no force or effect if there is a final judicial determination made by any state or federal court that is not appealed, or by a court of appellate jurisdiction that is not further appealed, in any action by any party, or a final determination by the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that limits or affects the department’s authority to select the hospitals used to provide inpatient hospital services to inmates.

(j) It is the intent of the Legislature that the implementation of this section will result in state General Fund savings for the funding of acute inpatient hospital services provided to inmates along with any related administrative costs.

(k) Any agreements entered into under this section for Medi-Cal or a LIHP to provide for reimbursement of acute inpatient hospital services and administrative expenditures as described in subdivision (c) shall not be subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(l) This section shall be implemented in a manner that is consistent with federal Medicaid law and regulations. The Director of the State Department of Health Care Services shall seek any federal approvals necessary for the implementation of this section. This section shall be implemented only when and to the extent that any necessary federal approval is obtained, and only to the extent that existing levels of federal financial participation are not otherwise jeopardized.

(m) To the extent that the Director of the State Department of Health Care Services determines that existing levels of federal financial participation are jeopardized, this section shall no longer be implemented.

(n) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the State Department of Health Care Services may, without taking any further regulatory action, implement this section by means of all-county letters, provider bulletins, facility letters, or similar instructions.

(o) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) The term “county of last legal residence” means the county in which the inmate resided at the time of arrest that resulted in conviction and incarceration in a state prison facility.

(2) The term “inmate” means an adult who is involuntarily residing in a state prison facility operated, administered, or regulated, directly or indirectly, by the department.

(3) During the existence of the receivership established in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C01-1351 TEH, Plata v. Schwarzenegger, references in this section to the “secretary” shall mean the receiver appointed in that action, who shall implement portions of this section that would otherwise be within the secretary’s responsibility.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 162. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)


citation: PEN § 5073

text:
(a) When jurisdiction of an inmate is transferred from or between the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the State Department of State Hospitals, and county agencies caring for inmates, these agencies shall disclose, by electronic transmission when possible, mental health records for any transferred inmate who received mental health services while in the custody of the transferring facility. The mental health records shall be disclosed at the time of transfer or within seven days of the transfer of custody, except when the person is transferred to a state hospital when the records shall be provided prior to, or at the time of, transfer.

(b) Mental health records shall be disclosed by and between a county correctional facility, county medical facility, state correctional facility, state hospital, or state-assigned mental health provider to ensure sufficient mental health history is available for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Section 2962 for inmate evaluations and to ensure the continuity of mental health treatment of an inmate being transferred between those facilities.

(c) For the purpose of this section, “mental health records” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Clinician assessments, contact notes, and progress notes.

(2) Date of mental health treatment and services.

(3) Incident reports.

(4) List of an inmate’s medical conditions and medications.

(5) Psychiatrist assessments, contact notes, and progress notes.

(6) Suicide watch, mental health crisis, or alternative housing placement records.

(d) All transmissions made pursuant to this section shall comply with the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code), Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 123100) of Part 1 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, the Information Practices Act of 1977 Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (Public Law 104-191), the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) (Public Law 111-005), and the corresponding implementing regulations relating to privacy and security in Parts 160 and 164 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 968, Sec. 2. (AB 2526) Effective January 1, 2023.)


citation: PEN § 5075

text:
(a) There is hereby created the Board of Parole Hearings. Any reference to the Board of Prison Terms in this code or any other law refers to the Board of Parole Hearings. As of July 1, 2005, the Board of Prison Terms is abolished.

(b) (1) The Governor shall appoint 21 commissioners, subject to Senate confirmation, pursuant to this section. These commissioners shall be appointed and trained to hear only adult matters. Except as specified in paragraph (3), commissioners shall hold office for terms of three years, each term to commence on the expiration date of the predecessor. An appointment to a vacancy that occurs for any reason other than expiration of the term shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. Commissioners are eligible for reappointment.

(2) The terms of the commissioners shall expire as follows:

(A) Seven shall expire on July 1, 2022.

(B) Seven shall expire on July 1, 2023.

(C) Seven shall expire on July 1, 2024.

(3) The terms of the four commissioners whose positions were created by the act that increased the number of commissioners to 21 in paragraph (1) shall begin on July 1, 2021, and shall be as follows: one commissioner’s term shall be for one year, two commissioners’ terms shall be for two years, and one commissioner’s term shall be for three years.

(4) The selection of persons and their appointment by the Governor and confirmation by the Senate shall reflect as nearly as possible a cross section of the racial, sexual orientation, gender identity, economic, and geographic features of the population of the state.

(c) The Governor may designate a chairperson of the board periodically. The Governor shall appoint an executive officer of the board, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The executive officer shall be the administrative head of the board and shall exercise all duties and functions necessary to ensure that the responsibilities of the board are successfully discharged. The executive officer shall be the appointing authority for all civil service positions of employment with the board.

(d) Each commissioner shall participate in hearings on each workday, except if it is necessary for a commissioner to attend training, en banc hearings or full board meetings, or other administrative business requiring the participation of the commissioner. For purposes of this subdivision, these hearings include parole consideration hearings and parole rescission hearings.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 15. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)

chapter: 3. The Board of Parole Hearings

path: 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM > 3. The Board of Parole Hearings


text:
The Board of Parole Hearings shall do all of the following:

(a) Conduct parole consideration hearings, parole rescission hearings, and parole progress hearings for adults under the jurisdiction of the department.

(b) Conduct mentally disordered offender hearings.

(c) Conduct sexually violent predator hearings.

(d) Review inmates’ requests for reconsideration of denial of good-time credit and setting of parole length or conditions, pursuant to Section 5077.

(e) Determine revocation of parole for adult offenders under the jurisdiction of the Division of Adult Parole Operations, pursuant to Section 5077.

(f) Conduct studies pursuant to Section 3150 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(g) Investigate and report on all applications for reprieves, pardons, and commutation of sentence, as provided in Title 6 (commencing with Section 4800) of Part 3.

(h) Exercise other powers and duties as prescribed by law.

