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California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 2 - Treatment, Education, and Career Development › Article 5 - Education › Section 30160 - Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Only wards
				  who are eligible for ESEA Title I programs may participate in ESEA funded
				  programs.
(b) A ward is eligible if he
				  is:
(1) Under 21 years of age, and
(2) Not beyond grade 12.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 2 - Treatment, Education, and Career Development › Article 5 - Education › Section 30170 - General Education Development Tests

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Youth Authority may administer General Education Development
					 (GED) tests or make arrangements for a ward to be tested at a local public school if
					 the ward:
(a) Is 18 years of age or older,
				  and
(b) Scores at least at the eighth
				  grade level on the Standardized Achievement Test, and
(c) Scores at least 8.0 on the Standardized
				  Achievement Test for math.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4767 to title 9, section
					 30170 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004,
						1752
						and
						1768,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 1 - Telephone Use › Section 30201 - Ward Telephone Calls

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each superintendent shall maintain procedures which allow wards
					 to make periodic telephone calls at no expense to the department. These procedures
					 shall include:
(a) The number of telephone
				  calls permitted.
(b) To whom calls may
				  be made.
(c) Duration of
				  calls.
(d) Emergency calls. An emergency
				  call shall be considered an additional (not a regular) call and may be authorized
				  when:
(1) A sudden, unforeseen situation exists,
				  requiring immediate action, and
(2) A
				  telephone call would clarify the situation or relieve anxiety generated by the
				  sudden unforeseen situation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 2 - Libraries › Section 30207 - Law Libraries

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Law libraries for ward use shall be maintained in all
					 institutions, except youth conservation camps. Each institution shall maintain a law
					 library program which shall include:
(a) A
				  coordinator, who shall be responsible for the operations of the program.
(b) A library schedule which shall provide library
				  access to wards for at least 30 hours per week at reasonable times.
(c) A procedure which shall ensure that all wards,
				  including those in lockup or otherwise unable to go to the library, will have ready
				  access to the law library resources.
(d)
				  The training of an appropriate number of staff and wards in law research techniques
				  to assist all wards in the use of the law library resources. Wards who have not
				  received this training may also be used to assist in the use of the law
				  library.
(e) A supply of appropriate
				  legal forms, e.g., writs.
(f) A
				  procedure for keeping library materials current.
(g) Methods for photocopying of law library
				  material.
(h) Publication and/or posting
				  of the following types of information in each living unit:
(1) Notice that law libraries are available in
				  each institution for ward use and that trained assistants shall be available to
				  assist them in gaining access to the courts.
(2) A schedule showing the days and hours the
				  library is open and the procedures to follow to gain access to the law
				  library.
(3) That court decisions
				  guarantee wards the right to have access to the courts for the purpose of presenting
				  petitions or other legal documents.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 4 - Handicraft › Section 30224 - Sale of Handicraft Articles

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Handicraft
				  articles made by a ward may be sold to the public only at institutions, camps,
				  parole centers, residential treatment centers, or other places approved by the
				  Director.
(b) Procedures regarding the
				  sale of handicraft articles shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The state shall be reimbursed for the cost of
				  raw materials used in the manufacture of the articles.
(2) Handicraft articles which have not been sold
				  by the time the ward is released on parole shall be returned to the
				  ward.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 5 - Food and Nutrition › Section 30230 - Meals

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A minimum
				  of three meals a day shall be served except in camps where a brunch and dinner may
				  comprise weekend and holiday meals.
(b)
				  The evening meal and the following day's breakfast shall not be scheduled more than
				  13 hours apart except when nutritious snacks are offered in the evening. Nutritious
				  snacks include foods with substantive nutritive values such as milk and milk drinks,
				  pudding and custards, sandwiches, fruit, fruit juice, whole grain crackers and
				  cookies, and cheese snacks.
(c) A ward
				  shall be allowed a minimum of 30 minutes to eat each meal.
(d) Food shall be served under the immediate
				  supervision of a staff member.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting article 5 (sections
					 30230-30235) and renumbering title 15,
					 section 4121 to title 9, section
					 30230 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 5 - Food and Nutrition › Section 30232 - Sanitation Standards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Standards for sanitation, food storage, and preparation and
					 serving of food shall meet the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code
					 Section
					 28520 et
					 seq.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4122 to title 9, section
					 30232 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						8520 et seq., Health and Safety
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 5 - Food and Nutrition › Section 30234 - Medically Prescribed Diets

