20250AB__080997AMD INTRODUCED 2025-02-19 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-03-10 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-04-01 2025 AB AMD Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Quirk-Silva

An act to add

Section 2053.2 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections. corrections Corrections: rehabilitation space. Existing law grants the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation authority to operate the state prison system and gives the department jurisdiction over various state prisons and other institutions. Existing law requires the department to make college programs available at every state prison and requires that these programs be provided by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California, or other accredited, nonprofit colleges or universities.

This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to report to the Legislature information related to the amount of space available for academic and vocational education, including the amount of the deficit or surplus of space at each prison. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 2053.2 is added to the Penal Code , to read: 2053.2. (

a) On or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the department shall collect and report all of the following information to the Legislature:

(1) The amount of space available for academic and vocational education.

(2) The amount of space currently being used for other purposes that reasonably could be converted to be available for academic and vocational education.

(3) The extent to which the space described in paragraph (1) is being used.

(4) The amount of the deficit or surplus of space available for academic and vocational education as described in paragraph (1) at each prison. (

b) A report submitted pursuant to this

section shall be submitted in compliance with

Section of the Government Code.