CA SB288

Designates Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records pertaining to inmate release dates and early release credits as public records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.

Requires disclosures to specify the number of days of credit in the following categories: good behavior, rehabilitation and education program participation, and pretrial release credits.

Mandates that disclosures include the types of rehabilitative and education programs that inmates participated in and completed.

Exempts from disclosure any Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Declares that this legislation is declaratory of existing law and does not constitute a change in law.