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AB-2483 County jails: recidivism: reports.(2019-2020)

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Date Published: 09/01/2020 04:00 AM
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Enrolled  August 31, 2020
Passed  IN  Senate  August 28, 2020
Passed  IN  Assembly  June 10, 2020
Amended  IN  Assembly  June 04, 2020
Amended  IN  Assembly  May 11, 2020

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2483

Introduced by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan

February 19, 2020

An act to add and repeal Section 4018.3 of the Penal Code, relating to county jails.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2483, Bauer-Kahan. County jails: recidivism: reports.
Existing law establishes the Board of State and Community Corrections, which, among other things, is responsible for providing statewide leadership, coordination, and technical assistance to promote effective state and local efforts and partnerships in California’s adult and juvenile criminal justice system.
Existing law provides for the confinement of persons in county jails sentenced to imprisonment therein. Existing law authorizes a sheriff or other official in charge of a county correctional facility to provide for the vocational training and rehabilitation of inmates, as specified.
This bill would, starting on January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2027, require the sheriff in each county to compile and submit specified data to the Board of State and Community Corrections on their anti-recidivism programs and success rates in reducing recidivism. The bill would require the board to annually compile a report based upon those findings and submit the report to the Legislature by a specified date.
By imposing new duties on local entities, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 4018.3 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

4018.3.
 (a) On or before January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the sheriff in each county shall compile and submit the following data to the Board of State and Community Corrections:
(1) Data on each of the anti-recidivism programs they provide inmates in their county jail facilities.
(2) Their success rates in reducing recidivism in each of those programs.
(b) (1) For statistical purposes, any individual who completes an anti-recidivism program offered at the jail and recidivates shall be counted as part of the data collected about the success rate of that program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(2) For the purposes of this section, “recidivism” means that a person received a new felony or misdemeanor conviction or probation violation within three years from the offender’s previous criminal conviction.
(c) On or before July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the board shall compile a report based upon the findings in subdivision (a) and submit the report to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.

SEC. 2.

 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.