Cal. PEN § 7003.5
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 7003.5, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) The department shall provide the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with quarterly reports on the progress of funded projects consistent with the requirements outlined in the State Administrative Manual. This report shall include new prisons, projects to construct inmate housing and other buildings at, or within, existing prison facilities, prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities, reentry facilities, and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities.
(b) On January 10 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes the status of each project that is part of the master plan, including projects planned, projects in preliminary planning, working, drawing and construction phases, and projects that have been completed. The report shall include new prisons; projects to construct inmate housing and other buildings at or within existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities.
(c) This section applies to regular prison facilities; projects to expand existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities, whether or not built or operated exclusively by the department.
(d) The report required in subdivision (b) shall include the following information for adult and juvenile facilities:
(1) The department’s plans to remove temporary beds in dayrooms, gyms, and other areas, as well as plans to permanently close or change the mission of the facilities.
(2) The department’s plans to construct new facilities, including reentry facilities.
(3) The department’s plans to renovate existing facilities and renovate, improve, or expand infrastructure capacity at existing prison facilities.
(4) The scope of each project identified in the master plan.
(5) The budget for each project identified in the master plan.
(6) The schedule for each project identified in the master plan.
(7) A master schedule for the overall plan to deliver the department’s capital outlay program including planned versus actual progress to date.
(8) Staffing plans for each project identified in the master plan, including program, custody, facilities management, administration, and health care.
(9) Total estimated cost of all projects in the master plan by funding source, including planned versus actual expenditures to date.
(10) Projected versus actual population plotted against projected versus actual housing capacity in aggregate and by security level.
(b) On January 10 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that includes the status of each project that is part of the master plan, including projects planned, projects in preliminary planning, working, drawing and construction phases, and projects that have been completed. The report shall include new prisons; projects to construct inmate housing and other buildings at or within existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities.
(c) This section applies to regular prison facilities; projects to expand existing prison facilities; prison medical, mental health, and dental facilities; reentry facilities; and infrastructure projects at existing prison facilities, whether or not built or operated exclusively by the department.
(d) The report required in subdivision (b) shall include the following information for adult and juvenile facilities:
(1) The department’s plans to remove temporary beds in dayrooms, gyms, and other areas, as well as plans to permanently close or change the mission of the facilities.
(2) The department’s plans to construct new facilities, including reentry facilities.
(3) The department’s plans to renovate existing facilities and renovate, improve, or expand infrastructure capacity at existing prison facilities.
(4) The scope of each project identified in the master plan.
(5) The budget for each project identified in the master plan.
(6) The schedule for each project identified in the master plan.
(7) A master schedule for the overall plan to deliver the department’s capital outlay program including planned versus actual progress to date.
(8) Staffing plans for each project identified in the master plan, including program, custody, facilities management, administration, and health care.
(9) Total estimated cost of all projects in the master plan by funding source, including planned versus actual expenditures to date.
(10) Projected versus actual population plotted against projected versus actual housing capacity in aggregate and by security level.
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