Amended IN Assembly March 12, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2818Introduced by Assembly Member MathisFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Section 4035 to the Penal Code, relating to county jails. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2818, as amended, Mathis. County jail: available social services.Existing law creates a program authorizing the sheriff or county officer responsible for operative jails of certain counties to assist indigent inmates with the reentry process within 30 days after the inmates release from the county jail or other adult detention facility, as specified. Existing law specifies that the assistance provided may include work placement, counseling, obtaining proper identification, education, and housing.This bill would require each county jail, in coordination with the county jails local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, to facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the social service agency when processing an incarcerated person for release from the county jail, as specified. The bill would require the counselor to consider the circumstances of the crime and make recommendations based on the counselors evaluation. By imposing duties on county jails and other local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, each county jail to provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for certain entities, including, among other things, the local social services agency, upon release from custody, as specified. By imposing duties on local jails, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035.(a)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, in coordination with their local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the relevant social service agency who shall inform the incarcerated person about various social services available to them and provide the incarcerated person with information necessary for acquiring the available social services. (b)This consultation shall take place when processing an incarcerated person for release from a county jail, regardless of the persons length of stay in the county jail.(c)The counselor shall consider the circumstances of the crime committed and make recommendations for services based on the counselors evaluation of those circumstances and the persons needs.SECTION 1. Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Assembly March 12, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2818Introduced by Assembly Member MathisFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Section 4035 to the Penal Code, relating to county jails. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2818, as amended, Mathis. County jail: available social services.Existing law creates a program authorizing the sheriff or county officer responsible for operative jails of certain counties to assist indigent inmates with the reentry process within 30 days after the inmates release from the county jail or other adult detention facility, as specified. Existing law specifies that the assistance provided may include work placement, counseling, obtaining proper identification, education, and housing.This bill would require each county jail, in coordination with the county jails local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, to facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the social service agency when processing an incarcerated person for release from the county jail, as specified. The bill would require the counselor to consider the circumstances of the crime and make recommendations based on the counselors evaluation. By imposing duties on county jails and other local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, each county jail to provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for certain entities, including, among other things, the local social services agency, upon release from custody, as specified. By imposing duties on local jails, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Assembly March 12, 2024
Amended IN Assembly March 12, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2818
Introduced by Assembly Member MathisFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis
February 15, 2024
An act to add Section 4035 to the Penal Code, relating to county jails.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2818, as amended, Mathis. County jail: available social services.
Existing law creates a program authorizing the sheriff or county officer responsible for operative jails of certain counties to assist indigent inmates with the reentry process within 30 days after the inmates release from the county jail or other adult detention facility, as specified. Existing law specifies that the assistance provided may include work placement, counseling, obtaining proper identification, education, and housing.This bill would require each county jail, in coordination with the county jails local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, to facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the social service agency when processing an incarcerated person for release from the county jail, as specified. The bill would require the counselor to consider the circumstances of the crime and make recommendations based on the counselors evaluation. By imposing duties on county jails and other local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, each county jail to provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for certain entities, including, among other things, the local social services agency, upon release from custody, as specified. By imposing duties on local jails, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law creates a program authorizing the sheriff or county officer responsible for operative jails of certain counties to assist indigent inmates with the reentry process within 30 days after the inmates release from the county jail or other adult detention facility, as specified. Existing law specifies that the assistance provided may include work placement, counseling, obtaining proper identification, education, and housing.
This bill would require each county jail, in coordination with the county jails local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, to facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the social service agency when processing an incarcerated person for release from the county jail, as specified. The bill would require the counselor to consider the circumstances of the crime and make recommendations based on the counselors evaluation. By imposing duties on county jails and other local agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2026, each county jail to provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for certain entities, including, among other things, the local social services agency, upon release from custody, as specified. By imposing duties on local jails, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1.Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035.(a)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, in coordination with their local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the relevant social service agency who shall inform the incarcerated person about various social services available to them and provide the incarcerated person with information necessary for acquiring the available social services. (b)This consultation shall take place when processing an incarcerated person for release from a county jail, regardless of the persons length of stay in the county jail.(c)The counselor shall consider the circumstances of the crime committed and make recommendations for services based on the counselors evaluation of those circumstances and the persons needs.SECTION 1. Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody. SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 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:
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, in coordination with their local department of health and human services or relevant social service agency, facilitate a consultation with a counselor from the relevant social service agency who shall inform the incarcerated person about various social services available to them and provide the incarcerated person with information necessary for acquiring the available social services.
(b)This consultation shall take place when processing an incarcerated person for release from a county jail, regardless of the persons length of stay in the county jail.
(c)The counselor shall consider the circumstances of the crime committed and make recommendations for services based on the counselors evaluation of those circumstances and the persons needs.
SECTION 1. Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
SECTION 1. Section 4035 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:(1) The local social services agency.(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.(3) Local homeless shelters.(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.(5) The State Department of Social Services.(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
4035. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2026, each county jail shall, at a minimum, provide each incarcerated person with the contact information for all of the following:
(1) The local social services agency.
(2) A local alcohol or drug abuse resource.
(3) Local homeless shelters.
(4) Local mental health resources for counseling or therapy.
(5) The State Department of Social Services.
(b) The contact information described in subdivision (a) shall be provided on a physical sheet of paper or other physical document upon release from custody.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
### SEC. 2.