The following entities shall be continued in existence within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and shall retain existing functions, powers, responsibilities, and jurisdiction, except as expressly provided otherwise: Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, Prison Industry Authority, Prison Industry Authority Board, California Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, and the Joint Venture Policy Advisory Board. For purposes of this article, these shall be known as “continuing entities.”

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (SB 811) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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Terms Used In California Government Code 12838.6

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.