Regulatory Changes
PENDING CHANGES TO DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS
Title: Regulations regarding Comprehensive Risk Assessments
Identification Number: BPH RN 21-03
Section: 2240 of Title 15
Notification Date: July 16, 2021
Public Comment Period Closes: August 31, 2021
- BPH RN 21-03 – Proposed Regulatory Text (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-03 – Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-03 – Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-03 – Form 399 – Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-03 – Form 400 – Stamped by Office of Administrative Law (accessible version)
Title: Regulations to Comply with Penal Code section 3041.5
Identification Number: BPHN RN 21-01
Section(s): 22268, 2270
Notification Date: February 5, 2021
Public Comment Period Closes: March 22, 2021
- BPH RN 21-01 Proposed Regulatory Text (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-01 Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA-accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-01 Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR-accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-01 Form 399 Fiscal and Economic Impact Statement (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-01 Form 400 – Stamped by Office of Administrative Law (accessible version)
- BPH RN 21-01 – Sections 2268 and 2270 – Notice of Public Hearing on May 21, 2021 (accessible version)
(Includes Notice of Change(Includes Notice of Change to Regulations; Notice of Proposed Regulations; Text of Proposed Regulations; Initial Statement of Reasons; and other applicable forms and/or documents) to Regulations; Notice of Proposed Regulations; Text of Proposed Regulations; Initial Statement of Reasons; and other applicable forms and/or documents)
RECENTLY PASSED REGULATORY PACKAGES
Title: EMERGENCY REGULATIONS – Comprehensive Risk Assessments (Exception to CRA Process)
Section: 2240
Filed with Secretary of State: February 5, 2021
Effective Date: February 5, 2021
- BPH RN 21-02 – 15 CCR § 2240 – Comprehensive Risk Assessments (printable)
- BPH RN 21-02 – 15 CCR § 2240 – Comprehensive Risk Assessments (accessible version)
Title: Notice of Approval of Changes Without Regulatory Effect
Section: 100
Filed with Secretary of State: October 28, 2020
Effective Date: October 28, 2020
Title: Parole Consideration Hearings for Youth Offenders and Application of Youth Offender Factors at Parole Consideration Hearings
Sections: 2440, 2441, 2442, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2447, 2448
Board Adoption Date of Final Text: August 19, 2019
Notification Date (15-day re-notice period): July 19, 2019
Filed with Secretary of State: November 20, 2019
Effective Date: January 1, 2020
- BPH RN 18-02 – 15 CCR §§ 2440-2448 – Parole Consideration Hearings for Youth Offenders and Application of Youth Offender Factors at Parole Consideration Hearings (accessible version)
- BPH RN 18-02 – 15 CCR §§ 2440-2448 – Parole Consideration Hearings for Youth Offenders and Application of Youth Offender Factors at Parole Consideration Hearings (printable)
Title: Supplemental Reforms to Parole Consideration for Indeterminately-Sentenced Nonviolent Offenders (19-02)
Sections: 3490, 3491, 3495, 3496, 3497, 2449.1, 2449.30, 2449.31, 2449.32, 2449.33, and 2449.34
Notification Date: April 19, 2019
Filed with Secretary of State: October 21, 2019
Effective Date: October 21, 2019
- Adopted Regulations for Supplemental Reforms to Parole Consideration for Indeterminately-Sentenced Nonviolent Offenders
- Proposed Regulations for Supplemental Reforms to Parole Consideration Noticed to the Public on April 19, 2019
Title: Advancing Parole Consideration Hearing Dates
Sections: 2150, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2154, 2155, 2156, 2157
Board Adoption Date of Final Text: March 18, 2019
Notification Date: April 19, 2019
Filed with Secretary of State: August 29, 2019
Effective Date: August 29, 2019
- BPH RN 19-02 – 15 CCR §§ 2150-2157 – Advancing Parole Consideration Hearing Dates (accessible version)
- BPH RN 19-02 – 15 CCR §§ 2150-2157 – Advancing Parole Consideration Hearing Dates (printable)
15 CCR § 2240
Comprehensive Risk Assessments (previously “Psychological Risk Assessments for Life Inmates”)
Original Proposed Regulatory Text approved by the Board on September 19, 2016
Regulatory Package Notification filed with OAL on November 4, 2016
Amended Proposed Text approved by the Board on February 20, 2018
Complete Rulemaking Package filed with OAL on March 7, 2018
Approved by OAL on April 17, 2018.
**This section will become effective on July 1, 2018.
- BPH RN 16-01 – Section 2240 CRA – Complete Rulemaking File (accessible version)
- Additional documents relied upon are not included.
- BPH RN 16-01 – Section 2240 CRA – Complete Rulemaking File (printable)
- Additional documents relied upon are not included.
- Additional Documents Relied on:
- Laws and regulations relating to the practice of psychology.
- Information regarding the law/ethics examination to qualify for psychology licensure.
- Information regarding psychologist license renewal requirement for self-certification of remaining abreast of changes to laws (statutes and regulations) and ethics.
- Information regarding the APA ethics code governance only of its own members and not all California Psychology licensees.
15 CCR § 2275
Parole Reconsideration Hearings (previously “Penal Code 3000.1 Proceedings”)
Original Proposed Regulatory Text approved by the Board on April 16, 2013
Regulatory Package Notification filed with OAL on October 28, 2014
Amended Proposed Text approved by the Board on December 23, 2014
Complete Rulemaking Package filed with OAL on May 4, 2015
Approved by OAL on May 26, 2015
*This section became effective on July 1, 2015.
- BPH RN 14-02 – Complete Rulemaking File (accessible version)
- BPH RN 14-02 – Complete Rulemaking File (printable)
15 CCR §§ 2600, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2615, 2616, 2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2635, 2635.1, 2636, 2638, 2639, 2640, 2641, 2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2646.1, 2647, 2647.1, 2648, 2649, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2714
Regulations Regarding Criminal Justice Realignment
Regulatory Package filed with the OAL on October 14, 2014
Approved by OAL on November 26, 2014
*Note – Because this was a change without regulatory effect, it was not subject to the 45-day public comment period.
- BPH RN 14-01 – Complete Rulemaking File (accessible version)
- BPH RN 14-01 – Complete Rulemaking File (printable)
BPH REGULATIONS CONTACT PERSON
Heather L. McCray, Assistant Chief Counsel
Board of Parole Hearings
1515 K Street, 6th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Office: (916) 322-6729
Fax: (916) 322-3475
BPH.Regulations@cdcr.ca.gov