Key Votes
AB 2127 - Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders - Key Vote
California Key Votes
Stephen Knight voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Sept. 29, 2012 Executive Signed
- Aug. 23, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 14, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- April 12, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 23, 2012 Introduced
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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Sept. 29, 2012
Title: Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (48-30) - Aug. 23, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-14) - June 14, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes officials in charge of county correctional facilities to offer a voluntary work release program.
- Requires the work release program to consist of one of the following (Sec. 1):
- Manual labor to improve or maintain levees, or public facilities;
- Manual labor in support of a non-profit organization;
- Performance of graffiti cleanup for local government entities;
- Performance of weed and rubbish elimination;
- Performance of house repairs or yard services for senior citizens; or
- Non-manual labor, public sector work designated and approved by the sheriff.
- Authorizes the sheriff to permit a work release program participant to receive work release credit for participation in educational programs, vocational programs, substance abuse programs, life skills programs or parenting programs (Sec. 1).
- Requires work release days to consist of 8 to 10 hours of work (Sec. 1).
- Classifies a violation of an individual's written promise to appear for his or her work release job as a misdemeanor (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (48-24) - April 12, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes officials in charge of county correctional facilities to offer a voluntary work release program.
- Requires the work release program to consist of one of the following (Sec. 1):
- Manual labor to improve or maintain levees, or public facilities;
- Manual labor in support of a non-profit organization;
- Performance of graffiti cleanup for local government entities;
- Performance of weed and rubbish elimination;
- Performance of house repairs or yard services for senior citizens; or
- Non-manual labor, public sector work designated and approved by the sheriff.
- Authorizes the sheriff to permit a work release program participant to receive work release credit for participation in educational programs, vocational programs, substance abuse programs, life skills programs or parenting programs (Sec. 1).
- Requires work release days to consist of 8 to 10 hours of work (Sec. 1).
- Classifies a violation of an individual's written promise to appear for his or her work release job as a misdemeanor (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the sheriff to award a work release program participant up to 5 days of work release credit for the job search (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes the participant's regular employment to be considered on an hour-to-hour basis instead of performing labor in a work release program (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 23, 2012
Title: Authorizes Work Release for Certain Offenders
Sponsors
- Wilmer Amina Carter (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
