Inmates: mental evaluations.
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SB 709 — Inmates: mental evaluations.
Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law requires that as a condition of parole, a prisoner who has a severe mental disorder, as defined, shall be required to be treated by the State Department of State Hospitals, and the State Department of State Hospitals shall provide the necessary treatment. Existing law requires that, prior to release on parole, the person in charge of treating the prisoner and a practicing psychiatrist or psychologist from the State Department of State Hospitals have evaluated the prisoner at a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This bill would require the evaluation to be a face-to-face evaluation. Existing law requires that whenever the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines that an individual who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the department, and who is either serving a determinate prison sentence or whose parole has been revoked, may be a sexually violent predator, the secretary shall, at least 6 months prior to that individual's scheduled date for release from prison, refer the person for evaluation to the State Department of State Hospitals. Existing law requires the State Department of State Hospitals to evaluate the person in accordance with a standardized assessment protocol, developed and updated by that department, to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. This bill would require the evaluation to be a face-to-face evaluation. The bill would make additional technical changes.
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Action History
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Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sponsors
- Nielsen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Nielsen
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 709 do?
- Existing law requires that as a condition of parole, a prisoner who has a severe mental disorder, as defined, shall be required to be treated by the State Department of State Hospitals, and the State Department of State Hospitals shall provide the necessary treatment. Existing law requires that, prior to release on parole, the person in charge of treating the prisoner and a practicing psychiatrist or psychologist from the State Department of State Hospitals have evaluated the prisoner at a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. This bill would require the evaluation to be a face-to-face evaluation. Existing law requires that whenever the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation determines that an individual who is in custody under the jurisdiction of the department, and who is either serving a determinate prison sentence or whose parole has been revoked, may be a sexually violent predator, the secretary shall, at least 6 months prior to that individual's scheduled date for release from prison, refer the person for evaluation to the State Department of State Hospitals. Existing law requires the State Department of State Hospitals to evaluate the person in accordance with a standardized assessment protocol, developed and updated by that department, to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator. This bill would require the evaluation to be a face-to-face evaluation. The bill would make additional technical changes.
- Who sponsors SB 709?
- SB 709 is sponsored by Nielsen.
- What is the current status of SB 709?
- This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 709?
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