California Penal Code

§ 2053.1

PEN § 2053.1 Effective Jun 27, 2025Title 1 · Part 3 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall implement in every state prison literacy programs that are designed to ensure that upon parole inmates are able to achieve the goals contained in this section. The department shall prepare an implementation plan for this program, and shall request the necessary funds to implement this program as follows:

(1)The department shall offer academic programming throughout an inmate’s incarceration that shall focus on increasing the reading ability of an inmate to at least a 9th grade level.

(2)For an inmate reading at a 9th grade level or higher, the department shall focus on helping the inmate obtain a general education development certificate, or its equivalent, or a high school diploma.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 10, Sec. 6. (AB 134) Effective June 27, 2025.