Section 6242 Of Chapter 9.4. Substance Abuse Community Correctional Detention Centers From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 9.4.
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. (a) The county shall assume full responsibility to administer
and operate the center and program consistent with the criteria set
forth in this chapter and those established by the board. This shall
include maintenance and compliance with all codes, regulations, and
health standards.
(b) The county shall select a local governmental department to
operate the facility in accordance with the standards and oversight
provided for in this chapter.
The facility shall be owned by the department for the duration of
the payment of the bond used to finance construction of the facility.
Upon completion of bond repayment, ownership of the facility shall
be vested in the county. Ownership of a county facility renovated
with funds awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be by the
department for the period of bond repayment, after which ownership
shall revert to the county. The department shall retain the option to
lease from the county no less than 50 percent of inmate beds after
completion of bond repayment.
If a county willfully terminates its participation in this act
prior to completion of bond repayment or if its grant is terminated
by the board for noncompliance with program regulations, ownership of
the facility shall remain vested in the department. The department
shall retain the option to lease as provided in this subdivision.
(c) Counties or the department shall operate all services and
programs in secure facilities pursuant to this chapter with only
county or state merit system employees, except that private nonprofit
providers or individual professionals with demonstrated expertise
and community experience also may be utilized to provide substance
abuse treatment programs. Treatment programs outside secure
facilities pursuant to this chapter may be provided only by county or
state staff, by private nonprofit providers, or by individual
professionals with demonstrated expertise and experience in providing
services to this population of the community.
(d) Custody in secure facilities shall be provided by peace
officers, as defined in Sections 830.1, 830.5, and 830.55, or
custodial officers, as defined in Sections 831 and 831.5, who have
satisfactorily met the minimum selection and training standards for
corrections officers, as prescribed by the board under Section 6035.
(e) Parolees, parole violators, and state prisoners shall remain
under overall supervision of state parole officers.
(f) The department shall contract to reimburse the county for
allotted bed space and programming for state offenders based on
actual cost plus a reasonable fee, but in no instance shall that
amount exceed the average cost of housing an inmate in a state prison
facility, as determined annually by the director.
(g) A county may bill the state for services provided to state
parolees pursuant to this chapter on a pro rata basis of the cost of
providing the programs and services, if requested by the department.
(h) The department and the board, as well as participating
counties, shall seek funding from the federal government and from
private foundation sources to help meet the costs of the programs
outlined in this chapter.
(i) It shall be the responsibility of the board, the department,
and the design and implementation panel to keep abreast of
improvements in programs of the types established by this chapter,
and to attempt to revise and update programs as state-of-the-art
advances develop.
(j) Requests for proposals shall be ready for submission to
eligible counties within nine months after the effective date of this
chapter. Eligible counties shall submit proposals within six months
after the request for proposals is submitted.
(k) An amount totaling no more than 1 1/2 percent of the total
amount of funds to be disbursed under this chapter is hereby
appropriated from the 1990 Prison Construction Fund and the 1990-B
Prison Construction Fund to the board to be used for administrative
costs.
(l) Following formal acceptance of proposals submitted by
counties, the board shall have authority to modify, expand, or revise
county programs, if requested by counties, or if the board concludes
that changes should be made to improve, expand, or reduce the scope
or approach of programs. This shall be done after formal notice to a
county of proposed changes and opportunity for a county to submit
evidence. The board also shall be able to recommend additional or
reduced funding for a program, if funding becomes available upon
appropriation by the Legislature.