(a) (1) (A) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation may design and construct new, or renovate existing, housing units, support buildings, programming space, and any necessary ancillary improvements in order to add capacity at facilities under its jurisdiction. The department shall complete site assessments at facilities at which it intends to construct or renovate additional housing units, support buildings, programming space, or ancillary improvements. The department may use the funding provided in Section 28 of Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2007 to complete these site assessments.

(B) The authority contained in subparagraph (A) may be used to develop new beds including appropriate programmatic space pursuant to paragraph (2) and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, shall constitute the scope of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401.

(2) Any new beds constructed pursuant to this section shall be supported by rehabilitative programming for inmates, including, but not limited to, education, vocational programs, substance abuse treatment programs, employment programs, and prerelease planning.

(3) The authority contained in this subdivision may be used to develop beds and treatment space to serve inmates requiring mental health or medical services. Any beds developed with a medical or mental health purpose shall be supported with rehabilitative programming, as defined in paragraph (2), that is consistent with the medical or mental health services required by the inmates.

(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is authorized to design and construct new, or renovate existing, buildings and any necessary ancillary improvements, at facilities under the jurisdiction of the department to provide medical, dental, and mental health treatment or housing and, together with the funds appropriated in Section 15819.403 for this purpose, this shall constitute the scope and cost of a single capital outlay project for purposes of calculating augmentations pursuant to Section 13332.11 or Section 13332.19 as described in Section 15819.401.

(c) (1) The scope and cost of each project authorized by this chapter shall be established individually by the board. The amount of the total appropriations in Section 15819.403 that is necessary for each project shall be allocated to each project. The appropriations may be allocated based on current estimates. These allocations may be adjusted commensurate to changes that occur during the progression of the projects. As allocations are made or adjusted, the anticipated deficit or savings shall be continuously tracked and reported. Once the total appropriation has been allocated, any augmentation necessary to fund an anticipated deficit shall be based on the total applicable capital outlay appropriation in Section 15819.403 and applied to each project allocation as necessary.

(2) Concurrent with the request to the board to establish each project in the Health Care Facility Improvement Program, the department shall report the associated scope, cost, and schedule information to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(3) The reporting requirements set forth in Sections 7000 to 7003.5, inclusive, of the Penal Code shall apply separately to each project authorized pursuant to this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. (SB 1022) Effective June 27, 2012.)