CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 960Introduced by Senator LeyvaJanuary 31, 2018 An act to add Section 2064.1 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 960, as introduced, Leyva. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports.Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions. This bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, to the Legislature on or before April 1 of each year, on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, including, among other things, identifying recommendations that would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, describing the progress in implementing those recommendations, and describing the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides among inmates.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2064.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 960Introduced by Senator LeyvaJanuary 31, 2018 An act to add Section 2064.1 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 960, as introduced, Leyva. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports.Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions. This bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, to the Legislature on or before April 1 of each year, on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, including, among other things, identifying recommendations that would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, describing the progress in implementing those recommendations, and describing the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides among inmates.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 960
Introduced by Senator LeyvaJanuary 31, 2018
Introduced by Senator Leyva
January 31, 2018
An act to add Section 2064.1 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 960, as introduced, Leyva. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: suicide prevention: reports.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions. This bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, to the Legislature on or before April 1 of each year, on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, including, among other things, identifying recommendations that would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, describing the progress in implementing those recommendations, and describing the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides among inmates.
Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and charges it with certain duties and powers, including, among other things, the operation of prisons and other specified institutions.
This bill would require the department to submit a report, as specified, to the Legislature on or before April 1 of each year, on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, including, among other things, identifying recommendations that would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates, describing the progress in implementing those recommendations, and describing the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides among inmates.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2064.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2064.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 2064.1 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
2064.1. (a) On or before April 1 of each year, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall submit to the Legislature a report on the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates. The information contained in the report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) An identification of all recommendations that, if implemented, would affect the departments efforts to respond to and prevent suicides and attempted suicides among inmates and that were made to the department or to a prison or institution described in Section 5003 as the result of an audit, assessment, or other review, whether internally or externally conducted, mandated, or court-ordered.
(2) A description of the departments progress in implementing each recommendation identified in paragraph (1), including the expected timeline for full implementation for each recommendation and the activities undertaken to address each recommendation. If the department does not intend to fully implement a recommendation, the department shall describe in sufficient detail its reasons for not fully implementing the recommendation.
(3) A description of the results of any audits or reviews the department conducts that measure the success of changes it implements as a result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1).
(4) A description of the departments progress in identifying and implementing mental health programs that may ameliorate risk factors associated with suicides at the prisons and institutions described in Section 5003.
(5) A description of the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans in a sufficient manner, including identifying the number of suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans completed, describing the criteria the department uses to assess the quality of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans, and reporting on the results of its assessments of the suicide risk evaluations and comprehensive mental health treatment plans. The department shall present the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing suicide risk evaluations separately from the information regarding the departments progress in meeting its goals for completing comprehensive mental health treatment plans.
(6) A description of the departments efforts to ensure that all mental health staff receive required training and mentoring related to suicide prevention and response, including describing the trainings and mentoring required and identifying the number of individuals required to take each training or to participate in mentoring, and the number of individuals who completed each required training or participating in required mentoring.
(7) A description of the departments efforts to fill vacancies in its mental health treatment programs, including its efforts to hire and retain psychiatrists.
(b) The report shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.