BILL NUMBER: SB 1121	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 16, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 9, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hancock

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2012

   An act to add Section 3021 to the Penal Code, relating to inmates.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1121, as amended, Hancock. Inmates: assessments.
   Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to conduct assessments of all inmates that include,
but are not limited to, data regarding the inmate's history of
substance abuse, medical and mental health, education, family
background, criminal activity, and social functioning. Existing law
requires these assessments to be used to place inmates in programs
that will aid reentry to society and will most likely reduce the
inmate's chances of reoffending.
   This bill would require the input of a credentialed teacher, vice
principal, or principal at all meetings relating to academic or
vocational education program placement of an inmate, including, but
not limited to, interviewing the inmate, verifying the inmate's
education records and test scores, or being present at meetings
relating to the academic or vocational education program placement.
   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 3021 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
   3021.  (a)    A credentialed
teacher, vice principal, or principal shall provide input relating to
the academic or vocational education program placement of an inmate
pursuant to Section 3375 of Title 15 of the California Code of
Regulations, including, but not limited to, interviewing the inmate,
verifying the inmate's education records and test scores, or being
present at meetings relating to the academic or vocational education
program placement.