(i) Effective January 1, 2007, all commissioners appointed and trained to hear juvenile parole matters, together with their duties prescribed by law as functions of the Board of Parole Hearings concerning wards under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, are transferred to the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice. All applicable regulations in effect at the time of transfer shall be deemed to apply to those commissioners until new regulations are adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 25. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)


text: All commissioners and deputy commissioners who conduct hearings for the purpose of considering the parole suitability of prisoners or the setting of a parole release date for prisoners, shall receive initial training on domestic violence cases and intimate partner battering and its effects.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 215, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)


text:
(a) Commissioners and deputy commissioners hearing matters concerning adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall have a broad background in criminal justice and an ability for appraisal of adult offenders, the crimes for which those persons are committed, and the evaluation of an individual’s progress toward reformation. Insofar as practicable, commissioners and deputy commissioners shall have a varied interest in adult correction work, public safety, and shall have experience or education in the fields of corrections, sociology, law, law enforcement, medicine, mental health, or education. In addition, insofar as practicable, commissioners and deputy commissioners may have professional or lived experience or educational background that may enhance the expertise of the parole board, including, but not limited to, the areas of social work, substance use disorder treatment, foster care, rehabilitation, community reentry, or the effects of trauma and poverty.

(b) All commissioners and deputy commissioners who conduct hearings for the purpose of considering the parole suitability of inmates, the setting of a parole release date for inmates, or the revocation of parole for adult parolees, shall, within 60 days of appointment and annually thereafter undergo a minimum of 40 hours of training in the following areas:

(1) Treatment and training programs provided to inmates at Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions, including, but not limited to, educational, vocational, mental health, medical, substance abuse, psychotherapeutic counseling, and sex offender treatment programs.

(2) Parole services.

(3) Commissioner duties and responsibilities.

(4) Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to conducting parole hearings, including the rights of victims, witnesses, and inmates.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 16. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)


citation: PEN § 5076

text: Each commissioner of the board shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office and shall receive an annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1446, Sec. 5.)


text:
(a) The board shall meet at each of the state prisons and facilities under the jurisdiction of the Division of Adult Institutions. Meetings shall be held at whatever times may be necessary for a full and complete study of the cases of all inmates whose matters are considered. Other times and places of meeting may also be designated by the board. Each commissioner of the board shall receive their actual necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Where the board performs its functions by meeting en banc in either public or executive sessions to decide matters of general policy, a majority of commissioners holding office on the date the matter is heard shall be present, and no action shall be valid unless it is concurred in by a majority vote of those present.

(b) The board may use deputy commissioners to whom it may assign appropriate duties, including hearing cases and making decisions. Those decisions shall be made in accordance with policies approved by a majority of commissioners holding office.

(c) The board may meet and transact business in panels. Each panel shall consist of two or more persons, subject to subdivision (d) of Section 3041. No action shall be valid unless concurred in by a majority vote of the persons present. In the event of a tie vote, the matter shall be referred for en banc review by the board. The commissioners conducting the review shall consider the full record that was before the panel that resulted in the tie vote. The review shall be limited to the full record that was before the panel that resulted in the tie vote. New evidence or comment shall not be considered in the en banc proceeding. A commissioner who was involved in the tie vote shall be recused from consideration of the matter in the en banc review.

(d) Consideration of parole release for persons sentenced to life imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1168 shall be heard by a panel of two or more commissioners or deputy commissioners, of which only one may be a deputy commissioner. A recommendation for recall of a sentence under Section 1172.1 shall be made by a panel of two or more commissioners or deputy commissioners, of which only one may be a deputy commissioner.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 28. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.)


text:
(a) Any rules and regulations, including any resolutions and policy statements, promulgated by the Board of Parole Hearings, shall be promulgated and filed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall, to the extent practical, be stated in language that is easily understood by the general public.

(b) The Board of Parole Hearings shall maintain, publish and make available to the general public, a compendium of its rules and regulations, including any resolutions and policy statements, promulgated pursuant to this section.

(c) The exception specified in this subdivision to the procedures specified in this section shall apply to the Board of Parole Hearings. The executive officer may specify an effective date that is any time more than 30 days after the rule or regulation is filed with the Secretary of State. However, no less than 20 days prior to that effective date, copies of the rule or regulation shall be posted in conspicuous places throughout each institution and shall be mailed to all persons or organizations who request them.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 18. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)


text: The executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings shall have the authority of a head of a department set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 of the Government Code to issue subpoenas as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The board shall adopt regulations on the policies and guidelines for the issuance of subpoenas.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 19. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)


citation: PEN § 5077

text: The Board of Prison Terms shall review the prisoners’ requests for reconsideration of denial of good-time credit, and setting of parole length or conditions, and shall have the authority to modify the previously made decisions of the Department of Corrections as to these matters. The revocation of parole shall be determined by the Board of Prison Terms.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 357, Sec. 2. Effective August 19, 1996.)


citation: PEN § 5078

text:
(a) The Board of Prison Terms shall succeed to and shall exercise and perform all powers and duties granted to, exercised by, and imposed upon the Adult Authority, the California Women’s Board of Terms and Paroles, and the Community Release Board.

(b) The Adult Authority and California Women’s Board of Terms and Paroles are abolished.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 255.)


citation: PEN § 5079

text:
The Director of Corrections shall provide facilities and licensed professional personnel for a psychiatric and diagnostic clinic and such branches thereof as may be required at one or more of the state prisons or institutions under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. The director shall have full administrative authority and responsibility for operation of the clinics. All required mental health treatment or diagnostic services shall be provided under the supervision of a psychiatrist licensed to practice in this state, or a psychologist licensed to practice in this state and who holds a doctoral degree and has at least two years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders. All such clinics shall be under the direction of such a psychiatrist or psychologist. A psychiatrist shall be available to assume responsibility for all acts of diagnosis or treatment which may only be performed by a licensed physician and surgeon.

The work of the clinic shall include a scientific study of each prisoner, his or her career and life history, the cause of his or her criminal acts and recommendations for his or her care, training, and employment with a view to his or her reformation and to the protection of society. The recommendation shall be submitted to the Director of Corrections and shall not be effective until approved by the director. The Director of Corrections may modify or reject the recommendations as he or she sees fit.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1123, Sec. 5.)


citation: PEN § 5080

text:
The Director of Corrections may transfer persons confined in one state prison institution or facility of the Department of Corrections to another. The Board of Prison Terms may request the Director of Corrections to transfer an inmate who is under its parole-granting jurisdiction if, after review of the case history in the course of routine procedures, such transfer is deemed advisable for the further diagnosis, and treatment of the inmate. The director shall as soon as practicable comply with such request, provided that, if facilities are not available he shall report that fact to the Board of Prison Terms and shall make the transfer as soon as facilities become available; provided further, that if in the opinion of the Director of Corrections such transfer would endanger security he may report that fact to the Board of Prison Terms and refuse to make such transfer.

