CA SB441

Abolishes the Corrections Standards Authority effective July 1, 2010, and establishes the Board of Community Corrections as an independent entity separate from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Reestablishes the Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training (CPOST) within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with a 7-member executive board composed of department management, California Correctional Peace Officers' Association representatives, and a higher education expert.

Reduces Board of Community Corrections membership from 19 to 17 members, adds a Governor-appointed chair subject to Senate confirmation, and removes the requirement that the Department Secretary serve as chairperson.

Transfers study duties regarding crime prevention, detection, prosecution methods, and penology standards from the Corrections Standards Authority to the Board of Community Corrections.

Takes effect July 1, 2010.