Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.

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In Section 6601.3(b) of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the maximum period the Board of Parole Hearings may order a person to remain in custody beyond their scheduled release date for a full sexually violent predator evaluation was reduced from 180 days to 90 days.

Minimum training hours for parole board commissioners and deputy commissioners increased from 40 to 48 hours, covering topics including sex offender behaviors, risks, and treatment considerations.

Section 6601(a)(1)(A) referral timing now includes 'or upon grant of parole, whichever occurs first' as an alternative to the six-months-prior-to-release trigger, giving agencies more flexibility in when to refer individuals for SVP evaluation.

Removed paragraph (I) from Section 6600(a)(2), which had defined a prior conviction resulting in an indeterminate prison sentence as qualifying for sexually violent predator determination. This narrows the pool of individuals who can be classified as SVPs.

Changed the Elderly Parole Program exclusion language from 'not suitable for parole' to 'not eligible for parole' for persons sentenced under specified sexual offense provisions, clarifying that these individuals are categorically ineligible rather than merely unsuitable unless they meet the 65-year/25-year threshold.

Extensive terminology modernization throughout: 'inmate' replaced with 'incarcerated person' and 'he or she' replaced with 'they' for gender-neutral language. Also fixed duplicate section numbering (two sections labeled SEC. 2) and corrected the bill title to properly list all amended sections.

Removed Section 1, which amended Government Code Section 69842 regarding superior court clerk indices. This was a technical courts provision unrelated to the bill's corrections focus. The short title was updated to remove 'Courts' and correct the Penal Code section reference from 69842 to 3055.

Added Assembly Member Ramos as principal coauthor and Assembly Members Alanis, Lackey, and Soria as coauthors, indicating broader legislative sponsorship.

Added a new paragraph (h) to Section 3055 of the Penal Code establishing that persons sentenced pursuant to Sections 269, 288.7, 667.61, or 667.71 are not suitable for parole under the Elderly Parole Program unless they are at least 65 years old and have served a minimum of 25 years of continuous incarceration. This creates a lower threshold (65/25) compared to the existing 75/30 requirement in paragraphs (h)(5) and (h)(6), and extends an eligibility pathway to Sections 269 and 288.7 which were previously completely excluded with no age or sentence exception.

In Section 6601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, changed 'serving a determinate prison sentence' to 'serving a prison sentence' in subdivision (a)(1), and 'determinate prison term' to 'prison term' in subdivision (a)(3). This broadens SVP referral eligibility to include persons serving indeterminate sentences, not just determinate ones.

Added the Executive Officer of the Board of Parole Hearings as an additional official who can make SVP referrals under Section 6601, alongside the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Previously only the CDCR Secretary had this authority.

Added a new trigger for early SVP referral: if the incarcerated person will be scheduled for a parole hearing in the next six months, the secretary or Executive Officer may refer the person for evaluation at a date less than six months prior to the scheduled release date. This is in addition to the existing triggers (less than nine months remaining, modified release date, or less than four months after parole grant).

Changed the fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes' and the state-mandated local program designation from 'no' to 'yes,' reflecting that the bill now imposes additional duties on counties regarding SVP commitment proceedings that trigger state reimbursement obligations.

The bill now amends Section 3055 of the Penal Code (Elderly Parole Program) in addition to its original technical amendment to Government Code Section 69842. The scope expanded from a single code section with minor wording changes to three sections spanning the Penal Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, and Government Code.

New exclusions from the Elderly Parole Program: persons convicted of rape (Section 269), sodomy (Section 288(b)), aggravated sexual assault of a child (Section 288.7), or sentenced under the multiple-victims provision (Section 667.61(e)(4)) are categorically ineligible. Persons sentenced under Sections 667.61 or 667.71 may only qualify if they are 75 or older and have served at least 30 years of continuous incarceration.

Persons convicted of first-degree murder of a peace officer killed in the line of duty (or intentionally killed in retaliation for official duties) are excluded from the Elderly Parole Program.

SVP referral criteria expanded: previously only applied to inmates serving determinate sentences or whose parole had been revoked. Now also applies to persons serving indeterminate prison sentences, significantly broadening the pool of inmates who can be referred for SVP evaluation before release.

New provision allows the Secretary of CDCR to refer an inmate for SVP evaluation at less than six months before release if the scheduled release date is less than four months after a parole grant decision, addressing timing gaps in the existing process.

New jurisdiction rules specify that SVP commitment petitions must be filed in the county where the person was convicted of the offense leading to CDCR custody. If a subsequent sexually violent offense is committed while in custody, a new petition must be filed in the county of that subsequent conviction.

A probable cause finding under Section 6601.5 now tolls (pauses) the person's parole if they are determined to be an SVP, preventing release while commitment proceedings are pending.

The bill now imposes a state-mandated local program on counties (which must designate counsel and handle SVP commitment proceedings). A new Section 3 provides for state reimbursement to local agencies if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are mandated. The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program changed from 'no' to 'yes'.

The original technical amendment to Government Code Section 69842 (changing 'indexes' to 'indices' and 'insure' to 'ensure') is retained but renumbered as a later section within the expanded bill.