When transferring an inmate from one state prison, institution, or facility of the Department of Corrections to another, the director may, as necessary or convenient, authorize transportation via a route that lies partly outside this state.


citation: PEN § 5081

text: The Governor may remove any member of the Board of Prison Terms for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty after a full hearing by the Board of Corrections.


citation: PEN § 5085

text: The Robert Presley Institute of Corrections Research and Training, which provides and aggregates research on youth and adult corrections education and training, is hereby renamed the Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies and shall be transferred to the University of California. It is the intent of the Legislature that the center be maintained on the Riverside campus of the University of California.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 778, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

path: 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM > 3.5. The Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies


citation: PEN § 5086

text:
It is the intent of the Legislature that the university seek funding from federal, state, and private sources for research projects carried out by the center under the university’s direction. The center shall have the following research goals:

(a) To better protect the public from crime by determining the causes of, and means of preventing, violence, crime, and criminal deviance.

(b) To identify the methods and practices necessary for the most beneficial operation of law enforcement and local and state youth and adult correctional institutions.

(c) To reduce violence and recidivism rates in prisons, jails, and youth facilities.

chapter: 3.5. The Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies


citation: PEN § 5087

text:
The chancellor of the Riverside campus may appoint an advisory committee to assist in establishing research priorities. The university shall consult with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Division of Juvenile Justice, local law enforcement, probation, parole, and correctional agencies, and persons of experience or education in other higher education institutions in the field of corrections or related fields on the activities of the center. These projects shall be related to the center’s goals as specified in Section 5086 and may also include, but not be limited to, applied and theoretical research in the following areas:

(a) Methods of ensuring secure, cost-effective, safe, and gang-free incarceration in California’s correctional institutions, including approaches to ameliorate overcrowding in those institutions.

(b) New approaches to reduce inmate and ward recidivism and consequent victimization of California citizens.

(c) Correctional facility management, planning, design, and construction.

(d) New approaches to rehabilitate inmates and wards during and after incarceration and to integrate offenders into society after incarceration.

(e) New approaches to inmate and ward diagnosis, classification, and treatment.

(f) At-promise youth and street gang activity.

(g) Law enforcement.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 800, Sec. 16. (AB 413) Effective January 1, 2020.)


citation: PEN § 5088

text: The university shall negotiate and approve terms, services, and costs of contracts and research projects for purposes of this chapter.


citation: PEN § 6001

text: Commencing July 1, 2005, the establishment, organization, jurisdiction, powers, duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Youth Authority as provided in the Youth Authority Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1700) of Division 2.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), as it existed on June 30, 2005, are continued in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 52. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.)

chapter: 4. Division of Juvenile Facilities

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citation: PEN § 6005

text:
(a) Whenever a person confined to a correctional institution under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is charged with a public offense committed within the confines of that institution and is tried for that public offense, a city, county, or superior court shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary costs connected with that matter.

(b) The appropriate financial officer or other designated official of a county or the city finance officer of a city incurring any costs in connection with that matter shall make out a statement of all the costs incurred by the county or city for the investigation, the preparation for the trial, participation in the actual trial of the case, all guarding and keeping of the person, and the execution of the sentence of the person, properly certified to by a judge of the superior court of the county. The statement may not include any costs that are incurred by the superior court pursuant to subdivision (c). The statement shall be sent to the department for its approval. After the approval the department must cause the amount of the costs to be paid out of the money appropriated for the support of the department to the county treasurer of the county or the city finance officer of the city incurring those costs.

(c) The superior court shall prepare a statement of all costs incurred by the court for the preparation of the trial and the actual trial of the case. The statement may not include any costs that are incurred by the city or county pursuant to subdivision (a). The statement shall be sent to the Administrative Office of the Courts for approval and reimbursement.

(d) No city, county, or other jurisdiction may file, and the state may not reimburse, a claim pursuant to this section that is presented to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or to any other agency or department of the state more than six months after the close of the month in which the costs were incurred.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 175, Sec. 12. Effective August 24, 2007.)


citation: PEN § 6006

text: The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop rules regarding the mandatory examination or testing for tuberculosis of the staff of the department. These rules shall include mandated annual examination for tuberculosis of employees whose primary job functions require them to work inside an institution and as a part of preemployment requirements. Except as provided in Section 6007, the confidentiality of the test results shall be maintained. However, statistical summaries that do not identify specific individuals may be prepared.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 9. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.)

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text:
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Annual TB screening” means a yearly risk assessment to determine the presence of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms in an individual.

(b) “Baseline TB screening and testing” means a process that includes an individual TB risk assessment and an initial TB test, as defined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

(c) “Certificate” means a document signed by a licensed health care professional or their designee. The certificate shall indicate that the baseline TB screening and testing, annual TB screening, or medical evaluation was performed in accordance with the recommendations of the federal CDC.

(d) “Department” means the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(e) “Follow up care” means continued medical evaluations or treatment of a person after their initial baseline TB screening and testing or annual TB screening.

(f) “Institution” means any state prison, camp, or other facility where incarcerated persons are housed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(g) “Medical evaluation” means a gathering of patient information by a licensed health care professional, which may include, but is not limited to, a comprehensive history, physical examination, or tests in accordance with the recommendations of the federal CDC used to diagnose, assess, and treat TB.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 11. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.)

chapter: 4.5. Examination of Staff for Tuberculosis


citation: PEN § 6007

text:
(a) A person who is employed by the department and whose primary job functions require them to work inside an institution shall complete baseline TB screening and testing and shall provide a certificate to the department within seven days of appointment to their position showing they are free of active tuberculosis. The employee shall not be allowed to perform any job duties within a licensed area within the institution until the certificate has been submitted and accepted by the department.

(b) (1) An employee whose primary job functions require them to work inside an institution shall receive annual TB screening and ensure that certificates are submitted and accepted by the department showing they are free of active tuberculosis. If an employee is suspected of having active tuberculosis during an annual TB screening, the employee shall have a medical evaluation to determine the need for follow up care in accordance with the recommendations of the federal CDC.

(2) The department may require more frequent TB screening or testing, including skin or blood tests, if there is a known exposure or ongoing transmission within an institution.

(c) The department shall ensure that all annual TB screenings are:

(1) Offered to the employee promptly at a reasonable time and place.

(2) Offered at no cost to the employee.

(3) Performed by, or under the supervision of, a licensed health care professional.

(d) The department may contract with a licensed health care professional to administer the baseline TB screening and testing, annual TB screening, or medical evaluations. An employee who declines the department’s offer of these services shall obtain the services through their personal licensed health care providers at no cost to the department.

