BILL NUMBER: AB 2293	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fletcher

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 3043.1 of the Penal Code, relating to
parole.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2293, as introduced, Fletcher. Parole hearings: victim
representation.
   Existing law provides that the victim of a crime, his or her next
of kin, or any immediate family member of the victim who appears at
any hearing to review or consider the parole suitability or the
setting of a parole date for any prisoner in the state prison, is
entitled to the attendance of one person of his or her own choosing
at the hearing for support.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 3043.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   3043.1.  Notwithstanding any other  provision of 
law, a victim, his or her next of kin, or any immediate family
member of the victim who appears at any hearing to review or consider
the parole suitability or the setting of a parole date for any
prisoner pursuant to Section 3043 shall be entitled to the attendance
of one person of his or her own choosing at the hearing for support.
The person so chosen shall not participate in the hearing nor make
comments while in attendance.