BILL NUMBER: AB 2357	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 25, 2012
	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  authorizes the secretary to
 require  , except when the removal is for medical treatment
or to assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes,
 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
  yes  . 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  ,
except when   the removal is for medical treatment or to
assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes,  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 
.