(e) Follow up care for tuberculosis shall be pursued through the workers’ compensation system as provided in Division 4 (commencing with Section 3200) and Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300) of the Labor Code for job-related incidents or through the employee’s health insurance plan for non-job-related incidents. The department shall file a report for an employee whose test or medical evaluation for tuberculosis is positive. In addition, the department shall follow the guidelines, policies, and procedures of the workers’ compensation early intervention program pursuant to Section 3214 of the Labor Code.

(f) The department shall maintain a file containing an up-to-date certificate for each employee.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 13. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.)


citation: PEN § 6009

text: In enacting this chapter, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that tuberculosis is a serious contagious disease. It is vital to the health and safety of inmates, employees, and the public at large, to conduct appropriate examinations and testing and to ensure that staff who test positive for tuberculosis obtain appropriate treatment in order to control the spread of tuberculosis in California’s institutions.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 932, Sec. 8. Effective October 8, 1993.)


citation: PEN § 6024

text:
(a) Commencing July 1, 2012, there is hereby established the Board of State and Community Corrections. The Board of State and Community Corrections shall be an entity independent of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Governor may appoint an executive officer of the board, subject to Senate confirmation, who shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Governor. The executive officer shall be the administrative head of the board and shall exercise all duties and functions necessary to ensure that the responsibilities of the board are successfully discharged. As of July 1, 2012, any references to the Board of Corrections or the Corrections Standards Authority shall refer to the Board of State and Community Corrections. As of that date, the Corrections Standards Authority is abolished.

(b) The mission of the board shall include providing statewide leadership, coordination, and technical assistance to promote effective state and local efforts and partnerships in California’s adult and juvenile criminal justice system, including addressing gang problems, and to promote legal and safe conditions for youth, inmates, and staff in local detention facilities. This mission shall reflect the principle of aligning fiscal policy and correctional practices, including, but not limited to prevention, intervention, suppression, supervision, and incapacitation, to promote a justice investment strategy that fits each county and is consistent with the integrated statewide goal of improved public safety through cost-effective, promising, and evidence-based strategies for managing criminal justice populations.

(c) The board shall regularly seek advice from a balanced range of stakeholders and subject matter experts on issues pertaining to adult corrections, juvenile justice, and gang problems relevant to its mission. Toward this end, the board shall seek to ensure that its efforts (1) are systematically informed by experts and stakeholders with the most specific knowledge concerning the subject matter, (2) include the participation of those who must implement a board decision and are impacted by a board decision, and (3) promote collaboration and innovative problem solving consistent with the mission of the board. The board may create special committees, with the authority to establish working subgroups as necessary, in furtherance of this subdivision to carry out specified tasks and to submit its findings and recommendations from that effort to the board.

(d) The board shall act as the supervisory board of the state planning agency pursuant to federal acts. It shall annually review and approve, or review, revise, and approve, the comprehensive state plan for the improvement of criminal justice and delinquency and gang prevention activities throughout the state, shall establish priorities for the use of funds as are available pursuant to federal acts, and shall approve the expenditure of all funds pursuant to such plans or federal acts, provided that the approval of those expenditures may be granted to single projects or to groups of projects.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that any statutory authority conferred on the Corrections Standards Authority or the previously abolished Board of Corrections shall apply to the Board of State and Community Corrections on and after July 1, 2012, unless expressly repealed by the act that added this section. The Board of State and Community Corrections is the successor to the Corrections Standards Authority, and as of July 1, 2012, is vested with all of the authority’s rights, powers, authority, and duties, unless specifically repealed by this act.

(f) For purposes of this chapter, “federal acts” means Subchapter V of Chapter 46 of the federal Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-351, 82 Stat. 197; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3750 et seq.) and any act or acts amendatory or supplemental thereto.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 50, Sec. 2. (AB 169) Effective July 2, 2024.)

chapter: 5. The Corrections Standards Authority

article: 1. General Provisions

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citation: PEN § 6025

text:
(a) Commencing July 1, 2012, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall be composed of 12 members, as follows:

(1) The Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections, who shall be the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(2) The Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(3) A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which has a Corrections Standards Authority rated capacity of 200 or fewer inmates, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(4) A county sheriff in charge of a local detention facility which has a Corrections Standards Authority rated capacity of over 200 inmates, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(5) A county supervisor or county administrative officer. This member shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(6) A chief probation officer from a county with a population over 200,000, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(7) A chief probation officer from a county with a population under 200,000, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(8) A judge appointed by the Judicial Council of California.

(9) A chief of police, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(10) A community provider of rehabilitative treatment or services for adult offenders, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(11) A community provider or advocate with expertise in effective programs, policies, and treatment of at-promise youth and juvenile offenders, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(12) A public member, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(b) Commencing July 1, 2013, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall be composed of 13 members, as follows:

(1) The Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections, who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(3) The Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(4) The individuals listed in paragraphs (3) to (12), inclusive, of subdivision (a), who shall serve or continue to serve terms as provided in subdivision (e).

(c) Commencing July 1, 2024, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall be composed of 15 members, as follows:

(1) The individuals described in subdivision (b), who shall serve or continue to serve terms as provided in subdivision (e).

(2) A licensed health care provider, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(3) A licensed mental or behavioral health care provider, appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

(d) The Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections shall serve full time.

(e) Members shall hold office for terms of three years, each term to commence on the expiration date of the predecessor. Any appointment to a vacancy that occurs for any reason other than expiration of the term shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term. Members are eligible for reappointment.

(f) The board shall select a vice chairperson from among its members, who shall be either a chief probation officer or a sheriff. Eight members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

(g) When the board is hearing charges against any member, the individual concerned shall not sit as a member of the board for the period of hearing of charges and the determination of recommendations to the Governor.

(h) If any appointed member is not in attendance for three meetings in any calendar year, the board shall inform the appointing authority, which may remove that member and make a new appointment, as provided in this section, for the remainder of the term.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 51. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Members of the board, with the exception of the Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections, shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. For purposes of compensation, attendance at meetings of the board shall be deemed performance by a member of the duties of his or her state or local governmental employment.

(b) For the purposes of Section 1090 of the Government Code, members of a committee created by the board pursuant to Section 6046.3 or a committee created with the primary purpose of administering grant funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3751(a)), including a member of the board in his or her capacity as a member of a committee created by the board, have no financial interest in any contract made by the board, including a grant or bond financing transaction, based upon the receipt of compensation for holding public office or public employment.

