Section 1719 - Powers and duties exercised by board; powers and duties exercised by Division of Juvenile Facilities; disciplinary system(a) The following powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by the Board of Juvenile Hearings: discharges of commitment, orders for discharge from the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities to the jurisdiction of the committing court, honorable discharge determinations, initial case reviews, and annual reviews.(b) Any ward may appeal a decision by the Board of Juvenile Hearings to deny discharge to a panel comprised of at least two commissioners.(c) The following powers and duties shall be exercised and performed by the Division of Juvenile Facilities: return of persons to the court of commitment for redisposition by the court or a reentry disposition, determination of offense category, setting of discharge consideration dates, developing and updating individualized treatment plans, institution placements, furlough placements, return of nonresident persons to the jurisdiction of the state of legal residence, disciplinary decisionmaking, and referrals pursuant to Section 1800.(d) The department shall promulgate policies and regulations implementing a departmentwide system of graduated sanctions for addressing ward disciplinary matters. The disciplinary decisionmaking system shall be employed as the disciplinary system in facilities under the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities, and shall provide a framework for handling disciplinary matters in a manner that is consistent, timely, proportionate, and ensures the due process rights of wards. The department shall develop and implement a system of graduated sanctions that distinguishes between minor, intermediate, and serious misconduct. The department may not extend a ward's discharge consideration date. The department also may promulgate regulations to establish a process for granting wards who have successfully responded to disciplinary sanctions a reduction of any time acquired for disciplinary matters.Ca. Welf. and Inst. Code § 1719
Amended by Stats 2017 ch 683 (SB 625),s 7, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by Stats 2016 ch 33 (SB 843),s 42, eff. 6/27/2016.Amended by Stats 2012 ch 342 (AB 1481),s 5, eff. 9/17/2012.Amended by Stats 2012 ch 41 (SB 1021),s 95, eff. 6/27/2012.Added by Stats 2010 ch 729 (AB 1628),s 13, eff. 10/19/2010.