BILL NUMBER: AB 2436	CHAPTERED  09/29/06

	CHAPTER  779
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 29, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 27, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 26, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ruskin
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Dymally)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2006

   An act to add and repeal Section 3055 of the Penal Code, relating
to parole.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2436, Ruskin  Imprisonment: parole: programs.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to establish 3 pilot programs to provide intensive
training and counseling to female parolees to help the parolees
reintegrate into society.
   This bill would require the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to establish a pilot program in East Palo Alto for
parolees returning to East Palo Alto which would conduct needs-based
assessments of the individual parolees, partner with East Palo Alto
police officers, and blend enforcement and programming services, as
specified. The bill would require the department to maintain
information on the effectiveness of the program, as specified, and
report to the Legislature on request. The bill would state its
operation is contingent upon consent by the City of East Palo Alto to
participate in the pilot program. The bill would also provide that
these provisions would be repealed on January 1, 2010.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) Support services provided to parolees helps the parolee
reintegrate into society and reduces recidivism rates.
   (b) The creation of a pilot program in East Palo Alto will help
the Legislature determine the effectiveness of the program.
  SEC. 2.  Section 3055 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3055.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to
the extent existing resources are available or additional resources
for these purposes are appropriated, shall establish a reentry
program in the City of East Palo Alto.
   (b) The reentry program may include, but is not limited to, the
following components:
   (1) A prerelease needs assessment of inmates scheduled to parole
to East Palo Alto.
   (2) A partnership between parole agents and local law enforcement
officers in supervising parolees released to East Palo Alto.
   (3) Development of a reentry plan identifying services needed by
the parolee.
   (4) A partnership with local community organizations and service
providers to provide support services to parolees such as
transitional housing, job training, or placement, or substance abuse
treatment.
   (c) The department shall maintain statistical information related
to this reentry program, including, but not limited to, the number of
parolees served and the rate of return to prison for those parolees.
This information shall be provided to the Legislature upon request.

   (d) This section shall become operative only upon the consent of
the City of East Palo Alto to participate in the pilot program.
  (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2010,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
that is enacted before January 1, 2010, deletes or extends that date.