(c) The Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections shall serve full time. The Department of Human Resources shall fix the compensation of the Chair of the Board of State and Community Corrections.

(d) The amendments to this section by the act that added this subdivision are effective for grant awards made by the board on or after July 1, 2016.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 28. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Director of Corrections, Board of Prison Terms, the Youthful Offender Parole Board, and the Director of the Youth Authority shall file with the Board of Corrections for information of the board or for review and advice to the respective agency as the board may determine, all rules, regulations and manuals relating to or in implementation of policies, procedures, or enabling laws.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 860.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Board of Corrections may delegate any ministerial authority or duty conferred or imposed upon the board to a subordinate officer subject to those conditions as it may choose to impose.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1017, Sec. 2.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6026

text: The Corrections Standards Authority shall be the means whereby the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may correlate its individual programs for adults and youths under its jurisdiction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 58. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6027

text:
(a) It shall be the duty of the Board of State and Community Corrections to collect and maintain available information and data about state and community correctional policies, practices, capacities, and needs, including, but not limited to, prevention, intervention, suppression, supervision, and incapacitation, as they relate to both adult corrections, juvenile justice, and gang problems. The board shall seek to collect and make publicly available up-to-date data and information reflecting the impact of state and community correctional, juvenile justice, and gang-related policies and practices enacted in the state, as well as information and data concerning promising and evidence-based practices from other jurisdictions.

(b) Consistent with subdivision (c) of Section 6024, the board shall also:

(1) Develop recommendations for the improvement of criminal justice and delinquency and gang prevention activity throughout the state.

(2) Identify, promote, and provide technical assistance relating to evidence-based programs, practices, and promising and innovative projects consistent with the mission of the board.

(3) Develop definitions of key terms, including, but not limited to, “recidivism,” “average daily population,” “treatment program completion rates,” and any other terms deemed relevant in order to facilitate consistency in local data collection, evaluation, and implementation of evidence-based practices, promising evidence-based practices, and evidence-based programs. In developing these definitions, the board shall consult with the following stakeholders and experts:

(A) A county supervisor or county administrative officer, selected after conferring with the California State Association of Counties.

(B) A county sheriff, selected after conferring with the California State Sheriffs’ Association.

(C) A chief probation officer, selected after conferring with the Chief Probation Officers of California.

(D) A district attorney, selected after conferring with the California District Attorneys Association.

(E) A public defender, selected after conferring with the California Public Defenders Association.

(F) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(G) A representative from the Administrative Office of the Courts.

(H) A representative from a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute with experience and involvement in research and data relating to California’s criminal justice system.

(I) A representative from a nonprofit agency providing comprehensive reentry services.

(4) Receive and disburse federal funds, and perform all necessary and appropriate services in the performance of its duties as established by federal acts.

(5) Develop comprehensive, unified, and orderly procedures to ensure that applications for grants are processed fairly, efficiently, and in a manner consistent with the mission of the board.

(6) Identify delinquency and gang intervention and prevention grants that have the same or similar program purpose, are allocated to the same entities, serve the same target populations, and have the same desired outcomes for the purpose of consolidating grant funds and programs and moving toward a unified single delinquency intervention and prevention grant application process in adherence with all applicable federal guidelines and mandates.

(7) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to the Legislature, state agencies, units of general local government, combinations of those units, or other public or private agencies, organizations, or institutions in matters relating to criminal justice and delinquency prevention.

(8) Develop incentives for units of local government to develop comprehensive regional partnerships whereby adjacent jurisdictions pool grant funds in order to deliver services, such as job training and employment opportunities, to a broader target population, including at-promise youth, and maximize the impact of state funds at the local level.

(9) Conduct evaluation studies of the programs and activities assisted by the federal acts.

(10) Identify and evaluate state, local, and federal gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention programs and strategies, along with funding for those efforts. The board shall assess and make recommendations for the coordination of the state’s programs, strategies, and funding that address gang and youth violence in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness and coordination of those programs, strategies, and resources. By January 1, 2014, the board shall develop funding allocation policies to ensure that within three years no less than 70 percent of funding for gang and youth violence suppression, intervention, and prevention programs and strategies is used in programs that utilize promising and proven evidence-based principles and practices. The board shall communicate with local agencies and programs in an effort to promote the best evidence-based principles and practices for addressing gang and youth violence through suppression, intervention, and prevention.

(11) The board shall collect from each county the plan submitted pursuant to Section 1230.1 within two months of adoption by the county boards of supervisors.

(12) Commencing on and after July 1, 2012, the board, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the California State Association of Counties, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and the Chief Probation Officers of California, shall support the development and implementation of first phase baseline and ongoing data collection instruments to reflect the local impact of Chapter 15 of the Statutes of 2011, specifically related to dispositions for felony offenders and postrelease community supervision. The board shall make any data collected pursuant to this paragraph available on the board’s internet website. It is the intent of the Legislature that the board promote collaboration and the reduction of duplication of data collection and reporting efforts where possible.

(c) The board may do either of the following:

(1) Collect, evaluate, publish, and disseminate statistics and other information on the condition and progress of criminal justice in the state.

(2) Perform other functions and duties as required by federal acts, rules, regulations, or guidelines in acting as the administrative office of the state planning agency for distribution of federal grants.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include, in the provisions set forth in this section, funds already designated to the Local Revenue Fund 2011 pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 15. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6028

text:
Upon request of the Board of Corrections or upon his own initiative, the Governor from time to time may create by executive order one or more special commissions to assist the Board of Corrections in the study of crime pursuant to Section 6027. Each such special commission shall consist of not less than three nor more than five members, who shall be appointed by the Governor. The members of any such special commission shall serve without compensation, except that they shall receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.

The executive order creating each special commission shall specify the subjects and scope of the study to be made by the commission, and shall fix a time within which the commission shall make its final report. Each commission shall cease to exist when it makes its final report.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1181.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
Each such special commission may investigate any and all matters relating to the subjects specified in the order creating it. In the exercise of its powers the commission shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) A witness at any hearing shall have the right to have present at such hearing counsel of his own choice, for the purpose of advising him concerning his constitutional rights.

