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CA Prison Phone Legislation Ending Kickbacks 2007

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CALIFORNIA (2007-2008 session)
BILL NUMBER: SB 81

CHAPTERED

CHAPTER 175
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 24, 2007
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 24, 2007
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JULY 20, 2007
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 21, 2007
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 19, 2007
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 16, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
JANUARY 17, 2007
An act to amend Sections 15819.40, 15819.401, 15819.41, 15819.411,
and 15820.907 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1557,
4016.5, 4750, 4758, 6005, 6051, 6126, 7000, and 7003.5 of, and to add
Sections 2063, 3007, and 7050 to, the Penal Code, to amend Sections
208.5, 731, 736, 1731.5, 1766, 1767.3, and 1776 of, to amend and
repeal Section 1798.5 of, to add Sections 731.1 and 1767.35 to, to
add Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 1950) to Division 2.5 of,
and to repeal and add Section 733 of, the Welfare and Institutions
Code, relating to corrections, making an appropriation therefor, and
declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
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SEC. 32. (a) Pursuant to applicable provisions of law, the
Department of General Services, in coordination with the Department
of Technology Services, shall amend any contracts that provide
telephone services to wards and inmates in state facilities in order
to limit the amount of state concession fees as follows:
(1) The concession fees shall be reduced to nineteen million five
hundred thousand dollars ($19,500,000) for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
(2) The concession fees shall be reduced to thirteen million
dollars ($13,000,000) for the 2008-09 fiscal year.
(3) The concession fees shall be reduced to six million five
hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000) for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
(4) The concession fees shall be reduced to zero for the 2010-11
fiscal year and thereafter.
(b) Rates shall be reduced in response to reductions in concession
Fees.
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