Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates a veto, but it is unclear if lawmakers successfully overrode that veto based solely on the provided text.
AB-1210: Changes to Postrelease Community Supervision Notifications
This vetoed bill would have required the state prison system to send earlier and more detailed notices, including care manager contact information, to county probation departments before releasing people under community supervision.
What This Bill Does
- Requires prisons to give written and verbal notice of a person's release date at least 90 days in advance, or within 5 business days if the release is set for 90 days or fewer away (but no later than 30 days before release).
- Mandates that prisons share contact information for prerelease, postrelease, and enhanced care managers to help connect health services with local reentry programs.
- Requires state officials to work with county probation departments to find a person's current home address if it differs from their last legal residence before release.
- Directs the creation of coordinated plans to transport released people to their correct county of residence.
Who It Names or Affects
- People leaving prison who are subject to postrelease community supervision.
- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- County probation departments in California.
Terms To Know
- Postrelease community supervision
- A period after leaving prison where a person must follow specific rules, lasting up to three years.
- CalAIM
- California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, the state's health care program for low-income residents mentioned in relation to reentry services.
Limits and Unknowns
- The governor vetoed this bill, so it did not become law unless lawmakers later overrode that decision.
- Reimbursement to counties depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates decides the new duties create costs for local agencies.