AB 2570, as amended, Skinner. Prisons: California Rehabilitation Oversight Board.
Existing law requires the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board to regularly examine the various mental health, substance abuse, educational, and employment programs for inmates and parolees operated by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and to report to the Governor and the Legislaturebegin delete on March 15 andend deletebegin insert annually onend insert September 15 each year, as specified,begin delete includingend deletebegin insert and include in the report, among other things,end insert
findings on the effectiveness of treatment efforts and recommendations with respect to modification, addition, and elimination of rehabilitation and treatment programs.
This bill would additionally require the board, beginning January 1, 2015, to examine the department’s effort to assist inmates and paroleesbegin insert toend insert obtain postrelease health care coverage.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 6141 of the end insertbegin insertPenal Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
2read:end insert
The California Rehabilitation Oversight Board shall meet
4at least twice annually, and shall regularly examine the various
5mental health, substance abuse, educational, and employment
6programs for inmates and parolees operated by the Department of
7Corrections and Rehabilitation.begin insert Beginning January 1, 2015, the
8board shall examine the department’s effort to assist inmates and
9parolees to obtain postrelease health care coverage.end insert The board
10shall report to the Governor and the Legislature annually, on
11September 15, and may submit other reports during the year if it
12finds they are necessary. The reports shall include, but are not
13limited to, findings on the effectiveness of treatment efforts,
14rehabilitation needs of offenders, gaps in rehabilitation
services
15in the department, and levels of offender participation and success
16in the programs. The board shall also make recommendations to
17the Governor andbegin insert theend insert Legislature with respect to modifications,
18additions, and eliminations of rehabilitation and treatment
19programs. In performing its duties, the board shall use the work
20products developed for the department as a result of the provisions
21of the 2006 Budget Act, including Provision 18 of Item
225225-001-0001.
Section 6141 of the Penal Code is amended to
24read:
The California Rehabilitation Oversight Board shall meet
26at least quarterly, and shall regularly examine the various mental
27health, substance abuse, educational, and employment programs
28for inmates and parolees operated by the Department of Corrections
29and Rehabilitation. Beginning January 1, 2015, the board shall
30examine the department’s effort to assist inmates and parolees
31obtain postrelease health care coverage. The board shall report to
32the Governor and the Legislature biannually, on March 15 and
33September 15, and may submit other reports during the year if it
34finds
they are necessary. The reports shall include, but are not
35limited to, findings on the effectiveness of treatment efforts,
36rehabilitation needs of offenders, gaps in rehabilitation services
37in the department, and levels of offender participation and success
38in the programs. The board shall also make recommendations to
P3 1the Governor and Legislature with respect to modifications,
2additions, and eliminations of rehabilitation and treatment
3programs. In performing its duties, the board shall use the work
4products developed for the department as a result of the provisions
5of the 2006 Budget Act, including Provision 18 of Item
65225-001-0001.
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