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A written plan shall be followed for uniform handling of
					 diabetics, pregnant girls, and other wards in institutions whose condition requires
					 a medically prescribed diet as part of therapeutic treatment.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4124 to title 9, section
					 30234 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 5 - Food and Nutrition › Section 30235 - Food and Nutrition Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Quantities and varieties of food necessary to provide a
					 nutritionally adequate and acceptable diet shall be served in all facilities
					 providing residential care.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4125 to title 9, section
					 30235 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 7 - Religious Services › Section 30260 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Religious
				  services are regularly scheduled weekly gatherings of a religious faith group such
				  as Catholicism, Protestantism, Islamism, Judaism, and Native American.
(b) Alternate religious services are sessions
				  provided to individual ward(s) who are restricted from attending, or otherwise
				  unable to attend (e.g., medical reasons), regularly scheduled weekly gatherings of a
				  religious faith group. Alternate religious services are considered religious
				  services.
(c) Religious programs are
				  regularly scheduled religious ancillary activities for various faith groups, such as
				  Bible study groups, catechism, and choir rehearsal.
(d) Special religious activities are activities
				  other than regularly scheduled religious services and programs such as epiphanies,
				  baptisms, and religious retreats.
(e)
				  Faith group leaders are defined as people in good standing with their faith group
				  who can provide services and/or programs to their designated faith group.
(f) Religious volunteers are members of the
				  community who represent various religious faith groups.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting article 7 (sections
					 30260-30262) and renumbering title 15,
					 section 4750 to title 9, section
					 30260 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						1002,
						1004,
						1712
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1004,
						1705
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code; Section
						4, Article I, California Constitution;
						and Bill of Rights, Amendment I, United States Constitution.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 7 - Religious Services › Section 30261 - Religious Services to Wards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Department recognizes the inherent right of individuals to exercise their
				  constitutional rights to hold religious convictions and practice religion. The
				  Department shall ensure all wards are afforded the reasonable opportunity to
				  participate in religious services and programs as provided in these regulations. The
				  exercise of religious freedom without discrimination, harassment, or preference is
				  guaranteed unless such is inconsistent with the safety and/or security of the
				  facility or promotes violence or illegal acts.
(b) The Department shall not place a substantial
				  restriction on a ward's exercise of religion unless the exercise is inconsistent
				  with a compelling governmental interest (including safety and/or security interests)
				  or promotes violence or illegal acts. The Department shall document what
				  alternatives were considered and allow the least restrictive means that does not
				  violate the above standard.
(c) If
				  religious services of a ward's faith are not available in the facility, the
				  chaplains shall make a good faith effort to facilitate services or counseling with a
				  faith group leader or volunteer representative of the ward's faith.
(d) The facility superintendent shall provide all
				  wards access to religious services and/or alternate religious services at least once
				  a week.
(1) Each ward shall have the opportunity to
				  attend one religious service per week of his or her choice.
(2) Wards may be restricted from attending
				  religious services for the following reasons only:
(A) Ward is on Temporary Detention.
(B) Ward is assigned to a Special Management
				  Program.
(C) Ward is on Administrative
				  Lockdown.
(D) Ward or group of wards
				  presents a safety and/or security risk to a religious service, as determined and
				  documented by staff.
(3) Wards
				  restricted or otherwise unable to attend a religious service shall be provided
				  access to a chaplain/faith group leader for alternate religious services.
(4) If there is a limit to the number of wards who
				  can attend a religious service due to lack of room capacity or for security reasons,
				  priority shall be given to wards of the designated faith group; however, additional
				  or alternate services shall be held to accommodate all wards who requested to
				  attend.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 7 - Religious Services › Section 30262 - Chaplain/Ward Communication

