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CA SB134

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Budget and Fiscal Review

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a three-year Tribal Police Pilot Program (July 2026-July 2029) allowing the Department of Justice to select 3 tribal entities whose police officers can exercise California peace officer authority on Indian lands and elsewhere under specified circumstances, with $5 million appropriated for administration
  • Repeals the California Rehabilitation Oversight Board within the Office of the Inspector General and removes the requirement for the Inspector General to conduct oversight of department reforms outlined in the 2012 Blueprint document
  • Repeals the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Recidivism Reduction Fund, along with associated county grant allocation provisions
  • Expands college programs in state prisons to include accredited public or nonprofit colleges and universities outside California, and allows additional mental health professionals (marriage and family therapists, professional clinical counselors) to work in state corrections under licensure waivers of up to 6 years
  • Authorizes the Board of State and Community Corrections to delegate corrective action plan approval for juvenile facilities to its executive director or deputy director, and grants the board authority to bring civil actions in superior court to enforce compliance with minimum standards for juvenile facilities

Legislative Description

Public Safety.

Last Action

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

6/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Budget3/24/2025
Budget and Fiscal Review2/5/2025
Rules1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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