BILL NUMBER: AB 151	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ruskin

                        JANUARY 23, 2009

   An act to amend Section 3055 of the Penal Code, relating to
parole.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 151, as introduced, Ruskin. Imprisonment: parole: programs.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to establish a pilot program, until January 1, 2010,
in East Palo Alto for parolees returning to East Palo Alto. Existing
law provides that the program may include, but is not limited to, a
prerelease needs-based assessment of inmates scheduled to parole to
East Palo Alto, a reentry plan identifying services needed by the
parolees, and partnerships with East Palo Alto police officers,
community organizations, and service providers, as specified.
Existing law requires the department to maintain information on the
effectiveness of the program, as specified, and report to the
Legislature on request. Existing law provides that the program's
operation is contingent upon consent by the City of East Palo Alto to
participate in the pilot program.
   This bill would extend the sunset date of the pilot program until
January 1, 2012.
   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.  Section 3055 of the Penal Code is amended 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   2012  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
January 1,  2010   2012  , deletes or
extends that date.