BILL NUMBER: SB 813	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 2690 of the Penal Code, relating to
inmates.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 813, as introduced, Galgiani. Inmates: temporary removal.
   Existing law authorizes the Secretary of the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including, but not limited to, removal for the purpose of attending
college classes. Existing law provides that, unless the inmate is
removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period
longer than 3 days. Existing law also authorizes the secretary to
require the inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for
expenses incurred by the state in connection with the temporary
removal, other than for medical treatment.
   This bill would additionally authorize the Secretary of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to temporarily remove
any inmate from prison or any other institution for the detention of
adults under the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of
permitting the inmate to participate in or assist with the gathering
of evidence relating to crimes, and would authorize the secretary to
require, except when the removal is for medical treatment or to
assist with the gathering of evidence relating to crimes, the inmate
to reimburse the state for its reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the temporary removal.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2690 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   2690.  (a) The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation may authorize the temporary removal of any inmate from
prison or any other institution for the detention of adults under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,
including removal for the purpose of attending college classes 
or permitting the inmate to participate in or assist with the
gathering of evidence relating to crimes  . The secretary may
require that the temporary removal be under custody. Unless the
inmate is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for
a period longer than three days. The secretary may require  ,
except when the removal is for medical treatment   or to
assist with the gathering of evidence related to crimes,  the
inmate to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for expenses
incurred by the state in connection with the temporary removal
 other than for medical treatment  .
   (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2013.