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AB-1746 Inmate firefighters: credits.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.
 This act shall be known, and may be cited, as Ryla’s Law.

SECTION 1.SEC. 2.

 Section 2933.3 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

2933.3.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any an  inmate assigned to a conservation camp by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration pursuant to Section 2933 shall instead earn two days of credit for every one day of service. The enhanced credit authorized pursuant to this subdivision shall only apply to those prisoners eligible after January 1, 2003.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, any an  inmate who has completed training for assignment to a conservation camp or to a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter or who is assigned to a correctional institution as an inmate firefighter and who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration pursuant to Section 2933 shall instead earn two days of credit for every one day served in that assignment or after completing that training.
(c) In addition to credits granted pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), inmates who have successfully completed training for firefighter assignments shall receive a credit reduction from his or her  their  term of confinement pursuant to regulations adopted by the secretary.
(d) The credits authorized in subdivisions (b) and (c) shall only apply to inmates who are eligible after July 1, 2009.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, a person convicted of a violation of Section 273a and subject to the punishment described in Section 12022.95 or convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 273ab is not eligible for the credits authorized in this section.

SEC. 2.SEC. 3.

 Section 4019.2 of the Penal Code is amended to read:

4019.2.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any an  inmate sentenced to county jail assigned to a conservation camp by a sheriff and who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration pursuant to Section 4019 shall instead earn two days of credit for every one day of service.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, any an  inmate who has completed training for assignment to a conservation camp or to a state or county facility as an inmate firefighter or who is assigned to a county or state correctional institution as an inmate firefighter and who is eligible to earn one day of credit for every one day of incarceration pursuant to Section 4019 shall instead earn two days of credit for every one day served in that assignment or after completing that training.
(c) In addition to credits granted pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), inmates who have successfully completed training for firefighter assignments shall receive a credit reduction from his or her  their  term of confinement.
(d) The credits authorized in subdivisions (b) and (c) shall only apply to inmates who are eligible after October 1, 2011.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, a person convicted of a violation of Section 273a and subject to the punishment described in Section 12022.95 or convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 273ab is not eligible for the credits authorized in this section.
SEC. 4.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.