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A Chaplain
				  may hold in confidence any information concerning a ward in his care which would be
				  against the tenets of his religion to divulge. If a ward divulges or wishes to
				  divulge information that concerns the safety of the ward, the safety of others, or
				  the facility's security, the chaplain shall:
(1)
				  Encourage the ward to discuss such information with the appropriate staff,
				  and
(2) Obtain the ward's permission, if
				  possible, to pass on such information.
(3) Notify the Superintendent immediately of any
				  information that impacts the safety and/or security of an individual ward or of the
				  facility, if to do so will not violate the Chaplain's religious tenets (such as
				  sacramental confession or other penitential communication that the Chaplain is
				  required to keep secret under the rules of his/her religious
				  organization).
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 9 - Visiting › Section 30275 - Visiting Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The superintendent of each institution or camp shall maintain a
					 visiting program which enables wards to visit with their parents and others. The
					 visiting program shall conform to the following guidelines:
(a) Visiting shall not be restricted as a
				  disciplinary measure.
(b) Visiting may
				  be disallowed or limited when:
(1) The ward or
				  others may be exposed to danger.
(2) The
				  ward may be able to escape.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 10 - Youth Trust and Benefit Funds › Section 30300 - Credit to Ward Trust Funds

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Money in a
				  ward's possession when he is received at an institution shall be credited to his
				  regular trust fund account. These funds may be used by the ward while he is in the
				  institution or camp, according to rules established by the superintendent.
(b) Other funds which shall be placed in a ward's
				  trust fund account are:
(1) Money due a ward for
				  participation in a ward pay program.
(2)
				  Money received from dependent benefit funds. These funds shall be handled in
				  accordance with the regulations of the granting agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 10 - Youth Trust and Benefit Funds › Section 30302 - Restitution Deductions from Trust Account Deposits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) When a ward
				  or inmate is committed to, or housed in, a Youth Authority facility and owes any
				  part of a restitution fine or restitution order imposed by a court, the director
				  shall deduct 50 percent or the balance owing, whichever is less, from each ward or
				  inmate trust account deposit made after January 1, 1998, regardless of source of
				  such income, except as specified in (b). The amount deducted shall be credited first
				  to the amount owing on the restitution order, then to the amount owing on the
				  restitution fine.
(b) Free Venture
				  Program deposits, Social Security benefit deposits, and internal Youth Authority
				  trust account transfers are exempt from deductions set forth in (a) and
				  (c).
(c) Additionally, an administrative
				  fee totaling ten (10) percent of the deduction made pursuant to (a) shall be
				  deducted from the ward or inmate trust account deposit for reimbursement of
				  departmental administrative costs.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect a renumbering title 15, section
					 4720.1 to title 9, section
					 30302 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752.81,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 10 - Youth Trust and Benefit Funds › Section 30304 - Expenditure of Ward Trust Funds

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A ward in
				  an institution or camp may use his trust fund for:
(1) Purchase of approved canteen items.
(2) Purchase of handicraft or hobby craft supplies
				  and books.
(3) Purchase of clothing to
				  be used by the ward in lieu of, or in addition to, clothes furnished by the
				  institution or camp.
(4) Food and
				  recreation on off-grounds trips conducted by the institution or camp.
(5) Any other item approved by the
				  superintendent.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 3 - Youth Services › Article 10 - Youth Trust and Benefit Funds › Section 30305 - Benefit Fund

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each superintendent of an institution or camp shall maintain a
					 benefit fund account which shall be expended only for the general welfare,
					 education, or entertainment of the wards in the institution or camp at the
					 discretion of the superintendent. Each superintendent shall maintain appropriate
					 accounting records in accordance with departmental procedures. Money for this fund
					 may come from:
(a) Donations by individuals
				  or organizations.
(b) Profits or income
				  from vending machines, canteens, or hobby craft stores operated by or for the
				  institution or camp.
(c) Institutional
				  fund-raising activities.
(d) Other
				  sources as approved by the superintendent.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect a renumbering title 15, section
					 4723 to title 9, section
					 30305 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 1 - Property › Section 30400 - Care of Ward Property

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each institution and camp shall maintain procedures to promptly
					 collect, inventory and safeguard the property of wards. Procedures shall include
					 methods to:
(a) Record receipt, safeguard,
				  and return permissible property to the ward, or provide for other appropriate
				  disposition.
(b) Maintain standards as
				  to the type, amount, and size of property a ward may possess.
(c) Assist a ward recover lost or damaged
				  property.
(d) Assist a ward to obtain
				  reimbursement for lost or damaged property when staff negligence is
				  involved.
(e) Collect, inventory and
				  safeguard the property of a ward who is temporarily away from his usual
				  location.
(f) Dispose of property in
				  excess of the allowable amount when a ward is to be transferred to another
				  institution.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting chapter 4 (articles 1 and 3-11, sections
					 30400-30542), article 1 (section
					 30400) and renumbering title 15, section
					 4694 to title 9, section
					 30400 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 3 - Personal Hygiene › Section 30410 - Ward Grooming

