Juveniles: dependency: incarcerated parent.
- Expands incarcerated parents' rights to participate in child dependency hearings through video or phone calls.
- Requires courts to allow prisoners to attend hearings about their parental rights in person if requested.
- Mandates that minors age 10 and older must be notified and given opportunity to attend their court hearings.
- Preserves prisoners' job placements and privileges when attending court proceedings about their children.
Assembly Member Bryan's legislation expands participation rights for incarcerated parents in California dependency hearings while establishing new requirements for remote court attendance. The bill mandates that courts provide videoconferencing options when incarcerated parents waive physical presence at proceedings involving their children, with teleconferencing required as a backup if video technology is unavailable.
The measure applies these expanded participation requirements to a broader range of dependency-related hearings, including those addressing child placement, reunification services, and permanent planning. It maintains existing provisions requiring courts to facilitate in-person attendance when requested by the incarcerated parent, while adding specific protections to preserve prisoners' job placements and earned privileges when they participate in these proceedings.
For implementation, the bill places new obligations on county jail officials to enable remote participation capabilities, with provisions for state reimbursement of associated local costs as determined by the Commission on State Mandates. The legislation explicitly excludes death row inmates from provisions allowing temporary removal from facilities for court attendance, while preserving their rights to participate through remote means.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
 Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Jose SolacheD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
- Expands incarcerated parents' rights to participate in child dependency hearings through video or phone calls.
- Requires courts to allow prisoners to attend hearings about their parental rights in person if requested.
- Mandates that minors age 10 and older must be notified and given opportunity to attend their court hearings.
- Preserves prisoners' job placements and privileges when attending court proceedings about their children.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Bryan's legislation expands participation rights for incarcerated parents in California dependency hearings while establishing new requirements for remote court attendance. The bill mandates that courts provide videoconferencing options when incarcerated parents waive physical presence at proceedings involving their children, with teleconferencing required as a backup if video technology is unavailable.
The measure applies these expanded participation requirements to a broader range of dependency-related hearings, including those addressing child placement, reunification services, and permanent planning. It maintains existing provisions requiring courts to facilitate in-person attendance when requested by the incarcerated parent, while adding specific protections to preserve prisoners' job placements and earned privileges when they participate in these proceedings.
For implementation, the bill places new obligations on county jail officials to enable remote participation capabilities, with provisions for state reimbursement of associated local costs as determined by the Commission on State Mandates. The legislation explicitly excludes death row inmates from provisions allowing temporary removal from facilities for court attendance, while preserving their rights to participate through remote means.
Latest Voting History
Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Jose SolacheD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted |