Bill Text: CA AB2507 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: County jails: infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 944, Statutes of 2018. [AB2507 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2507-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 14, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2507 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer |
February 14, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county, by ordinance, to establish juvenile ranches, camps, or forestry camps, within or without the county, to which wards of the juvenile court, as specified, may be committed. Existing law requires the Board of State and Community Corrections to adopt and prescribe, among other things, the minimum standards of operation for juvenile ranches, camps, and forestry camps.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(a)On or before July 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall develop and implement an infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating inmates. The policy shall be based on currently accepted best practices. The policy shall include all of the following provisions:
(1)Procedures for providing medically appropriate support and care related to the cessation of lactation or weaning.
(2)Procedures providing for human milk expression, disposal, and same-day storage for later retrieval and delivery to an infant or toddler by an approved person, at the option of the lactating inmate and with the approval of the facility
administrator.
(3)Procedures for conditioning an inmate’s participation in the program upon the inmate undergoing drug screening.
(b)The infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating inmates shall be posted in all locations in the facility where medical care is regularly provided and the provisions of the policy shall be communicated to all staff persons who interact with or oversee pregnant or lactating inmates.
(c)(1)This section applies without regard to whether the facility is operated pursuant to a contract with a private contractor and without regard to whether the inmate has been charged with or convicted of a crime.
(2)This section applies in all facilities under the jurisdiction of the director,
including juvenile facilities.
SEC. 2.SECTION 1.
Section 4002.5 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4002.5.
(a) On or before July 1, 2019, the sheriff of each county shall develop and implement an infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating inmates detained in or sentenced to a county jail. The policy shall be based on currently accepted best practices. The policy shall include all of the following provisions:(a)On or before July 1, 2019, the superintendent of an industrial farm or industrial road camp shall develop and implement an infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating inmates who are detained in or sentenced to the industrial farm or industrial road camp. The policy shall be based on currently accepted best practices. The policy shall include all of the following provisions:
(1)Procedures for providing medically appropriate support and care related to the cessation of lactation or weaning.
(2)Procedures providing for human milk expression, disposal, and same-day storage for later retrieval and delivery to an infant or toddler by an approved person, at the
option of the lactating inmate and with the approval of the superintendent.
(3)Procedures for conditioning an inmate’s participation in the program upon the inmate undergoing drug screening.
(b)The infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating inmates shall be posted in all locations in the facility where medical care is regularly provided and the provisions of the policy shall be communicated to all staff persons who interact with or oversee pregnant or lactating inmates.
(c)This section applies without regard to whether the facility is operated pursuant to a contract with a private contractor and without regard to whether the inmate has been charged with or convicted of a crime.
(a)On or before July 1, 2019, the Board of State and Community Corrections shall develop and implement an infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating wards who are detained in a juvenile ranch, camp, or forestry camp established pursuant to Section 881. The policy shall be based on currently accepted best practices. The policy shall include all of the following provisions:
(1)Procedures for providing medically appropriate support and care related to the cessation of lactation or weaning.
(2)Procedures providing for human milk expression, disposal, and same-day storage for later retrieval and delivery to an infant or toddler by an approved person, at the option of
the lactating ward and with the approval of the facility administrator.
(3)Procedures for conditioning a ward’s participation in the program upon the ward undergoing drug screening.
(b)The infant and toddler breast milk feeding policy for lactating wards shall be posted in all locations in the facility where medical care is regularly provided and the provisions of the policy shall be communicated to all staff persons who interact with or oversee pregnant or lactating wards.
(c)This section applies without regard to whether the facility is operated pursuant to a contract with a private contractor.