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AB-2257: Creating Jail Administrator Positions in Counties
This law allows county boards to create a jail administrator role by resolution, which changes the rule that sheriffs must be the sole authority over jails.
What This Bill Does
- Allows a board of supervisors to establish a jail administrator position through a resolution with a majority vote.
- Sets rules for how candidates are nominated and confirmed or denied for the job.
- Lists the specific powers and duties that a jail administrator must follow.
- States that sheriffs keep certain authority, including the power to remove the jail administrator as specified.
- Changes current law so the rule requiring sheriffs to be the sole authority over jails does not apply in counties with a jail administrator.
- Counts jail administrators as 'sheriffs' for rules about running jails.
Who It Names or Affects
- County boards of supervisors
- Sheriffs and their offices
- Jail administrators appointed by the county
Terms To Know
- Board of Supervisors
- The group that runs a county government.
- Resolution
- An official vote or decision made by the board to create new rules or positions.
Limits and Unknowns
- Counties can choose whether or not to use these new powers; it is not required for all counties.
- The bill does not specify an effective date in this summary.