Bill Text: CA AB2730 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Prisons: rehabilitation programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2730 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2730-Enrolled.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2730
| Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua |
February 18, 2022 |
An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) of Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2730, Villapudua.
Prisons: rehabilitation programs.
Existing law prescribes punishments, including incarceration, for various criminal offenses.
This bill would, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, create the California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act pilot program for the purpose of providing opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The bill would require the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish and implement a 5-year pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole within 2 years, would be eligible to
participate, as specified. The bill would require the pilot program to provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting. The bill would require program participants to have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, as specified. The bill would require the department, on or before March 1, 2027, to submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, as specified. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2028.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9050) is added to Title 9 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, to read:CHAPTER 4. California Antirecidivism and Public Safety Act Program
9050.
(a) The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, establish and implement a pilot program under which individuals sentenced to state prison, and scheduled to be released to parole within two years, shall be eligible to participate within the provisions of this chapter. The primary purpose of the pilot program is to provide opportunities for job training and work experience to individuals during incarceration to ensure their readiness for employment upon release from incarceration. The pilot program shall provide for the housing of the program participants in a community campus setting.(b) To be eligible to participate, an inmate shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Be eligible for release from state imprisonment to parole within two years on the basis of either the earliest possible release date or minimum eligible parole date computed as if the maximum amount of good time credit would be granted.
(2) Be selected to participate by the warden or the warden’s designee.
(3) Be classified for Level I or Level II placement, based on departmental regulations pursuant to Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations, and not assigned a Close Custody or Maximum Custody designation. Priority will be given to Level I classifications.
(c) The pilot program shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Program participants shall have access to evidence-based programs suitable for serving their rehabilitative, workforce training, and education needs, including, but not limited
to, all of the following:
(A) Mental and behavioral health assistance.
(B) Guidance and support.
(C) Counseling.
(D) Group therapy.
(E) Family reunification services.
(F) Community resources.
(G) Education and workforce programs, including adult basic education, General Education Development (GED) certification, high school diploma program, college and postsecondary education programs, career technical education, and vocational training programs.
(H) Health care services.
(I) Recovery groups.
(J) Postrelease housing support services.
(K) Services to prepare program participants for employment, including, but not limited to, communication skills, interviewing skills, financial literacy services, basic computer skills training, comprehensive and individualized education, career and skills-based assessments, career counseling, and job placement assistance.
(L) Substance use disorder treatment programs.
(2) Program participants shall participate in workplace training, on-the-job
training, internships, apprenticeships, and work experiences in realistic work environments aimed at job placement opportunities upon release from incarceration.
(3) The department shall, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and state and local workforce development boards, identify public and private employers to participate in the program and provide on-the-job training and work experience opportunities to program participants.
(d) Program participants shall be housed in a community
campus. For purposes of this chapter, the term “community campus” means a public or private facility in the community in an environment away from the prison setting. All persons transferred to a community campus shall remain under the security, supervision, and legal custody of the department. The department shall use the least restrictive alternative to incarceration and restraint possible to achieve the objectives of this chapter consistent with public safety.
(e) Upon release to parole, program participants may
continue to participate in the program and receive services as provided in subdivision (c), and shall be provided assistance in securing adequate housing arrangements, such as transitional or permanent housing, based on the individual needs of the program participant.
(f) In determining how to implement the pilot program, the department may enter into contracts with appropriate public or private agencies, including community-based organizations, to provide housing, training, and services as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of this section.
(g) The department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the operation of the pilot
program, including policies for rule violations and other failures to participate that may result in removal of a participant from the program.
(h) The department shall ensure that no less than 50 individuals are selected to participate in the pilot program.
(i) (1) On or before March 1, 2027, the department shall submit a comprehensive report to the Legislature that evaluates the effectiveness of the pilot program, which shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The total number of participants served by the program and their dates of participation.
(B) A list of public and private employers
who participate in the program.
(C) A list of private and public agencies, including community-based organizations, that participate in the program.
(D) A summary of the impact of the services and programs on the participants.
(E) Whether participation in the program led to employment in occupations with a livable wage upon release from incarceration.
(2) The department shall include in that report a recommendation on whether the pilot program should be continued.
(j) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
