California Government Code

§ 15819.40

GOV § 15819.40 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 10b · Ch. 3.2.1

Statute text

(a)(1) (A) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may design and construct new, or renovate existing, housing units, support buildings, programming space, and any necessary ancillary improvements in order to add capacity at facilities under its jurisdiction. The department shall complete site assessments at facilities at which it intends to construct or renovate additional housing units, support buildings, programming space, or ancillary improvements. The department may use the funding provided in Section 28 of Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2007 to complete these site assessments.

(B)The authority contained in subparagraph (A) may be used to develop new beds including appropriate programmatic space pursuant to paragraph (2) and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, shall constitute the scope of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401.

(2)Any new beds constructed pursuant to this section shall be supported by rehabilitative programming for inmates, including, but not limited to, education, vocational programs, substance abuse treatment programs, employment programs, and prerelease planning.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. (SB 1022) Effective June 27, 2012.