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AB 809: Corrections: rehabilitation space.
What AB 809 does, verified February 3, 2026
The bill requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to report annually on the available space for academic and vocational education in state prisons. This report must include information on the amount of space available and any deficit or surplus of space at each prison. The department must submit the report to the legislature by January 1, 2028, and every year thereafter. The goal of this bill is to ensure that the state prison system provides adequate space for educational programs.
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Last action: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
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| Feb. 02, 2026 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Jan. 31, 2026 | Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| May. 23, 2025 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Apr. 23, 2025 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| Apr. 02, 2025 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
Latest bill textAmended version, April 1, 2025 · 316 words
| Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2025 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 10, 2025 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 809
| Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva |
February 19, 2025 |
An act to add Section 2053.2 to the Penal Code, relating to corrections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 809, as amended, Quirk-Silva. Corrections: rehabilitation space.
Existing law grants the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation authority to operate the state prison system and gives the department jurisdiction over various state prisons and other institutions. Existing law requires the department to make college programs available at every state prison and requires that these programs be provided by the California Community Colleges, the California State University, or the University of California, or other accredited, nonprofit colleges or universities.
This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, to report to the Legislature information related to the amount of space available for academic and vocational education, including the amount of the deficit or surplus of space at each prison.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 2053.2 is added to the Penal Code, to read:2053.2.
(a) On or before January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the department shall collect and report all of the following information to the Legislature:(1) The amount of space available for academic and vocational education.
(2) The amount of space currently being used for other purposes that reasonably could be converted to be available for academic and vocational education.
(3) The extent to which the space described in paragraph (1) is being used.
(4) The amount of the deficit or surplus of space available for academic and vocational education as described in paragraph (1) at each prison.
(b) A report submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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