BILL NUMBER: AB 2357	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 2690 of the Penal Code, relating to
inmates.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2357, as amended, Galgiani. Inmates: temporary removal.
   Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending
college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is
removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period
longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to
require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal, other than for medical treatment.
   This bill would  additionally  authorize the Secretary of
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily
remove any inmate from prison or any other institution for the
detention of adults under the jurisdiction of the department for the
purpose of permitting the inmate to participate in or assist with the
gathering of evidence relating to crimes, and require the inmate to
reimburse the state for its reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the temporary removal. The bill would also make
technical changes.
   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 2690 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2690.  The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal of any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of 
attending college classes or  permitting the inmate to
participate in or assist with the gathering of evidence relating to
crimes. The secretary may require that the temporary removal be under
custody. Unless the inmate is removed for medical treatment, the
removal shall not be for a period longer than three days. The
secretary may require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or
in part, for the reasonable expenses incurred by the state in
connection with the temporary removal other than for medical
treatment.