BILL NUMBER: AB 862	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 19, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2005

   An act to add Section  10007   5031  to
the Penal Code, relating to inmates.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 862, as amended, Bass.  Inmates: parental rights and
responsibilities.
   Under existing law, the Department of Corrections has
responsibility for the care and custody of inmates under its
jurisdiction.
   This bill  , entitled the Sheran Rallanson Act,  would
require  that  every inmate who is remanded to the
custody of the Department of Corrections who is a parent of a minor
child to receive, upon reception, information about child support,
how to modify child support orders, and  services provided by
the family law facilitators   other materials developed
by the Department of Child Support Services .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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


   SECTION 1.   
   This act shall be known as the Sheran Rallanson Act. 
   SEC. 2    Section 5031 is added to the  
Penal Code   , to read:  
   5031.
   Every inmate who is remanded to the custody of the Department of
Corrections and who is a parent of a minor child shall receive, upon
reception, information on child support modification as developed by
the Department of Child Support Services, which information shall
include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
   (a) A Department of Child Support Services Child Support Handbook.

   (b) A pamphlet entitled "Child Support Information for the Parent
in Jail or Prison."
   (c) Any other material developed by the Department of Child
Support Services that will provide the necessary information
regarding child support processes and procedures.  
  SECTION 1.  Section 10007 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   10007.
   Every inmate who is remanded to the custody of the Department of
Corrections who is a parent of a minor child shall receive, upon
reception, information on child support modification as developed by
the Department of Child Support Services which shall include, but is
not limited to, all of the following:
   (a) A Department of Child Support Services Child Support Handbook.

   (b) A pamphlet entitled "Child Support Information for the Parent
in Jail or Prison."
   (c) Information and forms on Compromise of Assigned Arrearages.
   (d) Information on services provided by the family law
facilitators.