Existing law requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to contract with a private nonprofit agency or agencies to establish and operate a visitor center outside each state adult prison in California that has a population of more than 300 inmates. Under existing law, those visitor centers are required to provide minimum services to prison visitors, including, among other services, assistance with transportation between public transit terminals and prisons, child care for visitors' children, and referral to other agencies and services. This bill would authorize the Counties of Alameda, Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Clara, and San Joaquin to implement pilot programs to provide reentry services and support to persons who are, or who are scheduled to be, released from a county jail. The bill would require the pilot programs to include specified components, including support services for parents and a mentorship program. The bill would require each county that elects to implement one or more pilot programs pursuant to these provisions to conduct a study and submit to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot programs in the county. The bill would also include a statement of legislative findings and declarations.
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This measure would urge policymakers in federal, state, and local government to work in cooperation with one another to modernize and streamline the processes that will enable rapid deployment of the small cell wireless infrastructure that supports 5G wireless networks and that will bring the many benefits of this important new technology to communities across California.
This measure would declare June 6, 2017, as Secure Your Load Day in California.
This bill would recognize the month of June 2017 as Portuguese National Heritage Month.
This measure would designate the 4th week of May 2017 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Week, and would encourage all Californians to become more informed about DIPG pediatric brain cancer and the current challenges to the medical research system in designating sufficient research funding for pediatric cancers.
This measure would recognize May 2017 as National Mental Health Awareness Month in California to enhance public awareness of mental illness.