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Superintendents shall maintain standards for ward dress for each institution and
				  camp and shall provide each ward with an adequate complement of clothing.
(b) Each institutional and camp Superintendent
				  shall maintain standards for ward hairstyles and facial hair. All wards shall keep
				  their hair clean and neatly groomed, in compliance with the standards.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting article 3 (section
					 30410) and renumbering title 15, section
					 4692 to title 9, section
					 30410 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 4 - Correspondence › Section 30421 - Correspondence

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No limit
				  shall be established regarding the number of persons who may correspond with a ward
				  by mail.
(b) Wards and their
				  correspondents are personally responsible for the content of each item of mail that
				  each sends into or out of a Youth Authority facility. Any violation of laws
				  governing mail may be referred to postal authorities and to appropriate criminal
				  authorities for prosecution. Violations of law or the regulations set forth in this
				  section may result in the temporary suspension or denial of correspondence between
				  the persons involved.
(c) Wards in
				  separate Youth Authority facilities or wards and inmates in other correctional
				  facilities may correspond with each other with prior approval, which will not be
				  unreasonably or arbitrarily denied, of the superintendent, warden or person in
				  charge of each correctional facility. The approval to correspond shall remain in
				  effect even though one or both of the wards or inmates is transferred to another
				  facility. The approval to correspond may be forfeited due to disciplinary violations
				  involving the correspondence or the security needs of the facility. Any such
				  revocation or restriction shall be communicated to both the wards or inmates and
				  administrators of the assigned facilities.
(d) Any exchange of written or printed material
				  between wards of separate or segregated sections of the same Youth Authority
				  facility shall require prior approval of the superintendent, which will not be
				  unreasonably or arbitrarily denied.
(e)
				  There are three types of ward mail: nonreviewable; reviewable; and packages.
(1) Nonreviewable mail shall not be opened or read
				  by institutional staff but may be inspected by other means to determine the presence
				  of physical contraband in the envolope. Nonreviewable mail is correspondence sent to
				  or received from:
(A) A federal, state or local
				  court.
(B) An elected federal, state, or
				  local public official.
(C) An attorney
				  at law listed on active status and in good standing with a state bar
				  association.
(D) The Director of the
				  Youth Authority.
(E) A member of the
				  Youthful Offender Parole Board.
(F) A
				  deputy director.
(G) A
				  superintendent.
(H) A regional
				  administrator of parole.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 4 - Correspondence › Section 30422 - Right of Wards to Correspond with Director

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A ward may write to the Director on any subject. Letters to the
					 Director shall not be opened, delayed, or withheld by institutional staff.
					 Guidelines in Section
					 30421 shall be followed.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4130 to title 9, section
					 30422, including amendments, filed
					 2-13-2020 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 5 - Access to Courts › Section 30445 - Ward Access to the Courts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A ward
				  shall not be denied or obstructed in his efforts to present a petition or legal
				  document to the courts.
(b) A ward may
				  assist another ward in gaining access to the courts. This assistance may include,
				  but is not limited to:
(1) Interviews and
				  conferences relating to legal issues.
(2) Preparation of writs or other court
				  documents.
(3) The writing of
				  letters.
(4) Access to institution law
				  libraries.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 5 - Access to Courts › Section 30450 - Dissemination of Information Regarding New Court Decisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Wards and Departmental staff shall be provided information
					 regarding new court decisions which are identified by the Departmental legal office
					 as affecting a substantial number of wards.
(a) The ward rights specialist shall prepare
				  summaries of identified decisions in understandable language so that wards will be
				  able to determine if they are affected.
(b) Summaries of such decisions shall be forwarded
				  to all institutions and parole offices for dissemination to law libraries, living
				  units and other appropriate places to ensure that wards are informed of the
				  information.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4132 to title 9, section
					 30450 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30455 - Informing Wards of Rights and Responsibilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Wards shall be provided with information regarding their rights
					 and responsibilities.
(a) A newly committed
				  ward shall be provided with an orientation and information program upon arrival at
				  the facility to which he is assigned.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting article 6 (sections
					 30455-30462) and renumbering title 15,
					 section 4690 to title 9, section
					 30455 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30457 - Ward Advisory Committees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A ward advisory committee shall be maintained by the
					 superintendent of each institution, reception center-clinic and camp. Ward members
					 should be selected by their peers. Such committees shall meet with the
					 superintendent a minimum of one time each month for the purpose of informing him
					 of:
(a) General ward concerns,
				  and
(b) Potential problem areas along
				  with suggestions for needed corrective action.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4691 to title 9, section
					 30457 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002,
						1004
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30458 - Law Enforcement Use of Wards

