AB 1269: County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.

This bill adds a new section to the penal code, which requires county and city jails to notify people covered by medical release of information and next of kin within 24 hours of the death of a person incarcerated in the jail. The law currently requires this notification for state prisons, but not for county and city jails. The bill aims to create a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties on these jails. The state will reimburse local agencies and school districts for the costs incurred by implementing this new law. The law will take effect immediately, as declared by the governor.