California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1919


Introduced by Assembly Member V. Manuel Pérez

February 19, 2014


An act relating to inmates.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1919, as introduced, V. Manuel Pérez. Inmates: local supervision: assessment.

Existing law generally requires felons to be incarcerated in county jails and generally requires those inmates be supervised by county probation agencies upon release. Existing law authorizes a variety of programs for inmates who are supervised by local probation agencies.

This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to provide better assessment of inmates in local facilities for purposes of local supervision after their release, or local supervision as an alternative to incarceration.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation to provide better assessment of inmates in local facilities
3for purposes of local supervision after their release or local
4supervision as an alternative to incarceration, including postrelease
5services such as education and vocational training.



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