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A ward shall not participate in a law enforcement undercover
					 investigation without the prior approval of the Director.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4134 to title 9, section
					 30458 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30459 - Photographs of Wards

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A ward's written permission shall be obtained before his/her
					 photograph is displayed and/or taken in a manner that individually identifies
					 him/her to the public.
This section shall not apply to the dissemination of photographs
					 of escaped wards.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4135 to title 9, section
					 30459 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1712
						and
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30460 - Dependents' Benefits for Wards

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Departmental staff may assist wards in obtaining dependents'
					 benefits for which they may be eligible as prescribed in Section
					 4722.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4137 to title 9, section
					 30460 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30461 - Notification of Death, Serious Injury or Illness of a Ward

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Departmental staff shall immediately notify a ward's
					 parents/guardians and other appropriate persons when the death, serious injury or
					 illness of the ward occurs.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4138 to title 9, section
					 30461 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section
						1752,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 6 - General Provisions › Section 30462 - Off-Grounds Activities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A ward may leave the institution grounds in accordance with
					 institution procedures, as follows:
(a)
				  Wards convicted of felonies listed under Penal Code 290 shall leave institution
				  grounds only if the local law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the
				  institution is located is notified within a reasonable time prior to the ward's
				  departure.
(b) Wards convicted of
				  felonies listed under Penal Code 667.6 shall not be released from institutional
				  confinement for the purpose of attendance at any educational institution in any city
				  or county.
(c) Staff-supervised Trips
				  for Program Purposes.
(1) A staff supervised trip
				  for program purposes may be authorized for a ward by the superintendent.
(2) A ward going off grounds shall be accompanied
				  by an employee who has completed Penal Code 832 training.
(3) A ward who is classified as a county referral
				  case, temporary detention case or other parole case shall be permitted off grounds
				  if he is supervised by a staff member, and permission is received from the juvenile
				  court or the parole agent.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 7 - General Restrictions › Section 30488 - Use of Tobacco

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(a)
				  Wards/inmates, housed in Youth Authority facilities, shall not possess or use
				  tobacco products.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect adopting article 7 (section
					 30488) and renumbering title 15, section
					 4698 to title 9, section
					 30488 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1001,
						1002
						and
						1004,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30500 - Definition

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(a) Grievance.
				  A "grievance" means a complaint from a ward concerning:
(1) The substance or application of any written or
				  unwritten policy or practice of the Department, or other agencies which exercise
				  jurisdiction over wards pursuant to contractual relationships with the Department,
				  e.g., the Department of Forestry, or
(2)
				  Any behavior or action directed toward a ward by staff or other
				  wards.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30501 - Grounds for Filing

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A ward may file a grievance concerning any of the following
					 circumstances:
(a) Actions or policies of
				  the Department or other agencies which exercise jurisdiction over wards pursuant to
				  contractual relationships with the Department, e.g., the Department of
				  Forestry.
(b) Staffing conclusions
				  and/or staffing recommendations to the Board, except for Disciplinary Decision
				  Making System dispositions. The criteria to be considered during any level of review
				  to determine the merit of such a grievance are:
(1) Whether staffing conclusions and/or
				  recommendations were arrived at fairly and in accordance with established Board,
				  Departmental or institution/parole policy and procedures, or
(2) Whether information presented in the case
				  material was false, distorted, or misleading, or if information which had a direct
				  influence on the staffing conclusion and/or recommendation was missing; except that
				  disagreement with staff impressions, diagnosis, or prognosis is not grounds for a
				  grievance, or
(3) Whether staffing
				  conclusions and/or recommendations ignored the recommended receiving institution's
				  formal transfer criteria, or
(4) Whether
				  the staffing conclusions and/or recommendations were consistent with the facts
				  presented in one or more of the various separate reports making up the case
				  material, or whether inconsistencies were fully explained and recorded in the
				  staffing report.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30502 - Grounds Prohibited

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(a) The
				  following actions are not within the grievance procedure:
(1) Actions or policies of the Board, including
				  matters delegated to the Board. Such matters may be appealed through the Board's
				  appeal process as prescribed in Sections
				  30835-30840.
(2) Corrective actions imposed administratively
				  against an employee.
(3) Matters related
				  to Disciplinary Decision Making System (DDMS) investigations, hearings, findings of
				  fact, and dispositions which are subject to a "timely" appeal through the
				  Disciplinary Decision Making System appeal procedure, except for:
(A) Administrative actions taken on requests for
				  extensions of time limits on fact finding hearings.
(B) Confinement or restriction due to failure to
				  commence fact finding hearings within time limits as set forth in DDMS policy and
				  procedures. (See Section
				  30704.)
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30503 - Disagreements Concerning Grounds

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Disagreements concerning whether a specific grievance falls
					 within the grievance procedure criteria may be handled as any other grievance and
					 resolved through the regular grievance procedure. Either party shall have the full
					 right of appeal, including an independent review.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4088 to title 9, section
					 30503 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1752
						and
						1766.5,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30504 - Grievance Procedure Standards

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each institution, camp and parole region shall have a ward
					 grievance procedure which meets the following standards:
(a) The procedures and means for filing a
				  grievance shall be made readily available to each ward (including
				  parolees).
(b) The procedure shall
				  provide for fair, expeditious, and easily understood methods which ensure:
(1) That a ward is given an opportunity for a full
				  and fair hearing, consideration, and resolution of the grievance.
(2) That written, step-by-step instructions are
				  provided to wards and staff to explain:
(A) How a
				  ward, including one on restricted status, may initiate the filing of a
				  grievance.
(B) How a ward may appeal a
				  grievance resolution.
(C) The right of
				  the ward to decline informal resolution.
(D) The right of the ward to decline to accept an
				  informal resolution.
(E) The right of
				  the ward to representation.
(F)
				  Emergency grievance procedure.
(G) Time
				  limits at each grievance level.
(H)
				  Safeguards to the ward against reprisals.
(3) Ongoing training for both staff and wards
				  concerning the grievance procedure.
(4)
				  In a reception center-clinic, general orientation covering grievance procedure
				  principles for newly committed wards.
(5) Participation of line staff and wards in the
				  design, revision, implementation, and operation of the system. Wards shall be
				  selected by their peers, when reasonably possible.
(6) Written responses to all ward grievances
				  within prescribed time limits.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30505 - Right to a Representative

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grievance procedures shall provide for the right of any ward to
					 be represented by an employee, another ward, or a participating volunteer of his
					 choice.
(a) The ward's representative may:
(1) Attend and participate in any informal
				  conference, hearing, or review in which the ward participates if the ward filing the
				  grievance desires his attendance and the representative is willing.
(2) Act as primary spokesperson, resource person,
				  advisor, consultant, researcher, etc.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30506 - Emergency Grievances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grievances which are of an emergency nature shall be processed
					 on a high priority basis. The superintendent or regional administrator shall make
					 the final decision concerning whether a grievance falls within the emergency
					 procedure category. Such areas shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Matters which would be made moot by the
				  passage of time required for normal processing, or
(b) Matters in which delay would subject the ward
				  filing the grievance to substantial risk of personal injury or other
				  damage.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4091 to title 9, section
					 30506 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1752
						and
						1766.5,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30507 - Reprisal

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Reprisals against any ward or ward representative in the
					 resolution of a grievance are prohibited.
(a) Reference of a negative nature concerning a
				  ward's use of the grievance procedure shall not be included in any of his official
				  records, reports, or case conference discussions.
(b) A grievance resolution shall not impose any
				  deprivation on a ward.
1. Change without
					 regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section
					 4092 to title 9, section
					 30507 filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to
					 section 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						1712,
						Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections
						1752
						and
						1766.5,
						Welfare and Institutions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services › Division 6 - Division of Juvenile Justice › Chapter 4 - Youth Rights and Standards › Article 8 - Grievance Procedure › Section 30508 - False Accusations or Statements

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(a) False
				  accusations or statements made by a ward or staff member in connection with the
				  filing of a grievance or participation in the grievance procedure may be subject to
				  disciplinary action if:
(1) The false accusation or
				  statement was made in a knowing, deliberate, and malicious attempt to cause
				  significant harm to another party, and
(2) The potential for such injury is
				  substantiated.