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+- text: 'The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTIONHEADER
+    Section 1170.02 is added to the Penal Code, to read: 1170.02. A prisoner is not
+    eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1170
+    if he or she was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer,
+    as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35,
+    830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed
+    while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, and the individual knew,
+    or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in
+    the performance of his or her duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former
+    peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally
+    killed in retaliation for the performance of his or her official duties. SECTIONHEADER
+    Section 3550 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 3550. Notwithstanding any other
+    law, except as provided in subdivision (b), if the head physician of an institution
+    in which a prisoner is incarcerated determines, as provided in this section, that
+    the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that
+    renders him or her permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living,
+    and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did
+    not exist at the time of sentencing, the prisoner shall be granted medical parole
+    if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which he
+    or she would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety.
+    This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims
+    Bill of Rights Act of 2008 . Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
+    A prisoner sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
+    A prisoner who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision
+    (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute. A prisoner who was convicted of
+    first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1,
+    830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5,
+    830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance
+    of his or her duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known,
+    that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties,
+    or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated
+    sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of his
+    or her official duties. When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections
+    and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for a prisoner identifies
+    a prisoner that he or she believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole
+    specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the
+    head physician of the institution where the prisoner is located that the prisoner
+    be referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for consideration for medical parole.
+    Within 30 days of receiving that recommendation, if the head physician of the
+    institution concurs in the recommendation of the primary care physician, he or
+    she shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized
+    form and format developed by the department, and if the head physician of the
+    institution does not concur in the recommendation, he or she shall provide the
+    primary care physician with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the
+    referral. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or
+    his or her family member or designee may independently request consideration for
+    medical parole by contacting the head physician at the prison or the department.
+    Within 30 days of receiving the request, the head physician of the institution
+    shall, in consultation with the prisoners primary care physician, make a determination
+    regarding whether the prisoner meets the criteria for medical parole as specified
+    in subdivision (a) and, if the head physician of the institution determines that
+    the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (a), he or she shall
+    refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and
+    format developed by the department. If the head physician of the institution does
+    not concur in the recommendation, he or she shall provide the prisoner or his
+    or her family member or designee with a written explanation of the reasons for
+    denying the application. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall
+    complete parole plans for inmates referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for
+    medical parole consideration. The parole plans shall include, but not be limited
+    to, the inmates plan for residency and medical care. Notwithstanding any other
+    law, medical parole hearings shall be conducted by two-person panels consisting
+    of at least one commissioner. In the event of a tie vote, the matter shall be
+    referred to the full board for a decision. Medical parole hearings may be heard
+    in absentia. Upon receiving a recommendation from the head physician of the institution
+    where a prisoner is located for the prisoner to be granted medical parole pursuant
+    to subdivision (c) or (d), the board, as specified in subdivision (f), shall make
+    an independent judgment regarding whether the conditions under which the inmate
+    would be released pose a reasonable threat to public safety, and make written
+    findings related thereto. Notwithstanding any other law, the board or the Division
+    of Adult Parole Operations shall have the authority to impose any reasonable conditions
+    on prisoners subject to medical parole supervision pursuant to subdivision (a),
+    including, but not limited to, the requirement that the parolee submit to electronic
+    monitoring. As a further condition of medical parole, pursuant to subdivision
+    (a), the parolee may be required to submit to an examination by a physician selected
+    by the board for the purpose of diagnosing the parolees current medical condition.
+    In the event such an examination takes place, a report of the examination and
+    diagnosis shall be submitted to the board by the examining physician. If the board
+    determines, based on that medical examination, that the persons medical condition
+    has improved to the extent that the person no longer qualifies for medical parole,
+    the board shall return the person to the custody of the department. Notwithstanding
+    any other law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to
+    a determinate term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the earliest
+    possible release date and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain
+    on medical parole, pursuant to subdivision (a), until that earliest possible release
+    date, at which time the parolee shall commence serving that period of parole provided
+    by, and under the provisions of, Chapter 8 of Title 1. Notwithstanding any other
+    law establishing maximum periods for parole, a prisoner sentenced to an indeterminate
+    term who is placed on medical parole supervision prior to the prisoners minimum
+    eligible parole date, and who remains eligible for medical parole, shall remain
+    on medical parole pursuant to subdivision (a) until that minimum eligible parole
+    date, at which time the parolee shall be eligible for parole consideration under
+    all other provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 1. The Department of Corrections and
+    Rehabilitation shall, at the time a prisoner is placed on medical parole supervision
+    pursuant to subdivision (a), ensure that the prisoner has applied for any federal
+    entitlement programs for which the prisoner is eligible, and has in his or her
+    possession a discharge medical summary, full medical records, parole medications,
+    and all property belonging to the prisoner that was under the control of the department.
+    Any additional records shall be sent to the prisoners forwarding address after
+    release to health care-related parole supervision. The provisions for medical
+    parole set forth in this title shall not affect an inmates eligibility for any
+    other form of parole or release provided by law. (1) Notwithstanding any other
+    law, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall give notice to the
+    county of commitment and the proposed county of release, if that county is different
+    than the county of commitment, of any medical parole hearing as described in subdivision
+    (f), and of any medical parole release as described in subdivision (g). Notice
+    shall be made at least 30 days, or as soon as feasible, prior to the time any
+    medical parole hearing or medical parole release is scheduled for an inmate receiving
+    medical parole consideration, regardless of whether the inmate is sentenced either
+    determinately or indeterminately.'