Plain English Breakdown
The bill does not specify which individuals or organizations are considered 'specified,' leaving that detail undefined in this summary.
Second Chance Sports Act
This law requires California prisons to create a policy for organized sports programs, sets up the Second Chance Sports Fund in the State Treasury, and asks the Treasurer to report on money deposited into that fund.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish a policy on organized sports programming at state prison facilities after consulting with specified individuals and organizations.
- Allows the department to accept proposals and make agreements with specific groups to expand access to these sports programs.
- Creates the Second Chance Sports Fund within the State Treasury.
- Requires the Government Operations Agency to ask the Legislature and the department for advice on how to use money in the fund before approving its uses.
- Makes funds available only if lawmakers appropriate them and the agency approves their use.
- Requires the Treasurer to send a report to the Legislature about amounts deposited into the fund by January 1, 2028, and every year after that.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- People held in state prison facilities operated by the department
- Specified individuals and organizations consulted on sports policies or agreements with prisons
- The Government Operations Agency
Terms To Know
- Second Chance Sports Fund
- A new account in the State Treasury created to hold money for organized sports programs in state prisons.
- Government Operations Agency
- The state group that must seek advice on fund priorities and approve how money from the Second Chance Sports Fund is used.
Limits and Unknowns
- Money for these programs will only be available if lawmakers choose to set it aside in a budget.
- The bill does not list which specific individuals or organizations must be consulted, nor does it name the entities eligible for agreements.