BILL NUMBER: AB 2357	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 28, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend  , repeal, and add  Section 2690 of the
Penal Code, relating to inmates, and declaring the urgency thereof,
to take effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2357, as amended, Galgiani. Inmates: temporary removal.
   Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending
college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is
removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period
longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to
require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal, other than for medical treatment.
   This bill would  , until January 1, 2013,  additionally
authorize the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from prison or any
other institution for the detention of adults under the jurisdiction
of the department for the purpose of permitting the inmate to
participate in or assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes, and would  , until January 1, 2013,  authorize the
secretary to require, except when the removal is for medical
treatment or to assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes, the inmate to reimburse the state for its reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the temporary removal. The bill would
also make technical changes.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2690 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2690.   (a)    The Secretary of the Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal
of any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention
of adults under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections
and Rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, removal for the
purpose of attending college classes or permitting the inmate to
participate in or assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes. The secretary may require that the temporary removal be under
custody. Unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the
removal shall not be for a period longer than three days. The
secretary may require, except when the removal is for medical
treatment or to assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes, the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
the reasonable expenses incurred by the state in connection with the
temporary removal. 
   (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends
that date. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 2690 is added to the  
Penal Code   , to read:  
   2690.  (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal of any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including removal for the purpose of attending college classes. The
secretary may require that the temporary removal be under custody.
Unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall
not be for a period longer than three days. The secretary may
require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal other than for medical treatment.
   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013. 
   SEC. 2.   SEC. 3.   This act is an
urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of
the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts
constituting the necessity are:
   In order to enable law enforcement agencies to obtain important
evidence regarding serious crimes, including murder and kidnaping,
from inmates as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act take
effect immediately.