(b) No hearing shall be televised or broadcast by radio, nor shall any mechanical, photographic or electronic record of the proceedings at any hearing be televised or broadcast by radio.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 902.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Secretary of the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency may furnish for the use of any such commission such facilities, supplies, and personnel as may be available therefor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1437, Sec. 5.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: All such special commissions shall make all their reports and recommendations to the Board of Corrections. The Board of Corrections shall consider such reports and recommendations, and shall transmit them to the Governor and the Legislature, together with its own comments and recommendations on the subject matter thereof, within the first 30 days of the next succeeding general or budget session of the Legislature. The Board of Corrections shall also file copies of such reports with the Attorney General, the State Library and such other state departments as may appear to have an official interest in the subject matter of the report or reports in question.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1181.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Governor shall report to each regular session of the Legislature the names of any persons appointed under Section 6028 together with a statement of expenses incurred.

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6029

text:
(a) The plans and specifications of every jail, prison, or other place of detention of persons charged with or convicted of crime or of persons detained pursuant to the Juvenile Court Law (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Division 2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) or the Youth Authority Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1700) of Division 2.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), if those plans and specifications involve construction, reconstruction, remodeling, or repairs of an aggregate cost in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), shall be submitted to the board for its recommendations. Upon request of any city, city and county, or county, the board shall consider the entire program or group of detention facilities currently planned or under consideration by the city, city and county, or county, and make a study of the entire needs of the city, city and county, or county therefor, and make recommendations thereon. No state department or agency other than the board shall have authority to make recommendations in respect to plans and specifications for the construction of county jails or other county detention facilities or for alterations thereto, except such recommendations as the board may request from any such state department or agency.

(b) As used in this section, “place of detention” includes, but is not limited to, a correctional treatment center, as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, which is operated by a city, city and county, or county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1327, Sec. 7. Effective October 2, 1989.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) There is hereby created the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund. Moneys in the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund shall be expended by the Board of Corrections as specified in this section to assist counties to finance jail construction. Moneys in the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund shall be available for encumbrance without regard to fiscal years, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall not revert to the General Fund or be transferred to any other fund or account in the State Treasury except for purposes of investment as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. All interest or other increment resulting from such investment shall be deposited in the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code.

(b) As used in this section, “construction” shall include, but not be limited to, reconstruction, remodeling, replacement of facilities, and the performance of deferred maintenance activities on facilities pursuant to rules and regulations regarding such activities as shall be adopted by the Board of Corrections.

(c) The Board of Corrections shall provide financial assistance to counties from the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund according to policies, criteria, and procedures adopted by the board pursuant to recommendations made by the appropriate subcommittees of the Senate Committee on Criminal Procedure and the Assembly Committee on Public Safety and after consulting with a representative sample of county boards of supervisors and sheriffs.

(d) In performing the duties set forth in this section, the Board of Corrections and the policy committees of the Legislature shall consider the following:

(1) The extent to which the county requesting aid has exhausted all other available means of raising the requested funds for the capital improvements and the extent to which the funds from the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund will be utilized to attract other sources of capital financing for county jail facilities;

(2) The extent to which a substantial county match shall be required and any circumstances under which the county match may be reduced or waived;

(3) The extent to which the county’s match shall be based on the county’s previous compliance with Board of Corrections standards;

(4) The extent to which the capital improvements are necessary to the life or safety of the persons confined or employed in the facility or the health and sanitary conditions of the facility;

(5) The extent to which the county has utilized reasonable alternatives to pre- and post-conviction incarceration, including, but not limited to, programs to facilitate release upon one’s own recognizance where appropriate to individuals pending trial, sentencing alternatives to custody, and civil commitment or diversion programs consistent with public safety for those with drug- or alcohol-related problems or mental or developmental disabilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 155, Sec. 4. Effective July 12, 1996.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Board of Corrections is authorized to expend money from the County Jail Capital Expenditure Fund, created pursuant to Sections 4412 and 6029.1, on joint use correctional facilities housing county and state or federal prisoners or any combination thereof in proportion to the county benefit.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1101, Sec. 1.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6030

text:
(a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall establish minimum standards for local correctional facilities. The board shall review those standards biennially and make any appropriate revisions.

(b) The standards shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas: health and sanitary conditions, fire and life safety, security, rehabilitation programs, recreation, treatment of persons confined in local correctional facilities, and personnel training.

(c) The standards shall require that at least one person on duty at the facility is knowledgeable in the area of fire and life safety procedures.

(d) The standards shall also include requirements relating to the acquisition, storage, labeling, packaging, and dispensing of drugs.

(e) The standards shall require that inmates who are received by the facility while they are pregnant be notified, orally or in writing, of and provided all of the following:

(1) A balanced, nutritious diet approved by a doctor.

(2) Prenatal and post partum information and health care, including, but not limited to, access to necessary vitamins as recommended by a doctor.

(3) Information pertaining to childbirth education and infant care.

(4) A dental cleaning while in a state facility.

(f) The standards shall provide that a woman known to be pregnant or in recovery after delivery shall not be restrained, except as provided in Section 3407. The board shall develop standards regarding the restraint of pregnant women at the next biennial review of the standards after the enactment of the act amending this subdivision and shall review the individual facility’s compliance with the standards.

(g) In establishing minimum standards, the board shall seek the advice of the following:

(1) For health and sanitary conditions:

The State Department of Public Health, physicians, psychiatrists, local public health officials, and other interested persons.

(2) For fire and life safety:

The State Fire Marshal, local fire officials, and other interested persons.

(3) For security, rehabilitation programs, recreation, and treatment of persons confined in correctional facilities:

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, state and local juvenile justice commissions, state and local correctional officials, experts in criminology and penology, and other interested persons.

(4) For personnel training:

The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, psychiatrists, experts in criminology and penology, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, state and local correctional officials, and other interested persons.

(5) For female inmates and pregnant inmates in local adult and juvenile facilities:

The California State Sheriffs’ Association and Chief Probation Officers’ Association of California, and other interested persons.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 163. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6031

text:
(a) The Board of State and Community Corrections shall, at a minimum, inspect each local detention facility in the state biennially.

(b) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the board may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any area of a local detention facility, without notice, to conduct an inspection required by this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 80, Sec. 20. (AB 145) Effective July 16, 2021.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Inspections of local detention facilities shall, at a minimum, be made biennially. Inspections of privately operated work furlough facilities and programs shall be made biennially unless the work furlough administrator requests an earlier inspection. Inspections shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Health and safety inspections conducted pursuant to Section 101045 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Fire suppression preplanning inspections by the local fire department.

(3) Security, rehabilitation programs, recreation, treatment of persons confined in the facilities, and personnel training by the staff of the Board of State and Community Corrections.

(4) The types and availability of visitation, including, but not limited to, the mode of visitation, visitation hours, time inmates are allowed for visitation, and any restrictions on inmate visitation.

