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SACRAMENTO (March 9, 2023) – The Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) hereby gives notice of the proposed regulatory action(s) described in this public notice.  It is the intent of the BSCC to amend regulations contained in Title 24, Part 1 and 2, California Code of Regulations, which is commonly known as the Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities, after considering all comments, objections, and recommendations regarding these regulations.

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION
TO BUILDING STANDARDS OF THE
BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
REGARDING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AND JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24, PART 1 AND 2

 

Notice is hereby given that the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) on behalf of the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) proposes to adopt, approve, codify, and publish changes to building standards contained in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Part 1 and 2. The BSCC is proposing building standards related to minimum standards for the design and construction of local detention facilities.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

Reference: Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(17).
A public hearing has not been scheduled; however, written comments will be accepted from March 10, 2023, until midnight on April 24, 2023.

Comments may be submitted to BSCC via:

Email: regulations@bscc.ca.gov

US Mail postmarked no later than April 24, 2023:

Board of State and Community Corrections
Attention: Public Comments
2590 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95833

Any interested person, or his or her duly authorized representative, may request no later than 15 days prior to the close of the written comment period that a public hearing be held.

The public will have an opportunity to provide written and oral comments regarding the proposed action on building standards at a public meeting to be conducted by CBSC to be scheduled at a date near the end of the current adoption cycle. A meeting notice will be issued announcing the date, time and location of the public meeting.

POST-HEARING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXT OF THE REGULATIONS

Reference: Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(18).

Following the public comment period, BSCC may adopt the proposed building standards substantially as proposed in this notice or with modifications that are sufficiently related to the original proposed text and notice of proposed changes. If modifications are made, the full text of the proposed modifications, clearly indicated, will be made available to the public for at least 15 days prior to the date on which BSCC adopts, amends, or repeals the regulation(s). BSCC will accept written comments on the modified building standards during the 15-day period.

NOTE: To be notified of any modifications, you must submit written/oral comments or request that you be notified of any modifications.

AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE

Reference: Government Code Section 11346.5(a)(2).
The purpose of these building standards is to implement, interpret, or make specific the provisions of Penal Code Sections 6029 and 6030.

The BSCC is proposing this regulatory action based on Penal Code 6030.

NOTICE DOCUMENTS

1. Notice of Proposed Action (full text) – PDF
2. Initial Statement of Reasons – PDF
3. Proposed Text of Regulations – PDF

CONTACT PERSON FOR SUBSTANTIVE AND/OR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Inquiries concerning the proposed action may be direction to the primary contact person:

Lindsay Tu, Staff Services Manager I
Board of State and Community Corrections
Facilities Standards and Operations Division
(916) 324-1959
lindsay.tu@bscc.ca.gov

 

The auxiliary contact person is:

Ginger Wolfe, Staff Services Manager II
Board of State and Community Corrections
Facilities Standards and Operations Division
(916) 621-2886
ginger.wolfe@bscc.ca.gov