readme: ---
  language: en
  tags:
  - summarization
  datasets: billsum
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  - text: 'The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTIONHEADER
      Section 1170.02 is added to the Penal Code, to read: 1170.02. A prisoner is not
      eligible for resentence or recall pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1170
      if he or she was convicted of first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer,
      as defined in Section 830.1, 830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35,
      830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5, 830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed
      while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, and the individual knew,
      or reasonably should have known, that the victim was a peace officer engaged in
      the performance of his or her duties, or the victim was a peace officer or a former
      peace officer under any of the above-enumerated sections, and was intentionally
      killed in retaliation for the performance of his or her official duties. SECTIONHEADER
      Section 3550 of the Penal Code is amended to read: 3550. Notwithstanding any other
      law, except as provided in subdivision (b), if the head physician of an institution
      in which a prisoner is incarcerated determines, as provided in this section, that
      the prisoner is permanently medically incapacitated with a medical condition that
      renders him or her permanently unable to perform activities of basic daily living,
      and results in the prisoner requiring 24-hour care, and that incapacitation did
      not exist at the time of sentencing, the prisoner shall be granted medical parole
      if the Board of Parole Hearings determines that the conditions under which he
      or she would be released would not reasonably pose a threat to public safety.
      This section does not alter or diminish the rights conferred under the Victims
      Bill of Rights Act of 2008 . Subdivision (a) does not apply to any of the following:
      A prisoner sentenced to death or life in prison without possibility of parole.
      A prisoner who is serving a sentence for which parole, pursuant to subdivision
      (a), is prohibited by any initiative statute. A prisoner who was convicted of
      first-degree murder if the victim was a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1,
      830.2, 830.3, 830.31, 830.32, 830.33, 830.34, 830.35, 830.36, 830.37, 830.4, 830.5,
      830.6, 830.10, 830.11, or 830.12, who was killed while engaged in the performance
      of his or her duties, and the individual knew, or reasonably should have known,
      that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties,
      or the victim was a peace officer or a former peace officer under any of the above-enumerated
      sections, and was intentionally killed in retaliation for the performance of his
      or her official duties. When a physician employed by the Department of Corrections
      and Rehabilitation who is the primary care provider for a prisoner identifies
      a prisoner that he or she believes meets the medical criteria for medical parole
      specified in subdivision (a), the primary care physician shall recommend to the
      head physician of the institution where the prisoner is located that the prisoner
      be referred to the Board of Parole Hearings for consideration for medical parole.
      Within 30 days of receiving that recommendation, if the head physician of the
      institution concurs in the recommendation of the primary care physician, he or
      she shall refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized
      form and format developed by the department, and if the head physician of the
      institution does not concur in the recommendation, he or she shall provide the
      primary care physician with a written explanation of the reasons for denying the
      referral. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the prisoner or
      his or her family member or designee may independently request consideration for
      medical parole by contacting the head physician at the prison or the department.
      Within 30 days of receiving the request, the head physician of the institution
      shall, in consultation with the prisoners primary care physician, make a determination
      regarding whether the prisoner meets the criteria for medical parole as specified
      in subdivision (a) and, if the head physician of the institution determines that
      the prisoner satisfies the criteria set forth in subdivision (a), he or she shall
      refer the matter to the Board of Parole Hearings using a standardized form and
      format developed by the department. If the head physician of the institution does
      not concur in the recommendation, he or she shall provide the prisoner or his
      or her family member or designee with a written explanation of the reasons for
      denying the application. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall
      complete parole plans for inmates referred to the Board of Parole Hearings 