Enrolled August 29, 2022 Passed IN Senate May 26, 2022 Passed IN Assembly August 24, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1304Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 2713.1 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1304, Kamlager. Prisons: release allowance.Existing law requires a prisoner, upon release, to be paid a sum of $200, as specified.This bill would increase this payment to $1300. The bill would also require this amount to be adjusted annually for inflation, as specified.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 2713.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
Enrolled August 29, 2022 Passed IN Senate May 26, 2022 Passed IN Assembly August 24, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 19, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1304Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 2713.1 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1304, Kamlager. Prisons: release allowance.Existing law requires a prisoner, upon release, to be paid a sum of $200, as specified.This bill would increase this payment to $1300. The bill would also require this amount to be adjusted annually for inflation, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled August 29, 2022 Passed IN Senate May 26, 2022 Passed IN Assembly August 24, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 19, 2022
Enrolled August 29, 2022
Passed IN Senate May 26, 2022
Passed IN Assembly August 24, 2022
Amended IN Senate May 19, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1304
Introduced by Senator KamlagerFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Senator Kamlager
February 18, 2022
An act to amend Section 2713.1 of the Penal Code, relating to prisons.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1304, Kamlager. Prisons: release allowance.
Existing law requires a prisoner, upon release, to be paid a sum of $200, as specified.This bill would increase this payment to $1300. The bill would also require this amount to be adjusted annually for inflation, as specified.
Existing law requires a prisoner, upon release, to be paid a sum of $200, as specified.
This bill would increase this payment to $1300. The bill would also require this amount to be adjusted annually for inflation, as specified.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2713.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
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 2713.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
SECTION 1. Section 2713.1 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.
2713.1. (a) In addition to any other payment to which they are entitled by law, each prisoner upon release shall be paid an allowance of one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300) from such appropriations that may be made available for the purposes of this section.
(b) The department may prescribe rules and regulations to limit or eliminate any payments provided for in this section to prisoners who have not served for at least six consecutive months prior to their release in instances where the department determines that such a payment is not necessary for rehabilitation of the prisoner, to establish procedures for payment within the first 60 days of a prisoners release, and to eliminate any payment provided for in this section to a parolee who upon release has not been paid the entire amount prescribed by this section and who willfully absconds after release on parole, but before any remaining balance of the allowance has been paid.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if a prisoner is released to the custody of another state or to the custody of the federal government.
(d) Commencing on January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall adjust the amount of the allowance described in subdivision (a) for inflation based on the California Consumer Price Index.