(5) Whether the county in which the facility is located received state funding for jail construction pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2007, Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2012, Chapter 37 of the Statutes of 2014, or Chapter 34 of the Statutes of 2016. For counties that received funding, whether the county and facility are in compliance with the applicable requirements and restrictions of that funding.

(b) Reports of each facility’s inspection shall be furnished to the official in charge of the local detention facility or, in the case of a privately operated facility, the work furlough administrator, the local governing body, the grand jury, and the presiding judge of the superior court in the county where the facility is located. These reports shall set forth the areas wherein the facility has complied and has failed to comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to Section 6030.

(c) All reports completed pursuant to this section shall be posted on the Board of State and Community Corrections’ Internet Web site in a manner in which they are accessible to the public.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 43. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
The Board of Corrections shall file with the Legislature on December 30, in each even-numbered year, reports to the Legislature which shall include information on all of the following:

(a) Inspection of those local detention facilities that have not complied with the minimum standards established pursuant to Section 6030. The reports shall specify those areas in which the facility has failed to comply and the estimated cost to the facility necessary to accomplish compliance with the minimum standards.

(b) Information regarding the progress and effectiveness of the standards and training program contained in Sections 6035 to 6037, inclusive.

(c) Status of funds expended, interest earned, actions implementing the prerequisites for funding, any reallocations of funds pursuant to Sections 4497.04 to 4497.16, inclusive, and a complete listing of funds allocated to each county.

(d) Inmate accounting system data to be maintained on an annual basis by the sheriff, chief of police, or other official in charge of operating the adult detention system in a county or city, including all of the following:

(1) Average daily population of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners classified according to gender and juvenile status.

(2) Jail admissions of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners, booking charge, date and time of booking, date and time of release, and operating expenses.

(3) Detention system capital and operating expenses.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 805, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The Board of Corrections is authorized to apply for any funds that may be available from the federal government to further the purposes of Sections 6030 to 6031.2, inclusive.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1789.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) For the purpose of this title, “local detention facility” means any city, county, city and county, or regional facility used for the confinement for more than 24 hours of adults, or of both adults and minors, but does not include that portion of a facility for the confinement of both adults and minors which is devoted only to the confinement of minors.

(b) In addition to those provided for in subdivision (a), for the purposes of this title, “local detention facility” also includes any city, county, city and county, or regional facility, constructed on or after January 1, 1978, used for the confinement, regardless of the length of confinement, of adults or of both adults and minors, but does not include that portion of a facility for the confinement of both adults and minors which is devoted only to the confinement of minors.

(c) “Local detention facility” also includes any adult detention facility, exclusive of any facility operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or any facility holding inmates pursuant to Section 2910.5, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 3410) of Title 2 of, Chapter 9.2 (commencing with Section 6220) of Title 7 of, Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Title 7 of, or Chapter 9.6 (commencing with Section 6260) of Title 7 of, Part 3, that holds local prisoners under contract on behalf of a city, county, or city and county. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as affecting or authorizing the establishment of private detention facilities.

(d) “Local detention facility” also includes a court holding facility within a superior court that is operated by or supervised by personnel trained pursuant to Section 1024 of Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations. A court holding facility does not include an area within a courtroom or a public area in the courthouse.

(e) For purposes of this title, a local detention facility does not include those rooms that are used for holding persons for interviews, interrogations, or investigations, and are either separate from a jail or located in the administrative area of a law enforcement facility.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 36, Sec. 23. (AB 1812) Effective June 27, 2018.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
For the purposes of this chapter, the term “correctional personnel” means either of the following:

(1) Any person described by subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 830.5, 830.55, 831, or 831.5.

(2) Any class of persons who perform supervision, custody, care, or treatment functions and are employed by the Department of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, any correctional or detention facility, probation department, community-based correctional program, or other state or local public facility or program responsible for the custody, supervision, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons accused of, or adjudged responsible for, criminal or delinquent conduct.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1100, Sec. 5.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
(a) Any privately operated local detention facility responsible for the custody and control of any local prisoner shall, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1208, operate pursuant to a contract with the city, county, or city and county, as appropriate.

(b) (1) Each contract shall include, but not be limited to, a provision whereby the private agency or entity agrees to operate in compliance with all appropriate state and local building, zoning, health, safety, and fire statutes, ordinances, and regulations, and with the minimum jail standards established by regulations adopted by the Board of Corrections, as set forth in Subchapter 4 (commencing with Section 1000) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations.

(2) The private agency or entity shall select and train its personnel in accordance with selection and training requirements adopted by the Board of Corrections as set forth in Subchapter 1 (commencing with Section 100) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations.

(3) The failure of a privately operated local detention facility to comply with the appropriate health, safety, and fire laws, or with the minimum jail standards adopted by the Board of Corrections, may constitute grounds for the termination of the contract.

(c) Upon the discovery of a failure of a privately operated local detention facility to comply with the requirements of subdivision (b), the local governmental entity shall notify the director of the facility that sanctions shall be applied or the contract shall be canceled if the specified deficiencies are not corrected within 60 days.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 787, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6032

text:
(a) There is hereby established within the Board of State and Community Corrections the California Juvenile Justice Data Working Group. The purpose of the working group is to recommend options for coordinating and modernizing the juvenile justice data systems and reports that are developed and maintained by state and county agencies.

(b) (1) The working group shall include representatives from each of the following:

(A) The Department of Justice.

(B) The Board of State and Community Corrections.

(C) The Division of Juvenile Justice within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(D) The Chief Probation Officers of California.

(E) The Judicial Council.

(F) The California State Association of Counties.

(G) Any other representatives that are deemed appropriate by the board.

(2) Members of the working group shall include persons that have experience or expertise related to the California juvenile justice system or the design and implementation of juvenile justice data systems, or both.

(c) (1) The working group shall analyze the capacities and limitations of the data systems and networks used to collect and report state and local juvenile caseload and outcome data. The analysis shall include all of the following:

(A) A review of the relevant data systems, studies, or models from California and other states having elements worthy of replication in California.

(B) Identify changes or upgrades to improve the capacity and utility of juvenile justice caseload and outcome data in California, including changes to support the gathering of juvenile justice outcome and recidivism information, and changes to improve performance outcome measurements for state-local juvenile justice grant programs.

(2) No later than January 1, 2016, the working group shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on the options for improving interagency coordination, modernization, and upgrading of state and local juvenile justice data and information systems. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) The additional collection and reporting responsibilities for agencies, departments, or providers that would be affected.

