California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 562 — Prisons: rehabilitation programs.

Last action — From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the state prison system. Existing law establishes various rehabilitation programs for inmates in the state prison, including literacy, education, and vocational training programs. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding rehabilitation programs operated in state prisons. The bill would require the department to improve performance measures for in-prison rehabilitation programs, and would require those performance measures to include specified information, including the percentage of inmates nearing release from prison with unmet rehabilitation needs. The bill would also require the department to offer a cognitive behavioral therapy program at every state prison, and to require inmates identified as having a high risk of recidivism and high need for rehabilitation services to participate in a cognitive behavioral therapy program before being released from prison.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  4. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  5. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  6. From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

  7. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Burke · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Burke

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 562 do?
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to operate the state prison system. Existing law establishes various rehabilitation programs for inmates in the state prison, including literacy, education, and vocational training programs. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations regarding rehabilitation programs operated in state prisons. The bill would require the department to improve performance measures for in-prison rehabilitation programs, and would require those performance measures to include specified information, including the percentage of inmates nearing release from prison with unmet rehabilitation needs. The bill would also require the department to offer a cognitive behavioral therapy program at every state prison, and to require inmates identified as having a high risk of recidivism and high need for rehabilitation services to participate in a cognitive behavioral therapy program before being released from prison.
Who sponsors AB 562?
AB 562 is sponsored by Burke.
What is the current status of AB 562?
This bill died with 2019-2020 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 AB 562?
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