BILL NUMBER: SB 441	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 28, 2009
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 2, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Ducheny
    (   Coauthor:   Senator   Hancock
  ) 

                        FEBRUARY 26, 2009

   An act to amend Sections 6024 and 6027 of  , and to add
Sections 6027.1 and 6027.2 to,  the Penal Code, relating to
corrections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 441, as amended, Ducheny. Corrections: Corrections Standards
Authority.
   Existing law provides that there is established within the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the Corrections
Standards Authority.
   This bill would provide that, commencing July 1, 2010, the
Corrections Standards Authority shall no longer be within the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
   Existing law provides that it is the duty of the Corrections
Standards Authority to make a study of the entire subject of crime,
as specified, and to report its findings, conclusions, and
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature at such times as
they may require.
   This bill would make certain revisions in regards to what that
study is to include. 
   This bill would also provide that it shall be the duty of the
Corrections Standards Authority to study methods to improve
coordination and effectiveness between state parole and local law
enforcement, and to report its findings, conclusions, and
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on or before July
1, 2010.  
   This bill would require the Corrections Standards Authority, in
consultation with the Legislative Analyst's Office, contingent upon
funding, to conduct an evaluation and report regarding the effect of
concurrent parole and probation sentences on state and local
governments and the levels of coordination between the state and
counties in these cases and to include recommendations on how to
effectively reduce the numbers of individuals sentenced to concurrent
parole and probation and the effect on state and local public safety
resources. 
   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 6024 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   6024.  Commencing July 1, 2005, there is hereby established within
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the Corrections
Standards Authority. As of July 1, 2005, any reference to the Board
of Corrections refers to the Corrections Standards Authority. As of
that date, the Board of Corrections is abolished. Commencing July 1,
2010, the Corrections Standards Authority shall no longer be within
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  SEC. 2.  Section 6027 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   6027.  It shall be the duty of the Corrections Standards Authority
to make a study of the entire subject of crime, with particular
reference to conditions in the State of California, including causes
of crime, best practices in the field of crime prevention, detection
of crime and apprehension of criminals, methods of prosecution of
persons accused of crime, and the entire subject of penology,
including standards and training for correctional personnel, and to
report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Governor
and the Legislature at such times as they may require. 
  SEC. 3.    Section 6027.1 is added to the Penal
Code, to read:
   6027.1.  It shall be the duty of the Corrections Standards
Authority to study methods to improve coordination and effectiveness
between state parole and local law enforcement, and to report its
findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Governor and the
Legislature on or before July 1, 2010.  
  SEC. 4.    Section 6027.2 is added to the Penal
Code, to read:
   6027.2.  The Corrections Standards Authority shall, in
consultation with the Legislative Analyst's Office, contingent upon
funding, conduct an evaluation and report regarding the effect of
concurrent parole and probation sentences on state and local
governments and the levels of coordination between the state and
counties in these cases. This report shall include recommendations on
how to effectively reduce the numbers of individuals sentenced to
concurrent parole and probation and the effect on state and local
public safety resources.