Administration of Justice 04/08/2011
Juvenile Offenders: Medical Care
SB 913 (Pavley) – Support
As Amended on March 29, 2011
SB 913, by Senator Fran Pavley, would allow a county probation
officer to authorize a juvenile’s medical exam and any necessary
follow-up treatment identified by a physician during the medical
exam when either his or her parent(s) are unable to be located or
the parent(s) do not respond to requests for consent.
Current juvenile Title 15 regulations, promulgated by the
Corrections Standards Authority, require county probation
departments to provide a routine medical exam to juveniles within
the first 96 hours of their detainment. Present law allows
probation officers to authorize medical treatment for juveniles
only in cases of emergency or after a probation officer has
received consent from the court if a parent has not, or refuses
to, provide consent. SB 913 would enable probation departments to
comply with existing regulations in that it provides a framework
whereby a probation officer may provide consent for routine exams
and any needed follow-up as long as the probation officer has
made reasonable efforts to contact the juvenile’s parent(s)
and/or guardian.
SB 913 is being sponsored by Los Angeles County. It passed out of
the Senate Public Safety Committee on a 7-0 vote and will be
heard next in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Confidential Home Addresses
AB 3 (Miller) – Support
As Amended on April 5, 2011
AB 3, by Assembly Member Jeff Miller, would create a process by
which debt collection agencies may report and collect outstanding
debt for toll road and red light camera violations of state and
local government officials and employees allowed to have their
home addresses kept confidential by the Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV).
Currently, millions of dollars goes uncollected due to collection
agencies inability to mail these specified traffic violations to
drivers whose home addresses are kept confidential. AB 3 provides
an equitable solution by developing a process by which collection
agencies may provide this information to the DMV and the DMV
provides notice to the driver at the time of their vehicle
registration renewal; the driver, upon receiving the notice and
neglecting to pay, will not have their registration renewed until
payment is received by the collection agency. At the same time,
this solution protects the privacy and confidentiality of those
elected officials, law enforcement and other government employees
by keeping their home address information confidential as
permitted under existing law.
AB 3 is will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee on
April 11.
Jail Standards
AB 30 (Hayashi) – Request for Comment
As Amended on March 14, 2011
AB 30, by Assembly Member Mary Hayashi, would require the
Corrections Standards Authority (CSA) to expand existing state
and local correctional facilities standards to include a safety
and security plan.
Specifically, AB 30 would amend Penal Code Section 6030 by
requiring correctional facility standards to include a safety and
security plan designed to prevent violence in the workplace
against healthcare professionals. The security plan would need to
address the physical layout of the facility, the placement of
equipment and supplies, staffing levels, adequacy of security
systems and health care training among other items. By placing
these requirements in statute, AB 30 bypasses the CSA’s extensive
and inclusive bi-annual correctional facility standards review
process. CSAC encourages counties to review this measure and
provide feedback as soon as possible to Rosemary L. McCool at
rmccool@counties.org.
This measure is being sponsored by the California Nurses
Association and is awaiting a hearing in the Assembly
Appropriations Committee.
Civil Grand Juries
AB 622 (Dickinson) – Request for Comment
As Amended on March 30, 2011
AB 622, by Assembly Member Roger Dickinson, would, among other
things, require a civil grand jury to meet with the chief county
executive or department head who is subject of the jury’s
investigation 45 days prior to the civil grand jury’s release of
its final investigative report. Further, it would require
meetings of the civil grand jury to be open to the public when
testimony to the jury will be given under oath.
AB 622 passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a 6-4
vote and will be heard next in the Assembly Appropriations
Committee.
Notification of Inmate Release
AB 44 (Logue and Galgiani) – Support
As Amended on March 24, 2011
AB 44, by Assembly Members Dan Logue and Cathleen Galgiani, would
extend the notification timeframes the California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) must abide by when
notifying local law enforcement agencies when CDCR is preparing
to release an inmate from prison.
Current law requires CDCR to notify local law enforcement in
advance when it is preparing to release specified felony inmates.
At present, CDCR must notify local law enforcement 45 days prior
to an inmate’s pending release date. AB 44 would require a 60 day
advance notice by CDCR.
AB 44 passed out of Assembly Appropriations Committee on a 16-0
vote. The measure is now on the Third Reading File.