California Assembly Bill AB1019 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1019INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ammiano FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 2053.4 of the Penal Code, relating to state prisons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1019, as introduced, Ammiano. State prisons: correctional education and vocational training. Existing law requires the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to appoint a Superintendent of Correctional Education to oversee and administer all prison education programs, set long-term and short-term goals for inmate literacy and testing, and establish priorities for prison education. This bill would also require goals for vocational education to be set by the Superintendent of Correctional Education. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2053.4 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 2053.4. The  Director of Corrections   Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation  shall appoint a Superintendent of Correctional Education, who shall oversee and administer all prison education programs. The Superintendent of Correctional Education shall set both short-term and long-term goals for inmate literacy and testing  and vocational education programs  , and shall establish priorities for prison    academic and vocational  education programs.