Bill Text: CA SB950 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Reentry from incarceration: programs and benefits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-28 - Referred to Com. on PUB. S. [SB950 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB950-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
May 16, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 13, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Skinner (Principal coauthor: Senator Umberg) (Coauthors: Senators Durazo, McGuire, Roth, Rubio, and Wiener) |
January 18, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing federal law establishes various disability benefits programs, including the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, under which cash assistance is provided to qualified low-income aged, blind, and disabled persons. Existing federal law requires the federal Commissioner of Social Security to develop a system under which an individual can apply for SSI benefits prior to the discharge or release of the individual from a public institution.
Existing law also provides for the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions.
This bill would require the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to establish and maintain a statewide memoranda of understanding with the federal Social Security Administration to allow a person incarcerated in a correctional institution to apply for and receive a replacement social security card and to allow the administration to process SSI claims under the prerelease program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
It is the intent of the Legislature to improve the public health of communities receiving people reentering the community from jail or prison, the likelihood of drug and alcohol addiction recovery, and overall success of people reentering their communities.(a)The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall establish and maintain both of the following memoranda of understanding with the federal Social Security Administration:
(1)A statewide memorandum of understanding that would allow a person incarcerated in a correctional facility subject to this code to apply for and receive a replacement social security card. The memorandum shall also be required to comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a), Section 1106 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1306), and the federal Social Security Administration’s disclosure regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.
(2)A statewide memorandum of understanding that would allow the federal Social Security Administration to process Supplemental Security Income claims under the prerelease program established by Section 1631(m) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1383(m)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b)A memorandum of understanding established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not supplant any prior related agreement a correctional facility has entered into with the federal Social Security Administration.
SEC. 2.
Section 5067 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5067.
(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall work in collaboration with community organizations, including contracted organizations, to allow a person incarcerated in a correctional facility subject to this code to apply for and receive a replacement social security card. The collaborative efforts shall comply with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a), Section 1106 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C Sec. 1306), and the federal Social Security Administration’s disclosure regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.(a)The Board of State and Community Corrections shall work in collaboration with drug and alcohol recovery experts, reentry advocates, formerly incarcerated people, advocates for people who are advanced in age or have disabilities, providers of permanent supportive housing, and all relevant county agencies and departments, to develop recommendations for expanding existing grant programs to better serve people with special needs with permanent supportive housing options. The board shall report those recommendations to the Legislature on or before March 31, 2025.
(b)
SEC. 3.
Section 5067.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:5067.5.
(a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall work in collaboration with the California Department of Aging, the State Department of Social Services, probation workers and their representatives, probation chiefs or their designee reentry advocates, advocates for people who are advanced in age or have disabilities, and providers of permanent supportive housing to develop a report exploring alternatives to incarceration for individuals who are advanced in age or disabled and who would otherwise qualify for community correctional reentry centers. This report shall include an assessment or plan for the department to develop or implement the potential creation of higher or specific modality community correctional reentry centers for individuals advanced in age or those with disabilities. The report shall include, at a minimum, the department’s plan to ensure that individuals advanced in age or who have disabilities leave with a reentry plan according to their needs. The department shall report those recommendations to the Legislature on or before March 31,(c)
(d)
SEC. 4.
Section 6258.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:6258.5.
(a) To the extent possible under federal law, guidance, and waivers, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall ensure that all eligible residents of a community correctional reentry center established pursuant to this chapter are enrolled in Medi-Cal within 30 days of entering the facility.If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.