(B) Recommendations for the creation of a Web-based statewide clearinghouse or information center that would make relevant juvenile justice information on operations, caseloads, dispositions, and outcomes available in a user-friendly, query-based format for stakeholders and members of the public.

(C) An assessment of the feasibility of implementing the responsibilities identified in subparagraph (A) and the recommendations developed pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(3) The working group shall also recommend a plan for improving the current juvenile justice reporting requirements of Section 1961 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Section 30061 of the Government Code, including streamlining and consolidating current requirements without sacrificing meaningful data collection. The working group shall submit its recommendations to the Board of State and Community Corrections no later than April 30, 2015.

(d) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(2) A report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 436, Sec. 1. (SB 1054) Effective January 1, 2015.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6033

text: The Board of State and Community Corrections shall, by January 1, 2018, develop recommendations for best practices and standardization for counties on how to disaggregate juvenile justice caseload and performance and outcome data by race and ethnicity.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 880, Sec. 3. (AB 1998) Effective January 1, 2017.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6034

text:
(a) There is hereby created the position of Director of In-Custody Death Review within the Board of State and Community Corrections. Subject to Senate confirmation, the Governor shall appoint the director to a six-year term.

(b) (1) Commencing July 1, 2024, the director shall review investigations of any death incident, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 832.10, occurring within a local detention facility, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 832.10, and may, upon determination by the board that it is necessary and appropriate, conduct further review of a death incident. Upon that review, the director shall make specific and customized recommendations to the sheriff or administrator of the local detention facility who operates the local detention facility regarding those incidents, including changes to policies, procedures, and practices, facility upgrades, staffing considerations, the delivery of medical and behavioral health services within local detention facilities, and operational and capital funding requirements to address the director’s recommendations.

(2) As used in this section, the term “director” includes employees and agents of the In-Custody Death Review Division.

(c) Within 90 days of receipt of the director’s recommendations, the sheriff or administrator who operates the local detention facility shall identify the director’s recommendations that will be implemented and shall provide a timeline for implementation and the anticipated cost of implementing those recommendations. The sheriff or administrator who operates the local detention facility shall also identify the director’s recommendations that will not or cannot be implemented, accompanied by an explanation of why the recommendations will not or cannot be implemented. The Board of State and Community Corrections may call upon the sheriff or administrator who operates the local detention facility to respond to the Board of State and Community Corrections at a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the recommendations and responses.

(d) The director’s recommendations issued pursuant to subdivision (b) and responses from the sheriff or administrator required under subdivision (c) shall be available to the public. The director and the sheriff or administrator of the local detention facility may, in their discretion, redact these disclosures or otherwise protect the names of individuals, specific locations, or other facts that, if not redacted, might hinder litigation related to the review, compromise the safety and security of staff, inmates, or members of the public, or where disclosure of the information is otherwise prohibited by law. Copies of public reports shall be posted on the Board of State and Community Corrections’s internet website.

(e) Commencing July 1, 2024, and upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall employ a sufficient number of licensed medical professionals and licensed behavioral health professionals to participate in the reviews described in this section, assist with establishing and implementing health and behavioral health standards for local detention facilities, and review the delivery of medical and behavioral health services within local detention facilities.

(f) (1) In carrying out the duties under this section, the director shall, during regular business hours, have access to, and authority to, examine and reproduce records, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 832.10, of any local detention facility. In connection with duties authorized by this chapter, the director shall have access to the records and property of any public or private entity or person subject to review or regulation by the public agency or public entity to the same extent that employees or officers of that agency or public entity have access. No provision of law, memorandum of understanding, or any other agreement entered into between the employing entity and the employee or the employee’s representative providing for the confidentiality or privilege of any records or property shall prevent disclosure. Any officer or employee of any agency or entity having these records or property in their possession or under their control shall permit access to, and examination and reproduction thereof, consistent with the provisions of this section, upon the request of the director.

(2) A local detention facility may withhold records that are part of an active criminal or administrative investigation as set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 832.10.

(g) Access, examination, and reproduction consistent with the provisions of this section shall not constitute a waiver of any confidentiality or privilege regarding any records disclosed to the director.

(h) For purposes of federal and state law, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, the In-Custody Death Review Division within the Board of State and Community Corrections shall be deemed a health oversight agency authorized by law to receive protected health information for oversight activities, including as described in Section 164.512(d) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations related to the review of an in-custody death pursuant to this section. Covered entities may disclose protected health information to the In-Custody Death Review Division without the authorization of the individual, provided that disclosure is limited to information reasonably necessary for the In-Custody Death Review Division review of in-custody deaths pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (SB 157) Effective September 17, 2025.)

article: 1. General Provisions


citation: PEN § 6035

text:
(a) For the purpose of raising the level of competence of local corrections and probation officers and other correctional personnel, the board shall adopt, and may from time to time amend, rules establishing minimum standards for the selection and training of these personnel employed by any city, county, or city and county who provide for the custody, supervision, treatment, or rehabilitation of persons accused of, or adjudged responsible for, criminal or delinquent conduct who are currently under local jurisdiction. All of these rules shall be adopted and amended pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b) Any city, county, or city and county may adhere to the standards for selection and training established by the board. The board may defer the promulgation of selection standards until necessary research for job relatedness is completed.

(c) Minimum training standards may include, but are not limited to, basic, entry, continuation, supervisory, management, and specialized assignments.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 158, Sec. 3. Effective August 2, 2003.)

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citation: PEN § 6036

text:
For purposes of implementing this article, the board shall have the following powers:

(a) Approve or certify, or both, training and education courses at institutions approved by the board.

(b) Develop and operate a professional certificate program which provides recognition of achievement for local corrections and probation officers whose agencies participate in the program.

(c) Adopt those regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(d) Develop and present training courses for local corrections and probation officers.

(e) Perform those other activities and studies as would carry out the intent of this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 158, Sec. 4. Effective August 2, 2003.)

article: 2. Standards and Training of Local Corrections and Probation Officers


citation: PEN § 6040

text: There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Corrections Training Fund. Upon appropriation from the fund, moneys shall be used exclusively for the costs of administration, the development of appropriate standards, the development of training, and program evaluation, pursuant to this chapter. The fund is abolished on June 30, 2021, and any moneys remaining in the fund shall revert to the State Penalty Fund.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 36, Sec. 24. (AB 1812) Effective June 27, 2018.)

article: 3. Corrections Training Fund

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