CA SB554

Amends the California Values Act to require (rather than permit) law enforcement agencies to respond to immigration authorities' requests for information about a person's release date when the request complies with existing notification provisions

Mandates California law enforcement agencies to perform certain immigration-related cooperation activities that were previously optional exceptions to the general prohibition on immigration enforcement assistance

Removes local law enforcement agencies' discretion regarding cooperation with immigration authorities by eliminating references to local law and policy as factors that could prevent cooperation, leaving only federal and state law restrictions

Maintains existing limitations on cooperation, which still require individuals to have specific qualifying convictions (serious/violent felonies, state prison felonies, or enumerated offenses within 5-15 years) or be registered sex/arson offenders before certain cooperation can occur

Provides for state reimbursement to local agencies if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill creates state-mandated costs