(a) This section applies only to a ward who is released to parole supervision prior to the operative date of the act adding this subdivision.
(b) Subject to Sections 733 and 1767.35, and subdivision (c) of this section, if a person has been committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities, the Juvenile Parole Board, according to standardized review and appeal procedures established by the board in policy and regulation and subject to the powers and duties enumerated in subdivision (b) of Section 1719, may do any of the following:
(1) Permit the ward his or her liberty under supervision and upon conditions it believes are best designed for the protection of the public.
(2) Order his or her confinement under conditions it believes best designed for the protection of the public pursuant to the purposes set forth in Section 1700, except that a person committed to the division pursuant to Section 731 or 1731.5 may not be held in physical confinement for a total period of time in excess of the maximum periods of time set forth in Section 731. Nothing in this subdivision limits the power of the board to retain the minor or the young adult on parole status for the period permitted by Sections 1769, 1770, and 1771.
(3) Order reconfinement or renewed release under supervision as often as conditions indicate to be desirable.
(4) Revoke or modify any parole or disciplinary appeal order.
(5) Modify an order of discharge if conditions indicate that the modification is desirable and when that modification is to the benefit of the person committed to the division.
(6) Discharge him or her from its control when it is satisfied that discharge is consistent with the protection of the public.
(c) The following provisions shall apply to any ward eligible for release on parole on or after September 1, 2007, who was committed to the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities for an offense other than one described in subdivision (b) of Section 707 or subdivision (c) of Section 290.008 of the Penal Code:
(1) The county of commitment shall supervise the reentry of any ward released on parole on or after September 1, 2007, who was committed to the custody of the division for committing an offense other than those described in subdivision (b) of Section 707 or subdivision (c) of Section 290.008 of the Penal Code.
(2) Not less than 60 days prior to the scheduled parole consideration hearing of a ward described in this subdivision, the division shall provide to the probation department and the court of the committing county, and the ward’s counsel, if known, the most recent written review prepared pursuant to Section 1720, along with notice of the parole consideration hearing date.
(3) (A) Not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled parole consideration hearing, the division shall notify the ward of the date and location of the parole consideration hearing. A ward shall have the right to contact his or her parent or guardian, if he or she can reasonably be located, to inform the parent or guardian of the date and location of the parole consideration hearing. The division shall also allow the ward to inform other persons identified by the ward, if they can reasonably be located, and who are considered by the division as likely to contribute to a ward’s preparation for the parole consideration hearing or the ward’s postrelease success.
(B) This paragraph shall not apply if either of the following conditions is met:
(i) A minor chooses not to contact his or her parents, guardians, or other persons and the director of the division facility determines it would be in the best interest of the minor not to contact the parents, guardians, or other persons.
(ii) A person 18 years of age or older does not consent to the contact.
(C) Upon intake of a ward into a division facility, and again upon attaining 18 years of age while in the custody of the division, an appropriate staff person shall explain the provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B), using language clearly understandable to the ward.
(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the right of a ward to an attorney under any other law.
(4) Not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled parole consideration hearing of a ward described in this subdivision, the probation department of the committing county may provide the division with its written plan for the reentry supervision of the ward. At the parole consideration hearing, the Board of Parole Hearings shall, in determining whether the ward is to be released, consider a reentry supervision plan submitted by the county.
(5) Any ward described in this subdivision who is granted parole shall be placed on parole jurisdiction for up to 15 court days following his or her release. The board shall notify the probation department and the court of the committing county within 48 hours of a decision to release a ward.
(6) Within 15 court days of the release by the division of a ward described in this subdivision, the committing court shall convene a reentry disposition hearing for the ward. The purpose of the hearing shall be for the court to identify those conditions of probation that are appropriate under all the circumstances of the case. The court shall, to the extent it deems appropriate, incorporate a reentry plan submitted by the county probation department and reviewed by the board into its disposition order. At the hearing the ward shall be fully informed of the terms and conditions of any order entered by the court, including the consequences for any violation thereof. The procedure of the reentry disposition hearing shall otherwise be consistent with the rules, rights, and procedures applicable to delinquency disposition hearings as described in Article 17 (commencing with Section 675) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2.
(7) The division shall have no further jurisdiction over a ward described in this subdivision who is released on parole by the board upon the ward’s court appearance pursuant to paragraph (5).
(d) Within 60 days of intake, the division shall provide the court and the probation department with a treatment plan for the ward.
(e) A ward shall be entitled to an appearance hearing before a panel of board commissioners for any action that would result in the extension of a parole consideration date pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5076.1 of the Penal Code.
(f) The department shall promulgate policies and regulations to implement this section.
(g) Commencing on July 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, for the preceding fiscal year, the department shall collect and make available to the public the following information:
(1) The total number of ward case reviews conducted by the division and the board, categorized by guideline category.
(2) The number of parole consideration dates for each category set at guideline, above guideline, and below guideline.
(3) The number of ward case reviews resulting in a change to a parole consideration date, including the category assigned to the ward, the amount of time added to or subtracted from the parole consideration date, and the specific reason for the change.
(4) The percentage of wards who have had a parole consideration date changed to a later date, the percentage of wards who have had a parole consideration date changed to an earlier date, and the average annual time added or subtracted per case.
(5) The number and percentage of wards who, while confined or on parole, are charged with a new misdemeanor or felony criminal offense.
(6) Any additional data or information identified by the department as relevant.
(h) As used in subdivision (g), the term “ward case review” means any review of a ward that changes, maintains, or appreciably affects the programs, treatment, or placement of a ward.
(i) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends that date.