Bill Text: CA AB2818 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: County jail: available social services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-08-15 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2818 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2818-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2818
Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis |
February 15, 2024 |
An act to add Section 4035 to the Penal Code, relating to county jails.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2818, as amended, Mathis.
County jail: available social services.
Existing law creates a program authorizing the sheriff or county officer responsible for operative jails of certain counties to assist indigent inmates with the reentry process within 30 days after the inmate’s release from the county jail or other adult detention facility, as specified. Existing law specifies that the assistance provided may include work placement, counseling, obtaining proper identification, education, and housing.
This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, each county jail to provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for certain entities, including, among other things, the local social services agency, upon release from custody, as specified. The bill would authorize the information to be provided electronically if the incarcerated person provides the necessary contact information. By imposing
duties on local jails, 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.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.
(2) The local county child support agency.
(3) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.
(4) Local homeless shelters.
(5) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.
(6)The State Department of Social Services.
(b) Except as authorized under subdivision (c), the contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
(c) The contact information described in subdivision (a) may be provided electronically by email or text message to the incarcerated person upon their release if the individual provides the necessary contact information to complete the electronic notifications.