BILL NUMBER: SB 973	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Negrete McLeod
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Carter)

                        FEBRUARY 8, 2010

   An act to add Section 3055.4 to the Penal Code, relating to
parole.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 973, as introduced, Negrete McLeod. Imprisonment: parole:
programs.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to establish 3 pilot programs to provide intensive
training and counseling to female parolees to help the parolees
reintegrate into society.
   This bill would require the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to establish a reentry program in the City or County
of San Bernardino for parolees returning to the City or County of San
Bernardino that would conduct needs-based assessments of the
individual parolees, partner with City or County of San Bernardino
law enforcement officers, and partner with local community
organizations providing support services, as specified. This bill
would require the department to maintain information on the
effectiveness of the program, as specified, and report to the
Legislature on request. This bill would state that its operation is
contingent upon consent by the applicable jurisdiction to participate
in the program.
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:
   (a) Support services provided to a parolee help the parolee
reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism rates.
   (b) The creation of a reentry program in the City or County of San
Bernardino will help the Legislature determine the effectiveness of
a reentry program.
   (c) The City of San Bernardino and the County of San Bernardino
are uniquely situated with regard to parolee population and available
services to operate the proposed reentry program in a manner that
will allow the Legislature to measure its efficacy for the
consideration of later changes to, or expansion of, the program.
  SEC. 2.  Section 3055.4 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3055.4.  (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 or County of San Bernardino.
   (b) The reentry program may include, but need not be limited to,
the following components:
   (1) A prerelease needs assessment of inmates scheduled to be
paroled to the City or County of San Bernardino.
   (2) A partnership between parole agents and local law enforcement
officers in supervising parolees released to the City or County of
San Bernardino.
   (3) 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 in the City or County of
San Bernardino only upon the consent of the applicable jurisdiction
to participate in the program.