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Prisons: veterans service advocates.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 708 · Assembly Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Feb 1, 2024

What it does

Existing law establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to oversee the state prison system. Existing law requires the department to develop guidance policies relative to the release of veterans who are inmates. Existing law authorizes a veterans service organization to volunteer to serve as a veterans service advocate at a facility that is under the jurisdiction of the department. For each inmate who is a veteran, existing law authorizes an advocate to develop a veterans economic recidivism plan during the 180-day period preceding the inmate's release date. Existing law requires the veterans economic recidivism prevention plan to include specified information, including a…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 1, 2024

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

Work with this bill

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